Running CoH on a dinosaur!

(Rawr)

I have an old computer that I'll sometimes use to log onto CoH when my not so old computer is unavailable, not working, or I'm just feeling masochistic.

Ever since GR was released I have been having frequent issues loading zones before the client decides the connection has timed out and returns to the log in screen. The server seems to have not noticed that I've timed out, and when I re-enter my password it informs me the account is still logged in.

The system is clean of spyware and virus infection, non essential services are disabled, and I am not running any other programs.

Is there a way that I can speed up load time or increase the time before the client times out without violating the EULA and Terms of Service?

Are there compressed files that can be decompressed, or archives that can be split into smaller chunks so that data that isn't needed is not being processed? (Again, without violating the EULA or TOS?)

DxDiag:
Yes, the game does run on this.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 4/19/2011, 18:29:14
Machine name: ZEFOID
Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional (5.0, Build 2195) Service Pack 4
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gateway
System Model: TABOR_II
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel Pentium III processor, ~500MHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 225MB used, 2254MB available
Windows Dir: D:\WINNT
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0904 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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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: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce2 MX/MX 400
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0110&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_B2
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (16 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8198 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 3955456 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 3536768 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4250-11CF-B643-0A2013C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0110
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x00B2
Revision ID: 0x00B2
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
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: Creative Sound Blaster PCI
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1274&DEV_5000&SUBSYS_4C4C4942&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ES1370MP.sys
Driver Version: 5.00.2180.0001 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 11/12/1999 12:12:34, 41328 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Microsoft
HW Accel Level: Standard
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Creative Sound Blaster PCI
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: ES1370MP.sys
Driver Version: 5.00.2180.0001 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 11/12/1999 12:12:34, 41328 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: D:\WINNT\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
Creative Sound Blaster PCI, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Creative Sound Blaster PCI [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Creative Sound Blaster PCI [Emulated], 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

Poll w/ Interrupt: No
Registry: OK

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 40176 bytes
|
+-+ USB Human Interface Device
| | Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC01B
| | Location: USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
| | Matching Device ID: usb\class_03&subclass_01
| | Service: HidUsb
| | Driver: hidclass.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 24752 bytes
| | Driver: hidparse.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 23056 bytes
| | Driver: hid.dll, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 18192 bytes
| | Driver: hidusb.sys, 12/6/1999 09:00:00, 13904 bytes
| | Driver: pid.dll, 10/30/2001 09:10:00, 31744 bytes
| |
| +-+ HID-compliant mouse
| | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC01B
| | | Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| | | Service: mouhid
| | | Driver: mouhid.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 11632 bytes
| | | Driver: mouclass.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 21776 bytes

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Gameport Devices
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+ Creative AudioPCI (ES1370), SB PCI 64/128 (WDM)
| Location: PCI bus 0, device 16, function 0
| Matching Device ID: pci\ven_1274&dev_5000
| Service: ES1370
| Driver: portcls.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 148208 bytes
| Driver: stream.sys, 7/9/2004 05:27:28, 48512 bytes
| Driver: wdmaud.drv, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 21264 bytes
| Driver: es1370mp.sys, 11/12/1999 12:12:34, 41328 bytes
| Driver: ksuser.dll, 12/12/2002 01:14:32, 4096 bytes
|
+-+ Game Port for Creative
| | Matching Device ID: *ctl7001
| | Service: gameenum
| | Driver: gameenum.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 9808 bytes

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PS/2 Devices
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+ Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0303
| Service: i8042prt
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 46992 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 24528 bytes
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+ PS/2 Compatible Mouse
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0f13
| Service: i8042prt
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 46992 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 21776 bytes

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DirectPlay Service Providers
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DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.0000.0900)
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.0000.0900)
DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.0000.0900)
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.0000.0900)
Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.0001.0904)
IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.0001.0904)
Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.0000.0900)
Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.0000.0900)

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

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DirectPlay Adapters
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DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM1
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM2
DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider: IPX Adapter 1 - (00000000,005004E23862)
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: 3Com EtherLink PCI -

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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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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 0.9 GB
Total Space: 19.1 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: WDC WD400BB-00CAA0

Drive: D:
Free Space: 10.5 GB
Total Space: 25.8 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct20 30

Drive: E:
Free Space: 2.2 GB
Total Space: 19.1 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: WDC WD400BB-00CAA0

Drive: F:
Free Space: 0.5 GB
Total Space: 2.8 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct20 30

Drive: G:
Model: LITEON CD-ROM LTN526
Driver: d:\winnt\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.00.2195.6655 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 27984 bytes

Drive: H:
Model: LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-832S
Driver: d:\winnt\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.00.2195.6655 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 27984 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: Intel 82443BX Pentium(r) II Processor to AGP Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7191&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_03\3&61A AA01&0&08
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\DRIVERS\AGP440.SYS, 5.00.2195.6655 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 21008 bytes

Name: Intel 82443BX Pentium(r) II Processor to PCI Bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7190&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_03\3&61A AA01&0&00
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7112&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_01\3&61A AA01&0&3A
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\drivers\uhcd.sys, 5.00.2195.6655 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 32848 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\drivers\usbd.sys, 5.00.2195.6658 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 20688 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.00.2195.6689 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 40176 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\usbui.dll, 5.00.2134.0001 (English), 11/30/1999 19:39:50, 59664 bytes

Name: Intel(r) 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7111&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_01\3&61A AA01&0&39
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\DRIVERS\intelide.sys, 5.00.2195.6666 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 4624 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 5.00.2195.6672 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 22064 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 5.00.2195.6699 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 86672 bytes

Name: Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to ISA bridge (ISA mode)
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7110&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_02\3&61A AA01&0&38
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\DRIVERS\isapnp.sys, 5.00.2195.6655 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 46992 bytes

Name: Creative AudioPCI (ES1370), SB PCI 64/128 (WDM)
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1274&DEV_5000&SUBSYS_4C4C4942&REV_00\3&61A AA01&0&80
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\drivers\portcls.sys, 5.00.2195.6655 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 148208 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\drivers\stream.sys, 5.03.0001.0904 (English), 7/9/2004 05:27:28, 48512 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\wdmaud.drv, 5.00.2195.6673 (English), 6/19/2003 15:05:04, 21264 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\drivers\es1370mp.sys, 5.00.2180.0001 (English), 11/12/1999 12:12:34, 41328 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\ksuser.dll, 5.03.0000.0900 (English), 12/12/2002 01:14:32, 4096 bytes

Name: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0110&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_B2\4&415 A68E&0&0008
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\DRIVERS\nv4_mini.sys, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 3536768 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nv4_disp.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 3955456 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvsvc32.exe, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 131139 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvhwvid.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 573440 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvapi.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 110592 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvoglnt.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 5402624 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvcpl.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 7311360 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvmctray.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 86016 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvwddi.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 81920 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvnt4cpl.dll, 6.14.0010.11014 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 286720 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvmccs.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 229376 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\help\nvcpl.hlp, 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 169507 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\help\nvwcplen.hlp, 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 55444 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvcod.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 35840 bytes
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\nvcodins.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 12/10/2005 04:06:00, 35840 bytes

Name: 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10B7&DEV_9200&SUBSYS_100010B7&REV_6C\3&61A AA01&0&78
Driver: D:\WINNT\system32\DRIVERS\el90xbc5.sys, 1.56.0050.0013 (English), 10/23/1999 08:22:20, 61712 bytes

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DirectX Components
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ddraw.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 265728 bytes
ddrawex.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 12/6/1999 09:00:00 24336 bytes
dxapi.sys: 5.00.2180.0001 English Final Retail 12/15/1999 01:00:00 10064 bytes
d3d8.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 1179648 bytes
d3d8thk.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 7168 bytes
d3d9.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 1689600 bytes
d3dim.dll: 5.00.2180.0001 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 446224 bytes
d3dim700.dll: 5.03.0001.0902 English Final Retail 5/30/2003 10:00:02 797184 bytes
d3dref.dll: 5.00.2180.0001 English Final Retail 12/6/1999 09:00:00 93456 bytes
d3dramp.dll: 5.00.2180.0001 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 591120 bytes
d3drm.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 364816 bytes
d3dxof.dll: 5.00.2135.0001 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 49424 bytes
d3dpmesh.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 37648 bytes
dplay.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 12/6/1999 09:00:00 33040 bytes
dplayx.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 230400 bytes
dpmodemx.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 22016 bytes
dpwsock.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 12/6/1999 09:00:00 42768 bytes
dpwsockx.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 57856 bytes
dplaysvr.exe: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 28160 bytes
dpnsvr.exe: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 16896 bytes
dpnet.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 377856 bytes
dpnlobby.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 3072 bytes
dpnaddr.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 3072 bytes
dpvoice.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 203264 bytes
dpvsetup.exe: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 80896 bytes
dpvvox.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 112128 bytes
dpvacm.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 19968 bytes
dpnhpast.dll: 5.03.0000.0901 English Final Retail 3/24/2003 10:00:02 32768 bytes
dpnhupnp.dll: 5.03.0000.0901 English Final Retail 3/24/2003 10:00:02 68096 bytes
dpserial.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 12/6/1999 09:00:00 53520 bytes
dinput.dll: 5.01.2600.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 09:10:00 150016 bytes
dinput8.dll: 5.01.2600.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 09:10:00 166400 bytes
dimap.dll: 5.01.2600.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 09:10:00 44032 bytes
diactfrm.dll: 5.01.2600.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 09:10:00 386048 bytes
joy.cpl: 5.01.2600.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 09:10:00 326144 bytes
gcdef.dll: 5.01.2600.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 09:10:00 206336 bytes
pid.dll: 5.01.2600.0881 English Final Retail 10/30/2001 09:10:00 31744 bytes
gameenum.sys: 5.00.2195.6655 English Final Retail 6/19/2003 15:05:04 9808 bytes
dsound.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 363520 bytes
dsound3d.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 1294336 bytes
dswave.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 18432 bytes
dsdmo.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 186880 bytes
dsdmoprp.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 68096 bytes
dmusic.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 104448 bytes
dmband.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 27136 bytes
dmcompos.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 58368 bytes
dmime.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 181248 bytes
dmloader.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 33280 bytes
dmstyle.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 98816 bytes
dmsynth.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 100864 bytes
dmscript.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 76800 bytes
dx7vb.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 602624 bytes
dx8vb.dll: 5.03.0001.0902 English Final Retail 5/30/2003 10:00:02 1189888 bytes
dxdiagn.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 1769472 bytes
mfc40.dll: 4.01.0000.6140 English Final Retail 12/6/1999 09:00:00 924432 bytes
mfc42.dll: 6.00.9586.0000 English Beta Retail 6/19/2003 15:05:04 1015859 bytes
wsock32.dll: 5.00.2195.6603 English Final Retail 6/19/2003 15:05:04 21776 bytes
amstream.dll: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 64512 bytes
devenum.dll: 6.05.0001.0902 English Final Retail 5/30/2003 10:00:02 53248 bytes
dxmasf.dll: 6.04.0009.1133 English Final Retail 8/22/2006 04:05:26 498742 bytes
mciqtz32.dll: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 34304 bytes
mpg2splt.ax: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 136192 bytes
msdmo.dll: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 13312 bytes
encapi.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 18944 bytes
qasf.dll: 9.00.0000.2980 English Final Retail 12/11/2002 18:34:40 241664 bytes
qcap.dll: 6.05.0001.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 177152 bytes
qdv.dll: 6.05.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 276480 bytes
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Generating City of Heroes Helper log now

Edit:
It timed out a few times, but eventually got it
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at April 19, 2011 18:45 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional (5.0, Build 2195) Service Pack 4
System Manufacturer: Gateway
System Model: TABOR_II
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Central Processor: Intel Pentium III processor, ~500MHz
Memory: 512MB
.Net Memory Report: 306MB out of 511MB available
Page File: 2207MB (272MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD400BB-00CAA0) 942MB out of 19075MB (4%) free
D Drive: (QUANTUM FIREBALLlct20 30) 10467MB out of 25831MB (40%) free
E Drive: (WDC WD400BB-00CAA0) 2183MB out of 19067MB (11%) free
F Drive: (QUANTUM FIREBALLlct20 30) 528MB out of 2785MB (18%) free
G Drive: (LITEON CD-ROM LTN526) zero-size drive
H Drive: (LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-832S) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: D:\WINNT
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.0001.0904 (32-bit version)

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

Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Video Memory: 64.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8198
Driver Date: 12/10/2005 4:06:00 AM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Creative Sound Blaster PCI
Driver File: ES1370MP.sys
Driver Version: 5.00.2180.0001
Driver Date: 11/12/1999 12:12:34 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: WS440BX
Motherboard Version: AA744110-202
BIOS Manufacturer: Intel Corp.
BIOS Name: Default System BIOS
BIOS Version: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
BIOS Release: 19991104******.******+***


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 800x600
3D Resolution: 200x150 (Using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 70Hz
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: Smooth
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: Unknown (4)
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: 0.300
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: No
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: 0.000
Music Sound Volume: 0.000

Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.000
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 311543 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1950.201102100129.1
Installation Directory: D:\Program Files\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found

which drive has the swap/paging file?

Remember also that Windows 2000 is no longer a supported operating system. I think that change was made about the time I17 was released or it may have been when GR hit.

It's possible that Win2K doesn't support some of the new programming introduced then.

Not to mention that those old drivers may not support the new graphics programming either.

Simple solution is available however.

Have PummyBear give you his CoH system. He won't be needing it for much longer.

If you can give some extra ram a try, either cheap, or on loan from someone, that might help with the loading/time out problems. No idea if the OS is gonna be a snag though.

The long loading times are definitely ram related. If you can't or won't get more ram then try three things.

First: free up as much space as possible on your system drive. Unless you have changed things around that is the drive that will be used for the swap file. Then defrag that drive.

Second: Stick to older zones. Sure this will keep you from most of the newer content but it will also avoid the more graphics intense textures. You'll still have problems with graphics in some missions but smaller instance is less stress.

Third: Right before entering another zone or instance zoom your camera all the way in to first person. Then use the command /unloadgfx. Then click to zone.

To add a bit more to what I said earlier about the unsupported OS and the old as the hills video card drivers:

I see several entries in CoH Helper that are Unknown and I think this is due to either the OS or the drivers (or both) not being able to implement some of the graphics settings calls and so you have incomplete registry entries. Since we know that they are using a newer version of OpenGL I'm suspecting this might be the problem.

If you can load XP on it you might be able to get around some of those problems, but it would probably need a newer video card as well. I suspect that one is a PCI card (not PCI-E, plain old PCI) which limits the available cards you can use.

On Newegg, I see some nVidia 6200 cards for under $60 (and some higher). I'd stay away from the FX 5200 cards since those were really a bit of a disaster. There is an nVidia 9400 GT for around $76, a Radeon HD 4350 for around $83, an nVidia 8400 GS for around $85, a Radeon HD 5450 for around $95 and several other cards at higher prices, not always a better card. For the Radeon HD cards, I didn't look at the specs to see what the power/cabling needs are as I think that's a bit much for that old of a system and probably more than you want to spend.

You could "try" the 6200 with Windows 2000 but the newest driver is from 2007, and the 6200 is going to need low settings as it is. With XP, they show the current drivers as being the 270.61 drivers, but I'd recommend using the WHQL 197.45 drivers from their Archived drivers page. Those are from April of 2010 and worked well with my 6800 Ultra when I was testing I17 and after it's launch (before that system went down completely). It handles the newer OpenGL version used in the game fairly well but still needs low settings due to the card itself. For older cards (everything up to and including the 9xxx series) I seem to have the best results with those drivers. Sure, the game gives the red letter warning about the older drivers, but it still works.

But still, try to get PummyBear to send you his CoH system since he won't be needing it after the end of the month.

We are going to make him play L4D.

I've got a bunch of older bits and pieces laying around, some older ram and a processor. Ill see about inventorying it when I get home. If it'll work in your machine, you can have it Mari.

Thanks for the advice!

I had forgotten that this system boots windows 98 off of the C: drive, placing 2000 on the D: drive with the game and the page file!
The page file has been moved to the C: drive, which is a separate physical hard drive, so I'm hoping that helps speed things up.

I think the physical memory may be at the maximum the manufacturer's settings may allow. I'll have to take a look around and see if I can find documentation on this model. Prior to i17 it was running CoH with 448mb.

I do usually defragement the D: drive after each patch for the game.
I think, no okay I know I have a lot of old junk on the drive that I can delete to free up some space, then I'll defrag some more.

The video card is the AGP version, and I am not sure if the slot is even AGP 2x. I remember trying a Radeon 9000XT in the slot a few years ago and the frame rate increase in the games I was playing at that time, The Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind and Neverwinter Nights, was trivial.

Oh, the OpenGL update you mentioned, Texas Justice, do you know when they made that update? Is that recent, or are you saying it as more recent than 2002?

Much of the graphics updates for I17 were done using OpenGL 3.somethingorother which is a much newer revision of OpenGL than was previously used. Most of the game was coded with OpenGL 1.x calls. OpenGL 2.0 wasn't officially released until September 2004 which was after the launch of CoH.

OpenGL 3.0 was released in July of 2008 and is supported on nVidia 8xxx and up cards as well as Radeon HD cards. Some of the old code was rewritten to get rid of some of the hackneyed fixes that were put in to allow the game to run on poorly written drivers. Unfortunately, that broke several areas of the game for older cards, and even the 6xxx series has problems with some of the coding.

Video drivers written in 2005, like yours, simply can't handle the new OpenGL calls or the code that was corrected to get rid of the "fixes" for poorly written drivers.