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Posted by holligan on Wed Dec 22nd at 6:36pm 2004

While i am playing multiplayer the game freezes for a couple of seconds,and when it restarts the weapons i have flash up in the right as if i have just picked them all up.I also see a dead body or two fall in my vicinty when it unfreezes too.I have checked other stuff like my connection,and my P.C has been defragged recently,and i have no viruses(i think).Is there a console command maybe?which will calm it down a bit.Oh it doesnt do it on halo,C.O.D,and any other game i play online.

i dont think its lag because i always run fraps when i play and that is usually bewteen 20-80 fps

specs:
2.4 pentinum 4
768 ram
128mb geforce 4200 ti 8xagp
120gb ram
512k broadband connection(wannado)

any suggestions?? cause this has gotta be my fav online game and its getting to the point where its nearly unplayable.Please help me,yes i am begging i know but i am desparate.




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Posted by Orpheus on Wed Dec 22nd at 6:49pm 2004

process of elimination:

1) sounds like a software clash issue to me, run MSCONFIG and turn off everything. reboot and see if problem persists. if its gone, turn on only what you need (which should be almost nothing) until problem returns.

2) driver issues, have you gotten newest?

3) DX? issues, what version of DX are you using?

4) does it occure in singleplayer as well?

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Posted by Nickelplate on Wed Dec 22nd at 6:52pm 2004

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Posted by holligan on Thu Dec 23rd at 10:52am 2004

1) sounds like a software clash issue to me, run MSCONFIG and turn off everything. reboot and see if problem persists. if its gone, turn on only what you need (which should be almost nothing) until problem returns.

2) driver issues, have you gotten newest?

3) DX? issues, what version of DX are you using?

4) does it occure in singleplayer as well?

cheers for the advice orpheos.i went and turned off everything apart from my avg and norton.i got the beta driver off valve for my graphics card, and i have the latest dx,number 9 i think.Singleplayer works fine apart from the stuttering when loading levels.Multiplayer was still screwed after i done all that.Anything else i can do,i would really apprectite any other ideas.





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Posted by Gwil on Thu Dec 23rd at 10:58am 2004

wanadoo = freeserve? (ADSL?)

might be a phone line issue, sounds like some form of extreme network screwing (ie lag related to say, noise on the line)
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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Dec 23rd at 10:59am 2004

disable both anti-virus scanners, at least temporarily.

try running the game without them.

avg, it screwed with me badly, but that may have been a local incident.

if you need the protection that badly that you run two scanners, you might consider altering your habits online.

i don't have any running, i do a scan weekly with "housecall"

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Posted by Myrk- on Thu Dec 23rd at 11:42am 2004

You have 2 anti viral programs?! AND keep them both running? Jeeze teh fewl plz. You don't need anti virus programs on whilst playing HL2- theres no virus that travels through HL2! [addsig]



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Posted by holligan on Thu Dec 23rd at 12:06pm 2004

Yeh that done job,i have seen a couple of friends p.c's die cause of viruses so i am extra careful/paranoid.I will use housecall to scan once a week.cheers and happy xmas and happy fragging in the new year.



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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Dec 23rd at 12:13pm 2004

? quoting holligan
Yeh that done job,i have seen a couple of friends p.c's die cause of viruses so i am extra careful/paranoid.I will use housecall to scan once a week.cheers and happy xmas and happy fragging in the new year.

*stares fixedly at screen till eyes water*

uhh, so? did you fix the problem?

i am not asking you to forego your protection, just disable it while you play.

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Posted by holligan on Thu Dec 23rd at 12:32pm 2004

Yeh mate that seemed to fix it,i turn avg off but leave norton on while i play now.Thanks again.



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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Dec 23rd at 12:34pm 2004

? quoting holligan
Yeh mate that seemed to fix it,i turn avg off but leave norton on while i play now.Thanks again.

cheers, anytime

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Posted by Jinx on Thu Dec 23rd at 1:03pm 2004

Having two anti-virus programs installed, or at least running actively at the same time, is a big no-no. AV programs are pretty invasive, and they can conflict with each other :/ If you need more protection, focus on getting a firewall and getting good anti-spyware protection. If you want more anti-virus checking, run Panda Activescan and/or Trend Micro's scans from their websites once a week, they are free.





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Posted by Junkyard God on Thu Dec 23rd at 1:12pm 2004

I think gwil is right, my m8 had something like that, and when he got new internet (2mbit xs4all) it was over.

so i think gwil is right, it might be noise on the line, or some sort of extreme lagging,

but it could be that your ram is not working properly, my css used to do all kinds of weird stuff even if i had a ping of like 12, then i bought some new ram and it was over, and i onlt have 256 mb sdram and a realy outdated pc (ge force 2 etc.)

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Posted by Dred_furst on Thu Dec 23rd at 4:32pm 2004

? quote:
Yeh that done job,i have seen a couple of friends p.c's die cause of viruses so i am extra careful/paranoid.I will use housecall to scan once a week.cheers and happy xmas and happy fragging in the new year.


btw, use Adaware SE and spybot S&D, instead of Housecall, they're much more efficient.
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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Dec 23rd at 4:40pm 2004

? quoting Dred_furst


btw, use Adaware SE and spybot S&D, instead of Housecall, they're much more efficient.

really, how? the first two are spyware programs, and the last one is an AV program. how can the first two be more efficient?

trends housecall has served me just fine ever since lep turned me on to it years ago.

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Posted by Gorbachev on Thu Dec 23rd at 7:10pm 2004

? quoting Dred_furst
? quote:
Yeh that done job,i have seen a couple of friends p.c's die cause of viruses so i am extra careful/paranoid.I will use housecall to scan once a week.cheers and happy xmas and happy fragging in the new year.


btw, use Adaware SE and spybot S&D, instead of Housecall, they're much more efficient.

Adaware and Spybot don't scan for Viruses...

My personal recommendations would be Webroot Spysweeper (if you have money) Adaware if you don't...and using either just AVG, or just Avast Home version (free.) I don't know much about firewall programs anymore as I have a hardware one now.

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Posted by omegaslayer on Fri Dec 24th at 1:51am 2004

Follow this guide: http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=324 it makes your computer boot up faster and run faster.
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Posted by Orpheus on Fri Dec 24th at 2:07am 2004

? quoting omegaslayer
Follow this guide: http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=324 it makes your computer boot up faster and run faster.

funny how familiar that looks

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Posted by omegaslayer on Fri Dec 24th at 2:26am 2004

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Posted by Yak_Fighter on Fri Dec 24th at 2:41am 2004

Can someone explain to me the logic of having virus protection on 24/7? It seems to me like a waste of computer resources, especially given how rarely I've gotten viruses (once in 11 years). Is it really that hard to not open and run executable files you get from spam mail? [addsig]




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