Assmar Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 GENERAL PERFORMANCE/LOCKUPS--------------------------------------------In some cases,programs that are running on your system can monopolize resorces that the game needs to install,load and run properly.Not all of these programs are visablethere are a lot of these programs, called "background tasks"that are always running on your system.if your system is running anti virus or crash guard programs you will need to close or disable themto view and close background tasks (windows XP)hold down the CTrl and Alt and tap the delete key.the windows task maniger appearsclick the applications tab.this tab displays a list of all background tasks running on your system.also if you have a wallpaper or screensaver these must be disabledRermember to enable all programs after you close the game.I hope this helps those who have problems with games.Earl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robroy Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 I have mine set up where I log in under a different name to play games. This way I have the comp set up like Earl says but don't miss restarting stuff when I'm finished. JD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nerelda Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 robroy, that's a good idea....don't know why I never thought of it..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 robroyGreat idea. Shows that we think along the same lines for themost part. Then someone will step aside and show us a different way.M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marko_tomas13 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 thats a great ideait speeds up gameplay cause theres no stuff going on in the backgroundim gonna set that up now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chappy Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Hi folksYes it"s common for hard core gamers to have a few different profiles to login under, 1 for regular computing with normal service and background app's running, and 1 for gaming with minimal services and all background app's stopped for optimum performance with games.It makes it easier to just be able to login under either profile depending on what you're going to be doing, remember tho that the Gaming profile has many things shut down so it's not safe to just be surfing around under that profile and many programs will not function properly eitherWindows Service Configuration by Black ViperDave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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