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Packrat · 01-12-2003, 11:21 PM

Welcome to The Board, Dandad !!!!!

At last...you've come out of the shadows
and joined our..fine group....of brave souls

I just wish....your problems, were shallow
...like...which races...should I use..for, which roles.

I think Bungleau...might be a little closer to the mark. I played WW, (without the patch) for many months on a machine running Win ME and DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0881)....no problems. I do however...have 512 MB Ram....But, it sounds more like something related to....System Resources, HDD space....or possibly, a bad install.

You should do as Willow suggested --> run ...dxdiag and test 'DirectDraw' and 'Direct3D'

I have a few other questions, that I would like to add.

1. What speed is your CPU???

2. What is the % of free, System Resources???

3. How much Free disk space do you have???

and finally...more of a curiousity then a question.

Is there a reason you don't want to let windows, manage your virtual memory???
IMHO...If you have a problem with a Windows managed swapfile....The settings you use, should be based on your machine and your normal usage....not a random number or by the SWAG methode (Scinetific Wild A** Guess)
If you have the time...you might find this...a good read...Swapfile

Also...
If your System Resources are low...you might also want to consider this, as well...StartMan

Keep us posted...I'm sure, we can sort this out...

01-12-2003, 11:21 PM	#6
Packrat Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 16, 2002 Location: Wauconda, IL Age: 67 Posts: 656	Welcome to The Board, Dandad !!!!! At last...you've come out of the shadows and joined our..fine group....of brave souls I just wish....your problems, were shallow ...like...which races...should I use..for, which roles. I think Bungleau...might be a little closer to the mark. I played WW, (without the patch) for many months on a machine running Win ME and DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0881)....no problems. I do however...have 512 MB Ram....But, it sounds more like something related to....System Resources, HDD space....or possibly, a bad install. You should do as Willow suggested --> run ...dxdiag and test 'DirectDraw' and 'Direct3D' I have a few other questions, that I would like to add. 1. What speed is your CPU??? 2. What is the % of free, System Resources??? 3. How much Free disk space do you have??? and finally...more of a curiousity then a question. Is there a reason you don't want to let windows, manage your virtual memory??? IMHO...If you have a problem with a Windows managed swapfile....The settings you use, should be based on your machine and your normal usage....not a random number or by the SWAG methode (Scinetific Wild A** Guess) If you have the time...you might find this...a good read...Swapfile Also... If your System Resources are low...you might also want to consider this, as well...StartMan Keep us posted...I'm sure, we can sort this out... __________________ Packrat<br /><br />...sometimes your the windshield.....sometimes your the bug....