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Hi.

First my Specs:

550 mhz intel p3
128 mb sdram
8 mb ati Xpert 98 agp 2x
Direct X 9.0b
OS: 98se
My problem:

This problem happens both when playing EU2 and HoI, and I'm getting annoyed. I'm experiencing random Lock down, which means that sometimes i can play for 2 hours, sometimes 5 minuts, I never know when it´s going to happen, but when it does i can only press the power button. Yes i have read the "infamous Inifinite LOOP AGP PROBLEM" that i could solve but uninstalling my VIA drivers, and reinstalling the originally ones, that lays on my install cd, but my drivers are directly from 98se cd, so it cant be that. I've have upgraded to 1.05c in HoI, and i have giving up on EU2. I have renamed the AVI to AVI_back, and i've tried all this again after formatting my comp.... so any other ideas how to solve this?

-Jackcolt
Any other ideas how to solve this??
 
You should not have VIA drivers if you if have an Intel chip, so I don't understand what you are talking about with the VIA drivers?

Make sure your color depth is set to 16BIT.
And make sure you have the latest drivers for you video and audio cards.
 
Hmmm i though so.

I couldn't find any VIA drivers, so I just said the other thing, so we wouldn't waste time on it.
My problem is that sometimes(often) my comp locks up. It only happens when i play HoI and EU2.
Can you tell me what the solution might be?

Btw my color Depth is 16bit resulotion is 1024x768, ive tried to disable ATI tab, but it doesn't help.
 
Run a directX diagnostic please and post results here.
Start-Run then type dxdiag.
Select save all information to file then post the contents of that file in this thread.
 
Jackcolt said:
Hmmm i though so.

I couldn't find any VIA drivers, so I just said the other thing, so we wouldn't waste time on it.
My problem is that sometimes(often) my comp locks up. It only happens when i play HoI and EU2.
Can you tell me what the solution might be?

Btw my color Depth is 16bit resulotion is 1024x768, ive tried to disable ATI tab, but it doesn't help.
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A frozen system which requires a power cycle to recover indicates some sort of memory/chipset/processor problem. The most likely cause is the dreaded infinite loop problem. Although most common to VIA chipset based systems, others aren't immune to it.

For starters, you are pushing your system rather badly here. You only have an 8 MB AGP board, and on top of that a mere 128 MB main RAM. The first one means that your video board will reserve a hefty chunk of main memory for it's internal use, to store all the textures the game's rendering engine needs. That is not something to be alarmed about. It's precisely what AGP was designed to do.

Control to that memory is regulated through the GART driver. For (older) Intel chipsets, Windows 98SE will install the correct one automatically. The BIOS setting for AGP aperture size regulates how much main RAM the GART driver may set aside for use by the video board.

This usage does have side effects that most people are not aware of.

1) The video board (through it's driver) must communicate with the GART driver correctly, and the GART driver itself must be bugfree (this is where VIA falls short, alas). Because the GART authorises the video board to bypass the processor and manipulate the main RAM directly, if either one goofs up, you can end up with inadvertently changing memory locations that weren't meant to be changed. In worst case, this can corrupt the master memory tables of either the processor or the video board. While the processor still has some sort of failsafe (you know, the BSOD's of Windows), a video board usually does not. If the AGP board crashes while in the middle of a memory acces cycle, the chipset gets blocked, your processor cannot retrieve fresh program instructions, your system appears to be frozen => Infinite Loop.

2) Any main memory set aside for use by the GART (and thus the video board) is considered off limits by Windows, and thus not available for general use. Together with reserved memory by other drivers and kernel routines, this can leave your system with a surprisingly low amount of swappable main RAM. If it's too low, then the internal virtual memory management routines of Windows can get confused and start running around in circles, unable to find a free memory page. If that happens and interrupts are disabled, then again your system appears to be frozen. Try lowering the AGP aperture size in the BIOS, but make sure you don't set it lower than 16 MB. Windows cannot handle a setting less than 16 MB. This will force less texture memory available for the video board, but makes more RAM available for general use. The downside is that textures now can get swapped to the HDD, thus slowing down your overall game performance.

3) Insufficient power distribution on your mainboard. When either your power supply or the power regulators on your mainboard cannot supply sufficient current, then too an AGP video board can crash, locking the chipset in the process, and thus preventing the processor from accessing memory. The more intense the video board is calculating, the more amps it needs. When not enough amps can be provided, the voltage drops below the threshold, and can cause any number of unpredictable actions by your system. Although it doesn't look that way, games like EU2 and HoI do stress the video processor, and thus it's power usage goes up. You can reduce this somewhat by forcing the card to AGP x1 in the BIOS.

What you need to understand here is that games like EU2 and HoI are not only main memory hungry (for both it's code, the DirectX code and the game data), but through DirectX also places a hefty burden on the internal memory allocation of the video sub system. With an 8 MB AGP board, this too means a large extra claim on main RAM.

Jan Peter
 
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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/19/2003, 18:01:36
Machine name: Q0L8O5
Operating System: Windows 98 (4.10, Build 2222) A
Language: Danish (Regional Setting: Danish)
System Manufacturer: n/a
System Model: n/a
BIOS: n/a
Processor: Intel Pentium III, ~550MHz
Memory: 128MB RAM
Page File: 40MB used, 1879MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0a (4.09.0000.0901)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 4.09.0000.0901 32bit

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: The file ati2drae.drv is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). Current drivers tested for a WHQL logo are only available on Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. New Windows 98 drivers are no longer tested for WHQL logos.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: The file dpmplay.dll, needed for the service provider 'Play on HEAT', is missing. You should reinstall DirectX. The file dpmplay.dll, needed for the service provider 'Play on Mplayer', is missing. You should reinstall DirectX. The registry information for the DirectPlay application 'Shogo' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall that application. You should reinstall DirectX to get the latest version.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: XPERT 98 AGP 2X
Manufacturer: ATI Tech. - Enhanced
Chip type: Mach64: XL/XC
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4742&SUBSYS_00841002&REV_5C\000800
Display Memory: 8.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit)(72Hz)
Monitor: Fujitsu x177
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2drae.drv
Driver Version: 4.13.0001.2655 (English)
DDI Version: 8
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/5/2001 11:26:06, 271952 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
VDD: *vdd,*vflatd
Mini VDD: ati2vxae.vxd
Mini VDD Date: , 0 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-0402-11CF-2960-8520FEC2C935}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x4742
SubSys ID: 0x00841002
Revision ID: 0x005C
Revision ID: 0x005C
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: YAMAHA DS-XG Direct Sound Driver
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1073&DEV_000D&SUBSYS_53458086&REV_03\BUS_00&DEV_0C&FUNC_00
Manufacturer ID: 37
Product ID: 27
Type: VXD
Driver Name: YDSXG.VXD
Driver Version: 4.07.0000.1040 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 1/4/2000 22:54:56, 987726 bytes
Other Files: ydsxg.vxd
Driver Provider: YAMAHA
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 50000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 20
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 8, 8
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: Yes
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: DS-XG Wave Recording (emulated)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
Date and Size:
Cap Flags: 0x60
Format Flags: 0xFFF

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\gm.dls
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: n/a
Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
MIDI Mapper, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
DS-XG MPU401 UD, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
DS-XG Synthesizer, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
DS-XG MPU401 IND, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
Registry: OK
Test Result: Not run

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Dexxa
Attached: 0
Controller ID: 0x1
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: Yes
Registry: OK

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USB Devices
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Gameport Devices
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PS/2 Devices
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DirectPlay Service Providers
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DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
Play on HEAT - Registry: OK, File: dpmplay.dll (<File Missing>)
Play on Mplayer - Registry: OK, File: dpmplay.dll (<File Missing>)

DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Passed, Half Duplex: Passed, Mic: Passed
DirectPlay Test Result: Not run
Registry: OK

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DirectPlay Adapters
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DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider: Local IPX Adapter
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: 3Com 3C90x Ethernet Adapter -
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM1
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM2

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DirectPlay Voice Codecs
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Voxware VR12 1.4kbit/s
Voxware SC06 6.4kbit/s
Voxware SC03 3.2kbit/s
MS-PCM 64 kbit/s
MS-ADPCM 32.8 kbit/s
Microsoft GSM 6.10 13 kbit/s
TrueSpeech(TM) 8.6 kbit/s

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DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
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magic and mayhem - the art of magic demo (DX8) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: magic and mayhem 2 demo.exe (<File Missing>) LauncherFile: magic and mayhem 2 demo.exe (<File Missing>)
ArmyMen (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: ArmyMen.exe (<File Missing>)
Close Combat III Demo (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: cc3trial.exe (<File Missing>)
Kingdoms on Mplayer (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: Kingdoms.icd (<File Missing>)
Army Men Toys in Space Demo (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: ArmyMenTISDemo.exe (<File Missing>)
Total Annihilation (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: TOTALA.EXE (<File Missing>)
Gangsters (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: Gangsters.exe (<File Missing>)
Shogo (DX7) - Registry: Error, ExeFile: ()
Warzone2100 (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: Warzone.exe (<File Missing>)
Heroes of Might and Magic III (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: Heroes3.exe (1.04.0000.0000)
magic and mayhem - the art of magic demo (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: magic and mayhem 2 demo.exe (<File Missing>)
COMANCHE HOKUM (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: cohokum.exe (<File Missing>)
magic and mayhem - the art of magic (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: magic and mayhem 2.exe (<File Missing>)
Kingdoms on GameSpy (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: Kingdoms.icd (<File Missing>)
Gangsters 2 (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: Gangsters2.exe (<File Missing>)
Age of Empires II (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: Empires2.ICD (0.14.0022.0712)
Age of Empires II - The Conquerors Expansion (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: \age2_x1.icd (0.07.0026.0809)

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DirectX Components
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ddraw.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 384000 bytes
ddraw16.dll: 4.07.0000.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 28496 bytes
ddrawex.dll: 4.87.0000.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 24336 bytes
ddraw.vxd: 4.07.0000.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 30469 bytes
ddhelp.exe: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 32768 bytes
dxapi.sys: 4.87.0000.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 2416 bytes
d3d8.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 1208320 bytes
d3dref8.dll: 4.08.0000.0400 English Final Retail 11/7/2000 15:16:46 236544 bytes
d3d9.dll: 4.09.0000.0901 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 1649152 bytes
d3dim.dll: 4.07.0000.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 625936 bytes
d3dim700.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 892416 bytes
d3dref.dll: 4.08.0000.0400 English Final Retail 11/7/2000 15:16:46 140800 bytes
d3dramp.dll: 4.07.0000.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 590096 bytes
d3drm.dll: 4.06.0002.0436 English Final Retail 1/8/1999 19:10:00 437008 bytes
d3dxof.dll: 4.06.0002.0436 English Final Retail 1/8/1999 19:10:00 107792 bytes
d3dpmesh.dll: 4.06.0002.0436 English Final Retail 1/8/1999 19:10:00 87312 bytes
dplay.dll: 4.03.0000.1096 English Final Retail 7/14/1997 18:00:00 39936 bytes
dplayx.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 229376 bytes
dpmodemx.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 90112 bytes
dpwsock.dll: 4.03.0000.1096 English Final Retail 7/14/1997 18:00:00 24064 bytes
dpwsockx.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 86016 bytes
dplaysvr.exe: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 40960 bytes
dpnsvr.exe: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 28672 bytes
dpnet.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 720896 bytes
dpnlobby.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 16384 bytes
dpnaddr.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 16384 bytes
dpvoice.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 385024 bytes
dpvsetup.exe: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 86016 bytes
dpvvox.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 122880 bytes
dpvacm.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 32768 bytes
dpnhpast.dll: 4.09.0000.0901 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 45056 bytes
dpnhupnp.dll: 4.09.0000.0901 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 73728 bytes
dpserial.dll: 4.03.0000.1096 English Final Retail 7/14/1997 18:00:00 41472 bytes
dinput.dll: 4.08.0001.0901 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 667648 bytes
dinput8.dll: 4.08.0001.0901 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 692224 bytes
dinput.vxd: 4.08.0001.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 10874 bytes
dimap.dll: 4.08.0001.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 94208 bytes
diactfrm.dll: 4.08.0001.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 466944 bytes
vjoyd.vxd: 4.08.0001.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 33882 bytes
joyhid.vxd: 4.88.0001.0881 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 13067 bytes
joy.cpl: 4.08.0001.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 442368 bytes
gcdef.dll: 4.08.0001.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 491520 bytes
gchand.dll: 4.08.0001.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 6656 bytes
pid.dll: 4.08.0001.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 40960 bytes
gameenum.sys: 4.07.0000.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 10512 bytes
hidgame.sys: 4.07.0000.0700 English Final Retail 11/27/1999 08:00:02 8880 bytes
msanalog.vxd: 4.08.0001.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 12745 bytes
msjstick.drv: 4.08.0001.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 08:10:00 2352 bytes
dsound.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 475648 bytes
dsound3d.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 1331200 bytes
dsound.vxd: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 47664 bytes
dswave.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 17920 bytes
dsdmo.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 186880 bytes
dsdmoprp.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 489984 bytes
dmusic.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 114688 bytes
dmusic16.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 10992 bytes
dmusic32.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 28672 bytes
dmband.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 26624 bytes
dmcompos.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 57856 bytes
dmime.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 171008 bytes
dmloader.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 32768 bytes
dmstyle.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 98304 bytes
dmsynth.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 100352 bytes
dmscript.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 76288 bytes
dx7vb.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 602112 bytes
dx8vb.dll: 4.09.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 1189888 bytes
dxdiagn.dll: 4.09.0000.0901 English Final Retail 3/12/2003 08:59:02 1638400 bytes
mfc40.dll: 4.01.0000.6140 English Final Retail 5/5/1999 22:22:00 933888 bytes
mfc42.dll: 6.00.8665.0000 English Beta Retail 4/6/2000 20:13:36 995383 bytes
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dxmasf.dll: 6.04.0007.1117 Danish Final Retail 5/21/2001 15:33:08 957440 bytes
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qcap.dll: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 257024 bytes
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qedwipes.dll: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 733184 bytes
quartz.dll: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 1845248 bytes
quartz.vxd: 4.00.0000.0501 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 5672 bytes
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vidx16.dll: 0.00.0000.0000 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 10240 bytes
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ir41_qcx.dll: 4.30.0064.0001 English Final Retail 5/27/2003 13:36:32 338432 bytes
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ir50_qcx.dll: 5.00.0064.0048 English Final Retail 12/20/2002 10:40:58 183808 bytes
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ks.sys: 4.90.3010.0900 Danish Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 126464 bytes
ksproxy.ax: 4.90.3010.0900 Danish Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 117760 bytes
ksuser.dll: 4.90.3010.0900 Danish Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 4096 bytes
stream.sys: 4.90.3010.0900 Danish Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 46080 bytes
mspclock.sys: 4.90.3010.0900 Danish Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 5248 bytes
mskssrv.sys: 4.90.3010.0900 Danish Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 7424 bytes
swenum.sys: 4.90.3010.0900 Danish Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 4096 bytes
mstee.sys: 4.90.3010.0900 Danish Final Retail 12/12/2002 00:14:32 5504 bytes
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psisdecd.dll: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:50 354816 bytes
psisrndr.ax: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:52 30208 bytes
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mpe.sys: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:40 15104 bytes
streamip.sys: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:54 14464 bytes
msvidctl.dll: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:44 481792 bytes
slip.sys: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:54 10880 bytes
nabtsfec.sys: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:48 83968 bytes
ccdecode.sys: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:36 16384 bytes
vbisurf.ax: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:54 27648 bytes
msyuv.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:46 16896 bytes
kstvtune.ax: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:15:04 274432 bytes
ksxbar.ax: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:40 39936 bytes
kswdmcap.ax: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:15:04 226304 bytes
wstcodec.sys: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:56 18688 bytes
wstdecod.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:56 47104 bytes
msdv.sys: 4.10.2326.0900 English Final Retail 2/17/2003 09:14:42 56832 bytes

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Inactive Display Entries in Registry
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None

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Inactive Sound Entries in Registry
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Card name: USB-højttalere
Driver: wdmaud.drv

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DirectShow Filters
------------------

DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,,
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMVideo 8 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Indeo(R) audio software,0x00500000,1,1,IAC25_32.AX,2.00.0005.0052
ClearVideo® Decompression Filter,0x00800000,1,1,CLRAMD.AX,2.00.0000.0001
VIVO Audio Decoder Filter,0x00800002,1,1,VVAUDFLT.AX,3.00.0000.0001
VIVO Video Decoder Filter,0x00600001,1,1,VVVIDFLT.AX,3.00.0000.0000
GLib Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,GLIBRENDERER.AX,
Internal LMRT Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,LMRTREND.DLL,6.01.0005.0124
URL StreamRenderer,0x00600000,1,0,LMRTREND.DLL,6.01.0005.0124
Cutlist File Source,0x00200000,0,1,QCUT.DLL,6.01.0005.0217
TrueMotion 2.0 Decompressor,0x00600001,1,1,TM20DEC.AX,2.00.0006.0003
IVF source filter,0x00600000,0,1,IVFSRC.AX,5.03.0002.0038
Windows Media Audio Decoder,0x00800001,1,1,MSADDS32.AX,7.00.0000.1954
ACELP.net Sipro Lab Audio Decoder,0x00800001,1,1,ACELPDEC.AX,1.04.0000.0000
Windows Media source filter,0x00600000,0,2,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
ASF DIB Handler,0x00600000,1,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
ASF ACM Handler,0x00600000,1,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
ASF ICM Handler,0x00600000,1,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
ASF URL Handler,0x00600000,1,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
ASF JPEG Handler,0x00600000,1,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
ASF DJPEG Handler,0x00600000,1,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
ASF embedded stuff Handler,0x00600000,1,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
ASX file Parser,0x00600000,1,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
ASX v.2 file Parser,0x00600000,1,0,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
XML Playlist,0x00400000,1,0,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
.RAM file Parser,0x00600000,1,0,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
NSC file Parser,0x00600000,1,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
Windows Media Multiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
File Source (Netshow URL),0x00400000,0,1,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
Windows Media Update Filter,0x00400000,1,0,WMPASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor,0x00800000,1,1,MSSCDS32.AX,7.01.0000.3055
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor,0x00800000,1,1,MPG4DS32.AX,7.01.0000.3055
Windows Media Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,WMVDS32.AX,7.01.0000.3055
Windows Media Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,WMV8DS32.AX,8.00.0000.0371
Lyric Parser,0x00400000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
WMplug,0x009001f4,1,1,WTWMPLUG.AX,
DivX Decoder Filter,0x00800000,1,1,,
Indeo® video 5.06 Decompression Filter,0x00640000,1,1,IR50_32.DLL,5.1538.0015.0044
Indeo® video 5.06 Compression Filter,0x00200000,1,1,IR50_32.DLL,5.1538.0015.0044
Indeo® audio software,0x00500000,1,1,IAC25_32.AX,2.00.0005.0052
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,QASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,QASF.DLL,9.00.0000.2980
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,QDV.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,QDV.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,QDV.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,QDVD.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Overlay Mixer2,0x00400000,1,1,QDVD.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,QDVD.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,2,QDVD.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,QEDIT.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,QEDIT.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Full Screen Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Video Renderer,0x00800000,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
QuickTime Movie Parser,0x00600000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
QT Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
MPEG Layer-3 Decoder,0x00810000,1,1,L3CODECX.AX,1.05.0000.0050
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,1,0,PSISRNDR.AX,6.05.0001.0900
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,VBISURF.AX,5.03.0000.0900
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,MPG2SPLT.AX,6.05.0001.0900
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,MPG2SPLT.AX,6.05.0001.0900
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,MPG2SPLT.AX,6.05.0001.0900
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,MPEG2DATA.AX,6.05.0001.0900
WST Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,WSTDECOD.DLL,5.03.0000.0900
DivX for Blizzard Decoder Filter,0x00800000,1,1,BLIZZARD.AX,5.00.0002.0000
Indeo® video 4.3 Decompression Filter,0x00640000,1,1,IR41_32.AX,4.41.0016.0002
Indeo® video 4.3 Compression Filter,0x00200000,1,1,IR41_32.AX,4.41.0016.0002
RDX Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,,3.00.0001.0034
Voxware MetaSound Audio Decoder,0x00999999,1,1,VOXMSDEC.AX,1.00.0000.0012
Voxware MetaVoice Audio Decoder,0x00999998,1,1,VOXMVDEC.AX,1.00.0000.0011

Video Compressors:
MSScreen encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,QDV.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Indeo® video 5.04-komprimeringsfilter,0x00100000,1,1,IR50_32.DLL,5.1538.0015.0044
Indeo® video 5.06 Compression Filter,0x00100000,1,1,IR50_32.DLL,5.1538.0015.0044
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
VDOnet VDOWave,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Cinepak Codec af Radius,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft H.263 Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft H.261 Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Indeo® video 5.06,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Intel Indeo® Video 4.4,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Intel Indeo(R) Video Raw R1.1[16],0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
FullMotionVideo Decoder,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
FullMotionVideo Decoder,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft MPEG-4 VKI Codec V1,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft MPEG-4 VKI Codec V2,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft MPEG-4 VKI Codec V3,0x00200000,1,1,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900

Audio Capture Sources:
DS-XG Wave Recording,0x00200000,0,0,QCAP.DLL,6.05.0001.0900

Audio Compressors:
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Indeo® audio software,0x00500000,1,1,IAC25_32.AX,2.00.0005.0052
&Lernout & Hauspie CELP 4.8kbit/s,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Lernout & Hauspie SBC 8kbit/s,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Lernout & Hauspie SBC 12kbit/s,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Lernout & Hauspie SBC 16kbit/s,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM),0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft G.723.1,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
IAC2,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Windows Media Audio V1,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Windows Media Audio V2,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
ACELP.net,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Voxware MetaSound,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Voxware MetaVoice,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Voxware v1.1.6/1.1.8 File-Mode Codecs,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Voxware v1.1.8 Bitstream-Mode Codecs,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900

Audio Renderers:
DS-XG Wave Playback,0x00200000,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
DirectSound: YAMAHA DS-XG Direct Sound Driver,0x00200000,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900

Midi Renderers:
DS-XG MPU401 UD,0x00200000,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
DS-XG Synthesizer,0x00200000,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,QUARTZ.DLL,6.05.0001.0900

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,4.90.3010.0900

WDM Streaming Data Transforms:
Microsoft Kernel GS Wavetable Synthesizer,0x00200000,1,1,,4.90.3010.0900
Microsoft DirectMusic SW Synth (WDM),0x00200000,1,1,,4.90.3010.0900

WDM Streaming Mixer Devices:
Microsoft Kernel Audio Mixer,0x00200000,2,2,,4.90.3010.0900

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,4.90.3010.0900

WDM Streaming VBI Codecs:
CC Decoder,0x00200000,2,1,,4.90.3010.0900
NABTS/FEC VBI Codec,0x00200000,2,1,,4.90.3010.0900
WST Codec,0x00200000,1,1,,4.90.3010.0900

BDA Receiver Component:
BDA MPE Filter,0x00200000,1,1,,4.90.3010.0900
BDA Slip De-Framer,0x00200000,1,1,,4.90.3010.0900

BDA Rendering Filters:
BDA IP Sink,0x00200000,1,1,,4.90.3010.0900

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDVBNP.AX,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDVBNP.AX,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDVBNP.AX,6.05.0001.0900
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDVBNP.AX,6.05.0001.0900

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,1,0,PSISRNDR.AX,6.05.0001.0900
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,MPEG2DATA.AX,6.05.0001.0900

Ok, so my system is to weak, but why the heck is then requiresments so low, and i can play games like Warcraft 3 in a framerate on 45 on 800x600. I'd rather believe a compatibility problem, than my computer is to weak.
 
Jackcolt said:
Ok, so my system is to weak, but why the heck is then requiresments so low, and i can play games like Warcraft 3 in a framerate on 45 on 800x600. I'd rather believe a compatibility problem, than my computer is to weak.
Click to expand...
Well, there you already have a huge difference. You don't have directX 8 or 9 hardware with your ATI card, so Warcraft 3 switches to software rendering. This means that only the frame buffer of your card gets used, nothing else. AGP isn't touched, and no GART memory is claimed.

HoI and EU2 work differently. These games don't run 3D code, but do make extensive use of large bitmaps. It is not unlikely that these are being treated and stored as texture files by your video card through it's driver. If that's the case, then you are looking at two vastly different modes of operation.

Have you tried HoI/EU2 running at 800x600 as well? A lower resolution also changes the memory usage of your card.

Also, assuming that you weren't running anything besides DxDiag, the 40 MB swapfile used is definately an indication that your system is low on available main RAM available to applications.

Try the CacheBooster from www.analogx.com to see if you can increase that by reducing the size of the memory pool Windows assigns at boot time to the hard disk cache. This can have amazing results on machines with 128 MB RAM and running Windows 9.x

Jan Peter
 
Ok, i first tried 800x600.
As i can see, you are right, its a problem about my memory, because here it's not as often, but sometimes it still does it...
Ok i downloaded cachebooster, but i dont see how it can help me, besides setting max. limits. By the way my cache lvl 2 is actually on 512kb
Now i don't know what to do, it still does it, but not as often...
 
What CacheBooster does, when used correctly, is to tell Windows to reserve less RAM for internal use, to put aside as a hard disk cache.

Originally, Microsoft intended this cache to be flexible, in that it would reduce in side once applications needed more RAM. That never got implemented in Windows 9.x, so you are stuck with a very inflexible system, which also reduces your HDD performance instead of increasing it. Because less RAM is available to applications, the swap file is used more often and grows larger. However, Windows routes all HDD access through the HDD cache, so you get the weird situtation that because of lack of available RAM this gets claimed from the swapfile, but a large chunk of it is kept in main RAM, set aside as the hard disk cache.

By forcibly reducing the size of this cache (CacheBooster defaults to something like 5 MB when you choose the gaming profile), more RAM becomes available for general use, the swap file is needed less, thus HDD activity is reduced and overall performance increases.

Also, Windows 9.x is notorious for not coping correctly when running low on available main RAM. It's swap file logic gets screwed up, resulting in system crashes. By increasing available main RAM, you also reduce the risk for this particular problem.

Note that this HDD cache has nothing to do with your processor lvl 1 and 2 caches. This is simply a chunk of main RAM, set aside for dedicated use by Windows.

Jan Peter
 
ok.
IM a very big newbie into Hardware and that stuff, but i know some programming.... doesn't matter here.
So can you tell me what I should change? And as you said there would be a risk of system crashing. If it does that, how can i restore defaults?
 
You misunderstood. Windows itself is prone to crashing when it's swappable physical memory starts running low. That is precisely what CacheBooster tries to solve.

Select the gaming profile. This usually reserves the least amount for the HDD cache. All CacheBooster does is to apply the changes to the appropriate registry settings, which take effect after a reboot. After that, Windows operates with the new memory management parameters.

CacheBooster itself will not run, nor is it needed to control the memory management. If you want to change again, just start CacheBooster again, set the new memory management parameters, apply them and reboot.

Jan Peter
 
I tried and i didn't help. Just a minute after i started it frooze..
Now is there anyway i can restore my defaults, since i believe it's decreasing performance in wc3x(it was like when i started something, like building a building, that it made a chop, well maybe its just lag)
Any other solution?
 
Ok, I saw that I can't make them to default.
I'm now positiv that it was decreasing performance, so I tried something else, i tried bare minimum, and wow, I believe the wc3x is running better than before, no choppy play, much more smooth movements... so now i'll try to see if also helps HoI. By the way, could you tell me what bare minimum actually does to my HDD.
 
It doesn't do anything to your hard disk itself. The memory pool is just a buffer Windows uses to cache the most recent transfers (aka data) that came from your hard drive. When any application requests that data again while it is still in that memory buffer, Windows returns that copy instead of actually reading it from your hard drive again.

When you have enough memory available (read: more than the OS and your application needs) then it can increase performance.

When you don't have enough available, anything beyond what is available is claimed from the swapfile. So, if you create a large HDD cache in memory under such conditions, it kind of defeats the purpose. Because, what you save on the one hand (data still in the cache isn't read again from the drive), you throw away with the other (memory overflows into swapfile, thus increasing data transfers to/from your drive).

Jan Peter
 
Damnit its freezing again, for a moment i though i could play it. Well if it can help, its usually happens when im moving units around. I'll check for drivers now, but i know i have the latest Graphics driver...
 
I think i got the solution, i played for like a hour - no freeze.

So here what I did, that triggered the solution. I wanted to see my job list in game, then it frooze, so i figured that maybe bagground interference could annoy my game. So I shut the Office porgram line, and there it is, no freeze.
I'll write again if i experience it!
Thanks for your replies
 
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