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HyperionX_NA

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  1. HyperionX_NA
    I tried talking to the arbiter in Nerva - however! it's possible that I went to the wrong one. I shall try again!
  2. HyperionX_NA
    When I log into my recently-50 Brute, it says that I have 2 free respec tokens - hooray! These are account items I received from a pack.

    Unfortunately, when I /respec, nothing happens - it tells me that I need to go see an arbiter.

    I'm "repairing" my install when I get home from work - you think it'll be fixed?
  3. HyperionX_NA
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by T_Immortalus View Post
    I wonder if they are treated as separate cards by the system?
    That would probably mean there is a setting to choose which card is used for the default, but it would likely deactivate the power saving hybrid system.

    I don't have one to test my idea, but I am guessing that would be a possible answer.
    Incidentally. I'm running a Sony VAIO S, customized at order, with an AMD Radeon™ HD 6630M (1GB VRAM) hybrid graphics, and the Intel i7-2620M processor (2.70GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.40GHz and the Intel HD 3000 graphics (yes, I did just C&P that).

    Now, the laptop I have has this SUPER NEAT (/sarcasm) toggle switch to change from "Stamina" to "Speed" settings - which changes my setup (among other things, most likely) to run from the embedded Intel HD3000 chip (Stamina) to the Radeon graphics card (Speed).

    As I am thus able to easily swap between the two, I have. Many times. And I've found that while the Radeon runs it marginally better, graphically speaking, it crashes my game. Not the computer. Not the OS. Nothing except the game. And it doesn't just crash, it just... stops. Audio starts to loop and the graphics are locked onscreen. Usually happens in the last level of an incarnate trial or during loading screens. I pull up the prog. manager, kill the process, and reboot. Which is no biggie, considering my load time is RIDICULOUSLY fast.

    Now, with the embedded Intel GPU... my game... runs wonderfully. It gets SLIGHTLY hotter on the underside of the laptop than it does when running the Radeon, but nothing the fan I bought to play COH on my Gateway FX can't handle, and even without the fan, I've never overheated (with either running - the crash problem is NOT an overheat, unless somehow the card is overheating without transmitting any heat to the bottom of the PC). Wonderfully being, without crashing while I'm trying to shard it up. Graphically speaking, however, I CAN run it hard, but I don't. I keep my graphics settings on "recommended" because I don't want to feel like crap every time it freezes - you know the feeling. The "really. really? I paid for this... and it just kicked me out of UG during the infested warbot battle? REALLY? My team just died? WTFXBBQ." feeling you get when your computer doesn't perform the way you wish it would.

    So I play. With an embedded Intel HD3000 GPU. Disabling the Radeon. Because that's my "hotfix" - I can't void my warranty (if I wanted to do that, I wouldn't have paid for one) and the ONLY driver updates available have to come through Sony (thanks, hybrid graphics technology! THANK YOU SO MUCH!) and considering their customer service when I had an issue with my MS install, there are not going to BE any new drivers any time soon.

    If this sheds light on anything, for anyone, or helps someone else reach a conclusion about the dilemma that people seem to be having with integrated/hybrid graphics, I'm glad.

    Also, someone please tell my why, oh why, did my buttons disappear from the LFG queue on my 50 incarnate but not on any of my other toons? Is it deliberate? A hint: "Please don't try to star any more iTrials, you're awful." No, but is anyone else having weirdness since the release? My buttons are suddenly all black... Selectable, but who knows what's on, what's off, or what trial I'll be sending my league into when I try to take some folks down into DD. And sometimes, if I enter a full screen UI, it shows up in the water reflections. And in UG and some missions, I get... I can't even describe it. I keep moving, but it's like a motion blur... frames are locking on certain moving parts, or something... it's... it's bizarre. Sometimes it goes away, usually when I move to a new... place...

    .......... When it comes right down to it, I'll build a desktop eventually for the sole purpose of COH. But for now, it'd be nice if Sony would please update my drivers, and if my buttons would come back. But I'm not sure if that's a PIBCAK error or... it probably is. ><
  4. HyperionX_NA
    Only on my 50+ toon, the buttons are missing from my LFG queue, making it quite difficult to run trials. There are only empty black circles (as opposed to the rings/dots, which are normal).

    On my lower level characters, the LFG queue works fine.

    I've logged out, logged in, clicked, and gone into the PVP arena (which I was told resets your LFG completely, but not by anyone with obvious authority) and it's been a continuous issue.

    If I look -very- closely at the queue, I can tell that some of the black circles which have replaced the usual buttons are slightly more pixellated around the edges when I toggle them, but it's not very useful as I'm not sure what the pixellation indicates. It's possible that I've somehow destroyed my UI, but I know that some other people have been having issues with the LFG not queueing the right iTrials, and this has only started since the patch came out.

    I'm sorry if this is not appropriate for this forum.

    Also, my SO's LFG queue does not have the BAF trial on it. His buttons and all the other trials are there, but there is no BAF.
  5. HyperionX_NA
    "The Graphics Driver on your model is a hybrid driver which supports BOTH the ATi HD6630M and the Intel HD3000 chips and facilitates the hot-switching from Speed to Stamina Modes. Because of this you cannot install the standard AMD/ATi drivers."

    I suspected this had something to do with it. *swears*
  6. HyperionX_NA
    So my game freezes up at times - I'm not sure for how long, as when it happens (couple of times a day, usually during loading or in the middle of heavy battle) I just pull the program manager up and shut it down and restart. This is annoying because I have 8g of RAM, an i7 processor and a stable internet connection and it makes me want to kick something. See the following stuff:

    Log from COH Helper:
    ---System information gathered by

    CoH

    Helper     version 0.2.0.2---

    DxDiag gathered at February 20, 2012 14:59 (-06:00)
    Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1,

    Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
    System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
    System Model: VPCSB190X
    BIOS: InsydeH2O Version HuronRiver.3.61.05.2051R2085H4
    Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @

    2.70GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
    Memory: 8192MB
    .Net Memory Report: 5791MB out of 8107MB available
    Page File: 13628MB (2585MB currently in use)
    C Drive: (TOSHIBA MK5061GSY) 180562MB out of 461434MB

    (39%) free
    F Drive: (MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ8A2AS) zero-size drive
    D Drive: (ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size

    drive
    Windows directory location: C:\Windows
    DirectX: DirectX 11
    DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7601.17514 (64-bit version)

    Display Notes: No problems found.
    Sound Notes: No problems found.
    Input Notes: No problems found.

    Monitor:
    Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
    Video Device Name: AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6630M
    Manufacturer / Chip: ATI Technologies Inc. / ATI display

    adapter (0x6741)
    Video Memory: 710 MB
    Driver Version: 8.862.4.2000
    Driver Date: 9/26/2011 4:28:16 AM
    Driver Language: English

    Sound Device Description: Speaker/HP (Realtek High

    Definition Audio)
    Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
    Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6225
    Driver Date: 12/2/2010 7:33:34 PM


    WMI Information
    Motherboard Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
    Motherboard Model: (empty)
    Motherboard Product: VAIO
    Motherboard Version: N/A
    BIOS Manufacturer: INSYDE
    BIOS Name: InsydeH2O Version

    HuronRiver.3.61.05.2051R2085H4
    BIOS Version: Sony - 20111116
    BIOS Release: 20111116000000.000000+000


    Registry Information for Current User
    Resolution: 1366x768
    3D Resolution: 1366x768 (Not using renderscale)
    Full Screen: Yes
    Maximized: No
    Screen Position: 0, 0
    Refresh Rate: 50Hz
    Vertical Sync Enabled: No


    Physics Quality: None
    Maximum Particles: 100
    Max Particle Fill? 10.000
    Physics Card Enabled: No


    Anti-aliasing: Off
    Anisotropic Filtering: None
    Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
    Water Effects: None
    Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
    Depth of Field Enabled: No
    Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
    Shader Detail: Unknown (4)


    World Texture Level: Unknown (3)
    Character Texture Level: Low
    World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
    Entity Detail Level: 0.300
    Shadows Enabled: No
    Shadow Mode: Disabled
    Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (0)
    Environmental Reflections: Disabled
    Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
    Ambient Occlusion: Off
    Occlusion Strength: Off
    Blur: Bilateral
    Ambient Resolution: Performance


    Gamma Correction: 1.000
    Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
    Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
    Close Suppression Range: 3.000
    Show Advertisements: Yes

    Audio Mode: Performance
    3D Audio: No
    FX Sound Volume: 1.000
    Music Sound Volume: 0.600

    Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
    Overall Graphics Quality: 0.000
    Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
    Save Login Username: Yes
    Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
    Current Game Version: 2010.201105250125.1.0
    Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\NCsoft

    \City of Heroes

    Mod files in the Data directory
    No modifications found






    Hijack This:

    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
    Scan saved at 3:08:02 PM, on 2/20/2012
    Platform: Windows 7 SP1 (WinNT 6.00.3505)
    MSIE: Internet Explorer v9.00 (9.00.8112.16421)
    Boot mode: Normal

    Running processes:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\Media Gallery\VRLPHelper.exe
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\ISB Utility\ISBMgr.exe
    C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastUI.exe
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sony Shared\SOHLib\SHTtray.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.exe
    C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\BluetoothHeadsetProxy.exe
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IELowutil.exe
    C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe
    C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Care\listener.exe
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\opera.exe
    C:\Users\Samantha\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://sony.msn.com
    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://sony.msn.com
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm
    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
    F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe
    O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
    O2 - BHO: avast! WebRep - {8E5E2654-AD2D-48bf-AC2D-D17F00898D06} - C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswWebRepIE.dll
    O2 - BHO: Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
    O2 - BHO: ToolbarBHO Class - {9519AF7E-638D-4933-BAD6-D33D23C79FE5} - C:\PROGRA~2\ArcSoft\RAWTHU~1\EXIFToolBar.dll
    O2 - BHO: Windows Live Messenger Companion Helper - {9FDDE16B-836F-4806-AB1F-1455CBEFF289} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Companion\companioncore.dll
    O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Conversion Toolbar Helper - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll
    O2 - BHO: SkypeIEPluginBHO - {AE805869-2E5C-4ED4-8F7B-F1F7851A4497} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
    O2 - BHO: URLRedirectionBHO - {B4F3A835-0E21-4959-BA22-42B3008E02FF} - C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~3\Office14\URLREDIR.DLL
    O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
    O2 - BHO: SmartSelect - {F4971EE7-DAA0-4053-9964-665D8EE6A077} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll
    O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll
    O3 - Toolbar: avast! WebRep - {8E5E2654-AD2D-48bf-AC2D-D17F00898D06} - C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswWebRepIE.dll
    O3 - Toolbar: RAW Thumbnail Viewer - {F301665A-12F8-4331-804A-5BCBD379668C} - C:\PROGRA~2\ArcSoft\RAWTHU~1\EXIFToolBar.dll
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Acrobat Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\Acrobat_sl.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Acrobat Assistant 8.0] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\Acrotray.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISBMgr.exe] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\ISB Utility\ISBMgr.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PMBVolumeWatcher] C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\PMB\PMBVolumeWatcher.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VAIO Boot Manager] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\VAIO Boot Manager\StartUpProcessDelayTool.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avast] "C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastUI.exe" /nogui
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SHTtray.exe] C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sony Shared\SOHLib\SHTtray.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ArcSoft Connection Service] C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ACDaemon.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VirtualCloneDrive] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive\VCDDaemon.exe" /s
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Sidebar] C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [googletalk] C:\Users\Samantha\AppData\Roaming\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe /autostart
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CAHeadless] C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Elements Organizer 8.0\CAHeadless\ElementsAutoAnalyzer.exe
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NCsoft Launcher] C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe /Minimized
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Elbserver] C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\Media Gallery\ElbServer.exe /Stay
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [VRLPHelper] C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\Media Gallery\VRLPHelper.exe /Stay
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Steam] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe" -silent
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [KiesHelper] C:\Program Files (x86)\Samsung\Kies\KiesHelper.exe /s
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Starfield Updater] "C:\Users\Samantha\AppData\Local\Workspace\Workspa ceUpdate.exe"
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Google Update] "C:\Users\Samantha\AppData\Local\Google\Update\Goo gleUpdate.exe" /c
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MusicManager] "C:\Users\Samantha\AppData\Local\Programs\Google\M usicManager\MusicManager.exe"
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
    O4 - Startup: Dropbox.lnk = Samantha\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
    O4 - Startup: OneNote 2010 Screen Clipper and Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE
    O4 - Global Startup: Bluetooth.lnk = ?
    O4 - Global Startup: Evernote Clipper.lnk = ?
    O4 - Global Startup: VAIO Messenger.lnk = C:\Program Files (x86)\DDNi\Oasis\Delay.exe
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to Evernote 4.0 - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\EvernoteIE.dll/204
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Append Link Target to Existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppendSelLinks.html
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Append to Existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert Link Target to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECaptureSelLinks.html
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
    O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~3\Office14\EXCEL.EXE/3000
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Read EXIF - C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcSoft\RAW Thumbnail Viewer\ArcEXIFM.htm
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Se&nd to OneNote - res://C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~3\Office14\ONBttnIE.dll/105
    O9 - Extra button: @C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Companion\companionlang.dll,-600 - {0000036B-C524-4050-81A0-243669A86B9F} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Companion\companioncore.dll
    O9 - Extra button: @C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WindowsLiveWriterShortcuts.dll,-1004 - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WindowsLiveWriterShortcuts.dll,-1003 - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll
    O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ONBttnIE.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Se&nd to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ONBttnIE.dll
    O9 - Extra button: OneNote Lin&ked Notes - {789FE86F-6FC4-46A1-9849-EDE0DB0C95CA} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ONBttnIELinkedNotes.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: OneNote Lin&ked Notes - {789FE86F-6FC4-46A1-9849-EDE0DB0C95CA} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ONBttnIELinkedNotes.dll
    O9 - Extra button: Skype Plug-In - {898EA8C8-E7FF-479B-8935-AEC46303B9E5} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Skype Plug-In - {898EA8C8-E7FF-479B-8935-AEC46303B9E5} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
    O9 - Extra button: @C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\Resource.dll,-101 - {A95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\EvernoteIE.dll/204 (file missing)
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\Resource.dll,-101 - {A95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\EvernoteIE.dll/204 (file missing)
    O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files (x86)\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\wlidnsp.dll
    O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files (x86)\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\wlidnsp.dll
    O11 - Options group: [ACCELERATED_GRAPHICS] Accelerated graphics
    O18 - Protocol: jpip - {B92DD248-E3D5-4A92-B311-C9B841681455} - C:\Program Files (x86)\LizardTech\ExpressView\expressview.dll
    O18 - Protocol: sidlet - {B92DD248-E3D5-4A92-B311-C9B841681455} - C:\Program Files (x86)\LizardTech\ExpressView\expressview.dll
    O18 - Protocol: skype-ie-addon-data - {91774881-D725-4E58-B298-07617B9B86A8} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
    O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
    O18 - Protocol: wlpg - {E43EF6CD-A37A-4A9B-9E6F-83F89B8E6324} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\AlbumDownloadProtocolHandler.dll
    O18 - Filter hijack: text/xml - {807573E5-5146-11D5-A672-00B0D022E945} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\MSOXMLMF.DLL
    O23 - Service: ArcSoft Connect Daemon (ACDaemon) - ArcSoft Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ACService.exe
    O23 - Service: Adobe Active File Monitor V8 (AdobeActiveFileMonitor8.0) - Adobe Systems Incorporated - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Elements Organizer 8.0\PhotoshopElementsFileAgent.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: AMD External Events Utility - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\atiesrxx.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - AVAST Software - C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastSvc.exe
    O23 - Service: Bluetooth Service (btwdins) - Broadcom Corporation. - C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btwdins.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Event Log (EvtEng) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\EvtEng.exe
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: File Backup Service (File Backup) - Starfield Technologies - C:\Program Files (x86)\Workspace\offSyncService.exe
    O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Acresso Software Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
    O23 - Service: Google Update Service (gupdate) (gupdate) - Google Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
    O23 - Service: Google Update Service (gupdatem) (gupdatem) - Google Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology (IAStorDataMgrSvc) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology\IAStorDataMgrSvc.exe
    O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service (LMS) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\LMS\LMS.exe
    O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Wireless PAN DHCP Server (MyWiFiDHCPDNS) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\PanDhcpDns.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: PMBDeviceInfoProvider - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\PMB\PMBDeviceInfoProvider.exe
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Registry Service (RegSrvc) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\WirelessCommon\RegSrvc.exe
    O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - CACE Technologies, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: VAIO Care Performance Service (SampleCollector) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Care\VCPerfService.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\snmptrap.exe,-3 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: VAIO Media plus Content Importer (SOHCImp) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sony Shared\SOHLib\SOHCImp.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Media plus Digital Media Server (SOHDms) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sony Shared\SOHLib\SOHDms.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Media plus Device Searcher (SOHDs) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sony Shared\SOHLib\SOHDs.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Entertainment Common Service (SpfService) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Entertainment Platform\SPF\SpfService64.exe
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppsvc.exe,-101 (sppsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Steam Client Service - Valve Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe
    O23 - Service: CamMonitor (uCamMonitor) - ArcSoft, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcSoft\Magic-i Visual Effects 2\uCamMonitor.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect.exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) Management and Security Application User Notification Service (UNS) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\UNS\UNS.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Event Service - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\VAIO Event Service\VESMgr.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Power Management - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Power Management\SPMService.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vaultsvc.dll,-1003 (VaultSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: VAIO Content Folder Watcher (VCFw) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Content Folder Watcher\VCFw.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Content Metadata Intelligent Analyzing Manager (VcmIAlzMgr) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VCM Intelligent Analyzing Manager\VcmIAlzMgr.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Content Metadata Intelligent Network Service Manager (VcmINSMgr) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VCM Intelligent Network Service Manager\VcmINSMgr.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Content Metadata XML Interface (VcmXmlIfHelper) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VcmXml\VcmXmlIfHelper64.exe
    O23 - Service: VCService - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Care\VCService.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds.exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: VSNService - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Smart Network\VSNService.exe
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: VUAgent - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Update Common\VUAgent.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Wat\WatUX.exe,-601 (WatAdminSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wbengine.exe,-104 (wbengine) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)

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    I usually go through and kill as many processes as it will let me before I play. I don't know what it is. But I'm going to keep looking and cross my fingers that this is some silly, common issue