I'm running GPL in WinME, 192 MEG, Voodoo3 2000. I sometimes get a few stuttered
frames very early in a session and then goes away. 128 MEG might be marginal on
RAM with ME, and it takes a while to reallocate memory for GPL. You can never be
too rich or have too much memory. Good luck.
Jim
> ........I've not done anything with the soundcard. Its a soundblaster awe64.
> I'll play with that because I've never even tryed new drivers.
> The reason I don't think its hardware related is because the problem fades
> away after a minute or so ( a bit like a car with damp ignition.....it may
> start on 3 cylinders but runs on all 4 when warmed up ........Hey thats' it
> , I'll spray some 'Dampstart' into the back of my PC ! )
> I thought the real problem was either driver related , or Win ME putting
> more demands on my system . If the latter , I'd like to know what the
> minimum number of critical app's should be resident and working to play GPL
> , i.e when I view the task manager.
> IJ
> > Chances are its video and/or sound card driver related. Thats a pretty
> slow system for what you
> > want, I think since it was running fine under 98, I would have left well
> enough alone until an
> > equipment upgrade was possible.
> > --
> > Biz
> > "Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand
> > alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and
> > the....." - Ash
> > > Hi,
> > > I've got a fairly old setup which has been okay for GPL.
> > > Its a Pentium II 350 clocked to 400mhz , 128mb ram & a TNT2 Ultra with
> 32mb.
> > > This all worked pretty well in hi-res for GPL / Quake III , Unreal
> > > Tournament etc etc
> > > I recently opted to install Win ME, but things went backward. I've got
> > > Directx8.1 plus detonator 23.11 installed , but GPL has started to run
> quite
> > > poorly. When launched into the pitlane , the movement is very 'blocky /
> > > jolty ( can't think of a better expression ! ) However this slowly
> erodes
> > > and after one lap its nearly okay. However because of the initial slow
> > > framerates , I can't get a clean start at VROC.
> > > I know some options are available i.e go back to Win98 , or upgrade my
> PC
> > > ( which hopefully may happen soon ), but I was hoping this is a common
> > > problem and you guys have all the answers............
> > > Please help
> > > IJ
