Re: [GD-Windows] XP2 slowdowns?

[mike w. <mi...@ge...>]

i've read other reports online about similar slowdowns related to sp2, 
but nothing pointing to a specific issue.

i think it's just windows twiddling with the swap file and other crap - 
there needs to be a way to tell windows 'the computer is busy now, dont 
do anything until further notice'...i've seen situations where windows 
decides to random start defragging mid-game that type of thing.

just idiotic behavior from such a so-called 'smart os' but i digress.

unfortunately the only way to probably fix this is to shut down services 
that are running maintenance or whatever, which isn't exactly an 
'end-user' fix...

we updated one machine to sp2 and it was an all-day nightmare, haven't 
even considered putting it onto anything else yet.

the college i teach at isn't going near it for a long time i know as well.

mike w
www.realityfactory.ca

Brett Bibby wrote:

> Hello,
> We upgraded some of our development machines using XP to SP2 and the 
> upgraded machines _sometimes_ run our game slower now. When I watch the 
> processes while the game runs, the game frequently drops to 20-50% of 
> CPU, with the windows idle occupying the other 50%, so our game is 
> sometimes not consuming as much of the CPU as desired. Has anybody else 
> noticed any speed problems with their games?
> Thanks,
> Brett
>