lags and freezes with games

[Gustavo RS]

Hi.

When I run heavy applications or games like Wolfenstein Enemy Territory and
Ultima Online, every five minutes (or more), all the system freeze for 5
seconds then back, it seens that my computer is "thinking". This always
happens only with Windows 2000 Professional, and also happened in other 3
diferents machines with the same Windows 2k Professional. If I run the same
applications in Windows 98 or XP, these lags do not happen.

Anyone knows anything that could help me?

Thanks,
Gustavo

(sorry for my bad english)

 

[Kevin Christian [MS]]

My first thought is you have a program running in the background, something
like antivirus software. I would suggest making sure no other programs are
running like this. I also suggest running dxdiag, start>run>"dxdiag" and
running and see how they behave.

 

[Gustavo RS]

I'll try this, I think I forgot to close one application.

Thank you for the help.

My first thought is you have a program running in the background, something
like antivirus software. I would suggest making sure no other programs are
running like this. I also suggest running dxdiag, start>run>"dxdiag" and
running and see how they behave.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi.

When I run heavy applications or games like Wolfenstein Enemy Territory and
Ultima Online, every five minutes (or more), all the system freeze for 5
seconds then back, it seens that my computer is "thinking". This always
happens only with Windows 2000 Professional, and also happened in other 3
diferents machines with the same Windows 2k Professional. If I run the same
applications in Windows 98 or XP, these lags do not happen.

Anyone knows anything that could help me?

Thanks,
Gustavo

(sorry for my bad english)

 

[Gustavo RS]

I closed all applications that the taskman let me close. Also I have closed
antivirus and all the other programs in the system tray, but still the
freezes. I think it could be a service, but I dont know which one.

If there is other thing I could do, please, let me know.

My first thought is you have a program running in the background, something
like antivirus software. I would suggest making sure no other programs are
running like this. I also suggest running dxdiag, start>run>"dxdiag" and
running and see how they behave.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi.

When I run heavy applications or games like Wolfenstein Enemy Territory and
Ultima Online, every five minutes (or more), all the system freeze for 5
seconds then back, it seens that my computer is "thinking". This always
happens only with Windows 2000 Professional, and also happened in other 3
diferents machines with the same Windows 2k Professional. If I run the same
applications in Windows 98 or XP, these lags do not happen.

Anyone knows anything that could help me?

Thanks,
Gustavo

(sorry for my bad english)

 

[Kevin Christian [MS]]

You say you tried on 3 win2k machines? Were these identical in hardware? Is
there any difference in hardware on the 98 and XP systems?

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I closed all applications that the taskman let me close. Also I have closed
antivirus and all the other programs in the system tray, but still the
freezes. I think it could be a service, but I dont know which one.

If there is other thing I could do, please, let me know.

My first thought is you have a program running in the background, something
like antivirus software. I would suggest making sure no other programs are
running like this. I also suggest running dxdiag, start>run>"dxdiag" and
running and see how they behave.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi.

When I run heavy applications or games like Wolfenstein Enemy

Territory
and

Ultima Online, every five minutes (or more), all the system freeze for 5
seconds then back, it seens that my computer is "thinking". This always
happens only with Windows 2000 Professional, and also happened in

other

3

 

[Gustavo RS]

Two of these machines are the same in hardware, CPU Pentium 4 (P4) 2 Ghz,
512MB RAM (were buy from the same store at the same time), and the other two
machines are Pentium 2 (P2) 400Mhz, 320MB RAM and 256MB RAM. But I reported
that in one of the P4, the freezes are not happening. The Windows 98 was
installed some time before in the P2 320MB RAM machine. The XP machine is
installed at the P2 256MB RAM.

Any ideia?

You say you tried on 3 win2k machines? Were these identical in hardware? Is
there any difference in hardware on the 98 and XP systems?

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I closed all applications that the taskman let me close. Also I have closed
antivirus and all the other programs in the system tray, but still the
freezes. I think it could be a service, but I dont know which one.

If there is other thing I could do, please, let me know.

My first thought is you have a program running in the background, something
like antivirus software. I would suggest making sure no other programs are
running like this. I also suggest running dxdiag, start>run>"dxdiag" and
running and see how they behave.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi.

When I run heavy applications or games like Wolfenstein Enemy Territory
and
Ultima Online, every five minutes (or more), all the system freeze

for

5 other

 

[Dave]

"I think it could be a service, but I dont know which one."
http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm

hth,
Dave

I closed all applications that the taskman let me close. Also I have closed
antivirus and all the other programs in the system tray, but still the
freezes. I think it could be a service, but I dont know which one.

If there is other thing I could do, please, let me know.

My first thought is you have a program running in the background, something
like antivirus software. I would suggest making sure no other programs are
running like this. I also suggest running dxdiag, start>run>"dxdiag" and
running and see how they behave.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi.

When I run heavy applications or games like Wolfenstein Enemy

Territory
and

Ultima Online, every five minutes (or more), all the system freeze for 5
seconds then back, it seens that my computer is "thinking". This always
happens only with Windows 2000 Professional, and also happened in

other

3

 

[Gustavo RS]

I runned dxdiag, no problems were found. I disable the antivirus, removed
every program from the "start menu\programs\start", regestry
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" and
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", win.ini
(load= run=), and also a have removed almost all the services, but the still
freezees. I have defrag my computer half month ago.

Anyone know anything?

thanks.

My first thought is you have a program running in the background, something
like antivirus software. I would suggest making sure no other programs are
running like this. I also suggest running dxdiag, start>run>"dxdiag" and
running and see how they behave.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi.

When I run heavy applications or games like Wolfenstein Enemy Territory and
Ultima Online, every five minutes (or more), all the system freeze for 5
seconds then back, it seens that my computer is "thinking". This always
happens only with Windows 2000 Professional, and also happened in other 3
diferents machines with the same Windows 2k Professional. If I run the same
applications in Windows 98 or XP, these lags do not happen.

Anyone knows anything that could help me?

Thanks,
Gustavo

(sorry for my bad english)

 

[Kevin Christian [MS]]

I got nothing right now. Can you send me your dxdiag.txt? Just run dxdiag,
save all info, then cut and paste its contents in your post. I can look
through that and see if any thing looks funky. I'm sure you've already
thought about this, but what could be different between the two P4's? Video
drivers, you can also run msconfig (from the run box) and click on the
startup tab to see what software is being run on startup. Sometimes things
sneak in there and cause problems. Maybe compare the two machines.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Two of these machines are the same in hardware, CPU Pentium 4 (P4) 2 Ghz,
512MB RAM (were buy from the same store at the same time), and the other two
machines are Pentium 2 (P2) 400Mhz, 320MB RAM and 256MB RAM. But I reported
that in one of the P4, the freezes are not happening. The Windows 98 was
installed some time before in the P2 320MB RAM machine. The XP machine is
installed at the P2 256MB RAM.

Any ideia?

You say you tried on 3 win2k machines? Were these identical in hardware? Is
there any difference in hardware on the 98 and XP systems?

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I closed all applications that the taskman let me close. Also I have closed
antivirus and all the other programs in the system tray, but still the
freezes. I think it could be a service, but I dont know which one.

If there is other thing I could do, please, let me know.


"Kevin Christian [MS]" <[email protected]> escreveu na mensagem
My first thought is you have a program running in the background,
something
like antivirus software. I would suggest making sure no other

programs
are

running like this. I also suggest running dxdiag, start>run>"dxdiag" and
running and see how they behave.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

Hi.

When I run heavy applications or games like Wolfenstein Enemy Territory
and
Ultima Online, every five minutes (or more), all the system freeze

for

5
seconds then back, it seens that my computer is "thinking". This always
happens only with Windows 2000 Professional, and also happened in other
3
diferents machines with the same Windows 2k Professional. If I run the
same
applications in Windows 98 or XP, these lags do not happen.

Anyone knows anything that could help me?

Thanks,
Gustavo

(sorry for my bad english)

 

[Gustavo RS]

I'll send the log of dxdiag to you.

About the P4's I'll investigate them. Now I can say that they have many
different programs running, also in startup, but I can't stop any program
there right now (because they are necessary to the company all the day),
but, in other way, the freezes in P4 are very rare, so I don't bother with
them.

thank you for the help

I got nothing right now. Can you send me your dxdiag.txt? Just run dxdiag,
save all info, then cut and paste its contents in your post. I can look
through that and see if any thing looks funky. I'm sure you've already
thought about this, but what could be different between the two P4's? Video
drivers, you can also run msconfig (from the run box) and click on the
startup tab to see what software is being run on startup. Sometimes things
sneak in there and cause problems. Maybe compare the two machines.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Two of these machines are the same in hardware, CPU Pentium 4 (P4) 2 Ghz,
512MB RAM (were buy from the same store at the same time), and the other two
machines are Pentium 2 (P2) 400Mhz, 320MB RAM and 256MB RAM. But I reported
that in one of the P4, the freezes are not happening. The Windows 98 was
installed some time before in the P2 320MB RAM machine. The XP machine is
installed at the P2 256MB RAM.

Any ideia?

You say you tried on 3 win2k machines? Were these identical in

hardware?
Is

there any difference in hardware on the 98 and XP systems?

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I closed all applications that the taskman let me close. Also I have
closed
antivirus and all the other programs in the system tray, but still the
freezes. I think it could be a service, but I dont know which one.

If there is other thing I could do, please, let me know.


"Kevin Christian [MS]" <[email protected]> escreveu na mensagem
My first thought is you have a program running in the background,
something
like antivirus software. I would suggest making sure no other programs
are
running like this. I also suggest running dxdiag,

start>run>"dxdiag"
and

running and see how they behave.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

Hi.

When I run heavy applications or games like Wolfenstein Enemy
Territory
and
Ultima Online, every five minutes (or more), all the system

freeze
for

5
seconds then back, it seens that my computer is "thinking". This
always
happens only with Windows 2000 Professional, and also happened in
other
3
diferents machines with the same Windows 2k Professional. If I

run
the

same
applications in Windows 98 or XP, these lags do not happen.

Anyone knows anything that could help me?

Thanks,
Gustavo

(sorry for my bad english)

 

[Gustavo RS]

thank you, i'll try to see

"I think it could be a service, but I dont know which one."
http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm

hth,
Dave

I closed all applications that the taskman let me close. Also I have closed
antivirus and all the other programs in the system tray, but still the
freezes. I think it could be a service, but I dont know which one.

If there is other thing I could do, please, let me know.

My first thought is you have a program running in the background, something
like antivirus software. I would suggest making sure no other programs are
running like this. I also suggest running dxdiag, start>run>"dxdiag" and
running and see how they behave.

--
Kevin Christian [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi.

When I run heavy applications or games like Wolfenstein Enemy Territory
and
Ultima Online, every five minutes (or more), all the system freeze

for

5 other