WanderingAries

Sounds like a pist off sig/other or greedy "friend". You can try, but I don't see this going far depending on the exact circomstances. :-X

you could simply use tables for the walkway, but IDK HTF you're going to make a round room!

Or more simply put, give us the option to convert one token type to another. Perhaps add the ability to save up so many free tokens (5-10) to allow us to say open a single character slot. Better yet, save up more (10-20, idk at this point) and convert that to a PR token.

As a test, disable your AV software for a few minutes and then try to run it. If it Works, then we'll have something easy to go by.

Funny enough, I think I've settled on the Performance MX mouse as I started looking at the natural contour of my hand (because of the arthritis restrictions) and it seems to fit great. A little higher in $$, but I'm looking for a build to last 5-10yrs so it'll be worth it. I'm thinking that the KB will be the K750-Solar.

Grr...after losing my primary laptop last month to GPU fix-failure my backup laptop's right hinge has broken (again). I guess this build's been pushed up. Too bad I shredded that latest Citibank offer for 0%/12mo CC. >.<

I realize it's a mild step down, but what does 1920x1080 look like?

Nothing's ringing a bell right off the bat, but I have experienced a similar issue on bad lag days. I did notice your memory related quandry. Well, I see it that way atleast.

I'm assuming you're running the x86/32bit version of Windows XP. You seem to have 3Gb of physical RAM and a GPU with 1Gb of VRAM. I'll try to describe what could be an issue.

From my understanding of Windows Memory allocations/equations, the OS starts with the GPU memory. In this case 1Gb. And then starts using up the onboard RAM. Depending on the system, you have a maximum of about 3.5Gb of total usable memory. With your situation this means that the first Gb of that is taken up by the GPU, leaving 2.5Gb for the OS and applications to share. While XP will likely take between 300Mb-756Mb, the game will try its best to take nearly 2Gb. If the OS is using more (I'm including everything but the game when talking about the OS using memory). Needless to say it's entirely possible that you may experience issues related to this.

P.S: look for HijackThis and CoH Helper in the forums and post that info here as well. the game doesn't use Direct X, but you are off to a better start than some.

So I brought it up here, but figured I'd start a new thread to focus on actual players' experiences in case someone else has the same Q later. What have you tried? What should one avoid for gaming (the need to be able to press lots of keys at once accurately). Did you stay wireless? Why/Why Not?

I 'think' there were ads for the first year or so and perhaps upto or a little after COV was released, but then nada. I guess the hope was that word of mouth and product on shelf would work. Marketing isn't cheap, but we did have some real cool "I'm a Hero, I'm a Villian" stuff too.

While I normally deal with the nVidia versions of these laptops, the dv series is known for temperature issues under pressure. Especially the multimedia series. While I do agree with the two software monitoring links, I would like to add that the following two gadgets are great for on the fly (WinKey+D) temp/load checking:

All CPU Meter and GPU Meter from Addgadget.com

I find them to be more accurate (timely manner wise) than the others when going for a quick check. You can even see when your CPU/GPU are throttling up/down! Well that and a million other things about the hardware.

NeWay, if you're using a laptop cooler like I have to with my dv series, then make sure it's actually running. The USB cable on mine (it's a y-cable) tends to shift and cut power to it, but because my system fan is set to Full On, then I can't hear when it shuts off.

I dont' have a link, but there was a recall somewhere between 2009-2011 relating to the batteries. I forget the details, but check it out when you can. You can actually look up your exact build on HP's website.

There's a chance that it might be a driver stability issue considering it's an ATI card, but I'll leave that for the More-techy than I. That and I'm aiming more at the overheating as well. Try those gadgets and take note what the cold-boot-to-idle temps are as well as the "I just logged into the game and I'm sitting idle in atlas" temps. I'll tell you right now that the chip's probably overheating if the GPU sits at or above 60C ingame. The nVidia problems sometimes involved the actual on-chip solder reliquifying, thus the eventual blue screens and psychadelic trips.

Other Thoughs:
You might wanna consider upgrading to Win7 Pro as it's usually less picky. Well, I'm generally not a fan of "Home" or limited functionality OS versions anyway, but it's a thought.

Just for the sake of optimization you might wanna up your swap file to the windows recomended amount as the game Loves to use upto 2Gb of physical/virtual memory. If you have the dough/desire, then upping that to 6-8Gb physical memory wouldn't hurt (actually it'd probably love it) assuming that's a newer model and not a maxed out older system.
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As for the side chatter; behave, write your replies in notepad and cool down before posting said reply, and "Can't we all just get along?" ;-p

Making sure that you're otherwise safe (not surfing PRON at the same time, etc), you could try turning off your internet security apps. It's possible that they're blocking the install. I'd do that and try to reinstall/repair the installation.