Zoning times

Wanted_NA · 06-07-2011 12:15 AM

Simple question that I would be really grateful if I could get help with.

My computer is old, but I can play CoX on it on Performance settings usually rather very well. I have lag issues but nothing that's overly annoying. However, the one thing that has always annoyed me while playing: My zoning times. It takes me a LONG time to zone between areas (or from the character selection screen to a zone). I know regular deragging helps. And I run "Game Booster" and "Advanced System Care" while playing CoH and use their Turbo Mode to shut down a lot of not-so-gaming-related processes to free up CPU. But still, I was wondering:

What influences zoning times? What can I upgrade on my computer that might help me with this? Would updating my HDD to one with higher reading speed help? More RAM? Different graphics card? Better/Faster processor? Anything else? Some settings in the game itself?

This is really the one thing that I'm really wanting to fix. I can live with not-so-awesome graphics and random lag issues (Roofs on last mission on iTF, the new warehouse maps, sometimes on iTrials, sometimes just random lag spikes and rubber bands). But my zoning times have always annoyed the crap out of me (and sometimes my teammates as well, as I'm very often not only the last one on the map, but the last one by a considerable margin). I tried running on minimum settings before...and it helped, but honestly the game looks so crappy at minimum that I dare say it bugs me more than the long zoning times.

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Main Villain: Kerry Astrid - Fire/Cold Corruptor

Bonehead · 06-07-2011 05:22 AM

More RAM will usually fix slow loading times. Do you know how much you have right now?

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Wanted_NA · 06-07-2011 05:31 AM

Yeah. I have 2 GBs.

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Zombie Man · 06-07-2011 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wanted_NA

Yeah. I have 2 GBs.

That should be enough. Maybe your helper programs aren't clearing out enough background processes for you.

Please post the results of these two programs:

CoH Helper - it will show us basic computer settings and your CoH configuration.
HijackThis - it will show us what's running on your computer concurrently with CoH. Click on "Do a system Scan and save a logfile." It will automatically open up Notepad and put the info there. Make sure Wordwrap is off in Notepad (Format > Wordwrap unchecked) before you cut and paste here.

Actually, do the HijackThis twice: once before you start CoH and those helper programs and again with CoH and those helper programs running.

You might also want to check out: Common Solutions & Posting Guidelines

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Wanted_NA · 06-07-2011 06:17 AM

I will, Zombie Man. But I can't do that for a couple more hours when I'm back home. Still at work right now. Thanks in advance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zombie Man

You might also want to check out: Common Solutions & Posting Guidelines

I did so. The only thing that may be close to my problem is the Virtual Memory size allocation. I know I changed it recently but I can't really remember how much I set it at lol. I'll have to check when I get back home.

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Main Villain: Kerry Astrid - Fire/Cold Corruptor

Chad Gulzow-Man · 06-07-2011 07:32 AM

Just a side-thought, but I always try to put my game installations on a separate hard drive from the one Windows is installed on. This means the normal operations that get called on the OS drive will have less effect on your load times.

Of course, this isn't really an option if you're on a laptop, unless you have an eSATA port and a burning desire to run the game off an external hard drive.

And as was said previously, 2GB RAM should be enough to run the game smoothly, but it couldn't hurt anything to upgrade it if you have the means.

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Wanted_NA · 06-07-2011 08:37 AM

CoH Helper Log:

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at June 7, 2011 18:36 (+03:00)
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System Manufacturer: INTEL
System Model: DG31PR
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Memory: 2044MB
.Net Memory Report: 965MB out of 2044MB available
Page File: 2808MB (1183MB currently in use)
C Drive: () 9106MB out of 39997MB (22%) free
D Drive: () 5857MB out of 39997MB (14%) free
E Drive: () 2544MB out of 39997MB (6%) free
F Drive: () 4833MB out of 32624MB (14%) free
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I Drive: (QU3261G MSC240F SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
H Drive: (QU3261G MSC240F SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\windows
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.5512 (32-bit version)

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

Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 8500 GT
Video Memory: 512.0 MB
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Driver Date: 1/8/2011 6:27:00 AM
Driver Language: English

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Driver Date: 5/3/2011 4:33:46 PM

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Motherboard Model: (empty)
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BIOS Manufacturer: Intel Corp.
BIOS Name: BIOS Date: 07/30/07 17:10:53 Ver: 08.00.10
BIOS Version: INTEL - 6222004
BIOS Release: 20070928000000.000000+000

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Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
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Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes

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Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.250
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 75928 bytes/second
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Wanted_NA · 06-07-2011 08:41 AM

Hijack This log file before running Turbo Boost:

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Scan saved at 6:40:55 PM, on 6/7/2011
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O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\windows\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Cyberlink RichVideo Service(CRVS) (RichVideo) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\CyberLink\Shared files\RichVideo.exe
O23 - Service: ServiceLayer - Nokia. - C:\Program Files\PC Connectivity Solution\ServiceLayer.exe
O23 - Service: Steam Client Service - Valve Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe
O23 - Service: Viewpoint Manager Service - Viewpoint Corporation - C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
O23 - Service: BitDefender Virus Shield (VSSERV) - BitDefender - C:\Program Files\BitDefender\BitDefender 2008\vsserv.exe
O23 - Service: BitDefender Communicator (XCOMM) - BitDefender - C:\Program Files\Common Files\BitDefender\BitDefender Communicator\xcommsvr.exe
O24 - Desktop Component 0: (no name) - http://www.alsabaah.com/temp/kaadesi...side/chose.gif

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@Sparky Jenkins || Freedom Server | Union Server
Main Hero: Inferno Sparky - Fire/Fire Blaster
Main Villain: Kerry Astrid - Fire/Cold Corruptor

Wanted_NA · 06-07-2011 08:43 AM

Hijack This after running Turbo Boost:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 6:42:41 PM, on 6/7/2011
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\windows\System32\smss.exe
C:\windows\system32\csrss.exe
C:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\windows\system32\services.exe
C:\windows\system32\lsass.exe
C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\BitDefender\BitDefender Communicator\xcommsvr.exe
C:\Program Files\BitDefender\BitDefender 2008\vsserv.exe
C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\IObit\Smart Defrag 2\SmartDefrag.exe
C:\Program Files\IObit\Advanced SystemCare 4\PMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\IObit\IObit Security 360\IS360srv.exe
C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\LaunchApplication.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\BitDefender\BitDefender 2008\bdagent.exe
C:\Program Files\MSN Toolbar\Platform\4.0.0417.0\mswinext.exe
C:\windows\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\IObit\IObit Security 360\IS360tray.exe
C:\windows\RTHDCPL.EXE
C:\Program Files\Yuna Software\Messenger Plus!\PlusService.exe
C:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\IObit\Advanced SystemCare 4\ASCTray.exe
C:\Program Files\Xfire\Xfire.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Search Enhancement Pack\SeaPort\SeaPort.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE
C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSvcM.exe
C:\Program Files\IObit\IObit Security 360\is360.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe
C:\Program Files\IObit\Advanced SystemCare 4\Asc.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Sparky\My Documents\Downloads\CohHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Skype\Plugin Manager\skypePM.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Sparky\My Documents\Downloads\HijackThis.exe
C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
C:\Program Files\IObit\Game Booster\gbtray.exe

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R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://search.live.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
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
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,Default_Search_URL = http://toolbar.ask.com/toolbarv/askR...1&gct=&gc=1&q=
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://search.live.com/sphome.aspx
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://toolbar.ask.com/toolbarv/askR...gct=&gc=1&q=%s
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: AskBar BHO - {201f27d4-3704-41d6-89c1-aa35e39143ed} - C:\Program Files\AskBarDis\bar\bin\askBar.dll
O2 - BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer - {3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll
O2 - BHO: Conduit Engine - {30F9B915-B755-4826-820B-08FBA6BD249D} - C:\Program Files\ConduitEngine\prxConduitEngine.dll
O2 - BHO: XML module - {500BCA15-57A7-4eaf-8143-8C619470B13D} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Search Helper - {6EBF7485-159F-4bff-A14F-B9E3AAC4465B} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Search Enhancement Pack\Search Helper\SEPsearchhelperie.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: Messenger Plus Live - {9b339f6e-ddcd-401b-8764-230adbd01761} - C:\Program Files\Messenger_Plus_Live\prxtbMes0.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {aac4043a-8832-4abe-9963-35377f30b8e6} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: MSN Toolbar BHO - {d2ce3e00-f94a-4740-988e-03dc2f38c34f} - C:\Program Files\MSN Toolbar\Platform\4.0.0417.0\npwinext.dll
O2 - BHO: Mininova-Vuze - {d51d388b-f5dc-471a-a1ce-5e2d671091c0} - C:\Program Files\Mininova-Vuze\prxtbMin2.dll
O2 - BHO: MessengerPlusLive TB Master - {d8fb4583-db9d-4c7b-85be-294c13a3e5c4} - C:\Program Files\MessengerPlusLive_TB\prxtbMes0.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Toolbar Helper - {E15A8DC0-8516-42A1-81EA-DC94EC1ACF10} - C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Toolbar\wltcore.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Mininova-Vuze Toolbar - {d51d388b-f5dc-471a-a1ce-5e2d671091c0} - C:\Program Files\Mininova-Vuze\prxtbMin2.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Ask Toolbar - {3041d03e-fd4b-44e0-b742-2d9b88305f98} - C:\Program Files\AskBarDis\bar\bin\askBar.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {aac4043a-8832-4abe-9963-35377f30b8e6} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: Messenger Plus Live Toolbar - {9b339f6e-ddcd-401b-8764-230adbd01761} - C:\Program Files\Messenger_Plus_Live\prxtbMes0.dll
O3 - Toolbar: MessengerPlusLive TB Master Toolbar - {d8fb4583-db9d-4c7b-85be-294c13a3e5c4} - C:\Program Files\MessengerPlusLive_TB\prxtbMes0.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Windows Live Toolbar - {21FA44EF-376D-4D53-9B0F-8A89D3229068} - C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Toolbar\wltcore.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {07B18EA9-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: BitDefender Toolbar - {381FFDE8-2394-4f90-B10D-FC6124A40F8C} - C:\Program Files\BitDefender\BitDefender 2008\IEToolbar.dll
O3 - Toolbar: MSN Toolbar - {8dcb7100-df86-4384-8842-8fa844297b3f} - C:\Program Files\MSN Toolbar\Platform\4.0.0417.0\npwinext.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PCSuiteTrayApplication] C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\LaunchApplication.exe -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PDVD8LanguageShortcut] "C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD8\Language\Language.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BDAgent] "C:\Program Files\BitDefender\BitDefender 2008\bdagent.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BitDefender Antiphishing Helper] "C:\Program Files\BitDefender\BitDefender 2008\IEShow.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSN Toolbar] "C:\Program Files\MSN Toolbar\Platform\4.0.0417.0\mswinext.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Microsoft Default Manager] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Search Enhancement Pack\Default Manager\DefMgr.exe" -resume
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /installquiet
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IObit Security 360] "C:\Program Files\IObit\IObit Security 360\IS360tray.exe" /autostart
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PlusService] "C:\Program Files\Yuna Software\Messenger Plus!\PlusService.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Google Update] "C:\Documents and Settings\Sparky\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Advanced SystemCare 4] "C:\Program Files\IObit\Advanced SystemCare 4\ASCTray.exe"
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'Default user')
O4 - S-1-5-18 Startup: Xfire.lnk = C:\Program Files\Xfire\Xfire.exe (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - .DEFAULT Startup: Xfire.lnk = C:\Program Files\Xfire\Xfire.exe (User 'Default user')
O4 - Startup: Xfire.lnk = C:\Program Files\Xfire\Xfire.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Search - http://tbedits.smileycentral.com/one...9&n=2011011614
O9 - Extra button: Blog This - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: &Blog This in Windows Live Writer - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll
O9 - Extra button: PalTalk - {4EAFEF58-EEFA-4116-983D-03B49BCBFFFE} - C:\Program Files\Paltalk Messenger\Paltalk.exe
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\windows\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\windows\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {149E45D8-163E-4189-86FC-45022AB2B6C9} (SpinTop DRM Control) - file://C:\Program Files\Virtual Villagers 2\Images\stg_drm.ocx
O16 - DPF: {CC450D71-CC90-424C-8638-1F2DBAC87A54} (ArmHelper Control) - file://C:\Program Files\Virtual Villagers 2\Images\armhelper.ocx
O16 - DPF: {E2883E8F-472F-4FB0-9522-AC9BF37916A7} - http://platformdl.adobe.com/NOS/getPlusPlus/1.6/gp.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{BFB120BD-FFAD-4FD5-9BE8-11130587F212}: NameServer = 196.27.0.27 196.27.0.35
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\windows\system32\browseui.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\windows\system32\browseui.dll
O23 - Service: IpSectPro service new (69212) - Emsi Software GmbH - C:\windows\system\692124.exe
O23 - Service: Advanced SystemCare Service (AdvancedSystemCareService) - IObit - C:\Program Files\IObit\Advanced SystemCare 4\ASCService.exe
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: IS360service - IObit - C:\Program Files\IObit\IObit Security 360\IS360srv.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: BitDefender Desktop Update Service (LIVESRV) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\BitDefender\BitDefender Update Service\livesrv.exe
O23 - Service: My Web Search Service (MyWebSearchService) - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\MYWEBS~1\bar\4.bin\mwssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\windows\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Cyberlink RichVideo Service(CRVS) (RichVideo) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\CyberLink\Shared files\RichVideo.exe
O23 - Service: ServiceLayer - Nokia. - C:\Program Files\PC Connectivity Solution\ServiceLayer.exe
O23 - Service: Steam Client Service - Valve Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe
O23 - Service: Viewpoint Manager Service - Viewpoint Corporation - C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
O23 - Service: BitDefender Virus Shield (VSSERV) - BitDefender - C:\Program Files\BitDefender\BitDefender 2008\vsserv.exe
O23 - Service: BitDefender Communicator (XCOMM) - BitDefender - C:\Program Files\Common Files\BitDefender\BitDefender Communicator\xcommsvr.exe
O24 - Desktop Component 0: (no name) - http://www.alsabaah.com/temp/kaadesi...side/chose.gif

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End of file - 13372 bytes

@Sparky Jenkins || Freedom Server | Union Server
Main Hero: Inferno Sparky - Fire/Fire Blaster
Main Villain: Kerry Astrid - Fire/Cold Corruptor

Wanted_NA · 06-07-2011 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man

Just a side-thought, but I always try to put my game installations on a separate hard drive from the one Windows is installed on. This means the normal operations that get called on the OS drive will have less effect on your load times.

Of course, this isn't really an option if you're on a laptop, unless you have an eSATA port and a burning desire to run the game off an external hard drive.

And as was said previously, 2GB RAM should be enough to run the game smoothly, but it couldn't hurt anything to upgrade it if you have the means.

Can you even install CoH on a different drive than your C drive? I never get the option to change the installation directory whenever I reinstall the game after reinstalling Windows or anything. And to be honest I wasn't too fond of the idea of manually changing the directory then editing the Registry to match the new directory since I had no idea if it will work or not.

EDIT: Yes, I'm planning to upgrade, since buying a new computer isn't exactly an option ATM. I'm of the "If you're doing it, do it right" mentality. So if I'm buying a new computer I want it to be a drastic improvement or not gonna bother at all. I'm just not exactly sure WHAT I want to update. I know for sure I want a new harddrive since the one I have is too small. But not sure about the other pieces.

@Sparky Jenkins || Freedom Server | Union Server
Main Hero: Inferno Sparky - Fire/Fire Blaster
Main Villain: Kerry Astrid - Fire/Cold Corruptor

Wanted_NA · 06-07-2011 08:54 AM

Let me know if there's any more information I can provide that'll be of help.

Also, I'm not sure if it's obvious from the log or not, my CPU isn't actually a dual core. It's a single core that's set to act as a Dual Core with multi-threading technology or something. Sorry, lol. I'm not the biggest expert on Hardware.

EDIT: Should probably mention that all my drivers are up to date, even my network driver.

@Sparky Jenkins || Freedom Server | Union Server
Main Hero: Inferno Sparky - Fire/Fire Blaster
Main Villain: Kerry Astrid - Fire/Cold Corruptor

Psygon_NA · 06-07-2011 10:07 AM

going to a solid state hard drive cut my load times way down.

Blondeshell · 06-07-2011 10:09 AM

I completely feel your pain on this issue.

My computer isn't much better than yours for the specs:

Pentium D 3.20GHz
3 GB RAM
Nvidia 8800 GT

but I've been frustrated for quite a while at the interminably long load times I've been getting. I've defragged my hard drive. I've tried changing my graphics settings, reducing them to near-unplayable visibility. I've even tried increasing the speed of Internet service I get. Nothing seemed to make any kind of difference. I'd still be left behind at the beginning of a mission while everyone else had gone far ahead. (For example, on speed LGTFs, I would just be getting into the mission and the team had already beaten the second spawn of War Riders.)

Then I stumbled upon something that made me think differently about the issue. I activated a second account so I could test some things without Going Rogue and immediately noticed that my fast load times came back. However, if I switched to my main character on my main account, it was still the same old slog. This made me think that it had nothing at all to do with my computer. So, I ran a test.

I took four characters from my main account and parked them all in the main courtyard in Galaxy City. Character 1 was a level 3 alt, had just a handful of badges and nothing else to speak of. Character 2 was level 35 with 400 badges and a random mixture of SOs and IOs. Character 3 was level 50, had 700 badges, was fully-IOd, but had just started the Incarnate system with some progress on a couple slots. Character 4 was my main character, level 50 with 1200+ badges, fully-IOd and fully-Incarnated.

I timed how long it took from when I clicked "Enter Paragon City" on the character select screen to when the loading bar filled and I gained control of the character. Here are my results:

Character 1 - 0:25
Character 2 - 0:40
Character 3 - 0:53
Character 4 - 1:12

(During normal teamed missions, Character 4's loading times can sometimes be as high as 1:40, with me sitting visible inside the mission map for 20-30 seconds before my teammates see me actually do anything. You can imagine how it makes me not want to be the leader for selecting the next mission.)

This shows to me that character load times are somehow related to how complex your character is and how much information the server has to transmit to your computer. I don't know that there's anyway we can get confirmation of that from the devs, but it could be something that we can test on our own to verify.

Hope this helps.

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Mandu · 06-07-2011 10:27 AM

honestly the best bet would be to increase your ram. It looks like your board only has two dimm slots and a maximum memory of 4gb. If you shop around you could probably upgrade to that 4gb for $40 or less.

As to what you can do without increasing your ram. Just before you zone type /unloadgfx

This will unload all the graphics from memory and then reload only the stuff that is within perception range. Anything extra that was stored from places where you were previously will be cleared out.

Don't count your weasels before they pop dink!

Wanted_NA · 06-07-2011 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blondeshell

This shows to me that character load times are somehow related to how complex your character is and how much information the server has to transmit to your computer. I don't know that there's anyway we can get confirmation of that from the devs, but it could be something that we can test on our own to verify.

Hope this helps.

I have actually noticed something very similar to that effect. My new toons (running SOs and such) usually have (sometimes significantly) shorter zoning times than my fully kitted out 50ies. I don't have any real badgers, but for example my main has T4s/T3s in all incarantes and a butt load of temp powers and is fully IO'd and the such and he usually gets the worst zoning times. In fact, I can confidently say that all my IO'd out toons have the worst zoning times (with the window where I'm visibly on the screen for others but I'm not really -- like can't be targetted by buffs and the such).

@Sparky Jenkins || Freedom Server | Union Server
Main Hero: Inferno Sparky - Fire/Fire Blaster
Main Villain: Kerry Astrid - Fire/Cold Corruptor

Tex · 06-07-2011 10:55 AM

Also keep in mind that anti-virus software will monitor file accesses and this can reduce file access times.

Most anti-virus software should have a way to exclude certain file types or folder from their scanning. Specifically, the .pigg files in the piggs folder in the game installation folder are being accessed during zone changes.

TerraShock · 06-07-2011 11:11 AM

If your able to add more ram, that will help, and if you can, start killing some process startup programs. Skype is pretty resource hungry, no sure about Paltalk. Bascially if you can shut down any that you don't need, while playing, you free up memory the game can use.

http://www.blackviper.com/ lists some configurations for trimming window programs as well, if your inclined and comfortable making "service" changes.

For other programs, use task manager to keep programs from starting up. Some monitor programs that will help you identify what is loading,
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb963902 and their process monitor and process explorer programs located there.

Starcloud · 06-07-2011 02:46 PM

Two things tend to impact loading time the most: Disk access time and available graphics and main memory.

I'm going to guess that your computer comes with a PCI-E 1.0 graphics slot. There should be several cards that can be installed without stressing your current power supply, but you'll need to know your power supply specs. Pay specific attention to amperage available on the 12 volt rails.

newchemicals · 06-07-2011 03:37 PM

Buying anything for your current system would be a waste of money that would be better spent on the replacement.

Lots of things can determine zoning times: (in no particular order)
1. Internet connection
2. CPU Speed
3. Ram Speed
4. Hard Drive
5. Graphics Settings

Most users are using SATA2 Hard Drives, while there are a few people with SSDs the vast majority use the same drive. So spending while spending big bucks on an SSD will help some, that level of cash would be better spent on a better CPU & GPU.

Your RAM is maxed out. Spending on old dead end DDR2 Ram is a waste of time and very little gain. Also, with 32 bit windows XP you are already at the end of what it can handle. Sure you could double your RAM to "4GB" but you will still be complainig about long load times.

Best best for not spending money is lowering graphics settings.

Its not that expensive to replace MB/CPU/Mem to get something a bit more current. Then a decent enough GPU to keep up. The cost of replacing those parts to something entry level would run about $350 + tax

Just my 02 INF

H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
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Zombie Man · 06-07-2011 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Wanted_NA

.Net Memory Report: 965MB out of 2044MB available
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

There it is.

You're using 1 GB out of 2 GB even before you start CoH. Then, CoH wants to use another 1.3 GM (on low settings!). This means you have a lot of pagefile caching out to the hard drive to create virtual memory. And accessing the hard drive is the slowest form of memory. That is precisely why your load times are slow.

First of all, get rid of Turbo. It's not disabling near enough background processes as you need disabled.

Second of all: I strongly recommend a fresh reinstall of Windows. You do that by backing up all your data; Make sure you have an install disk; Then hard drive wipe and reinstall everything.

If you don't want to go that route, you have a lot of hard drive cleaning to do. You have way too many programs that are resident in your memory. A properly behaved program loads itself when you call for it and unloads itself when it's done. And if they want to be resident all the time, they ask permission first. Your computer is full of programs that have loaded themselves into the startup registries without your knowledge or permission.

Cut and past the HijackThis log to here and look at the report:

http://www.hijackthis.de/

And read this to understand the report: http://www.pchell.com/support/hijackthistutorial.shtml

Jumping to 4 GB RAM will help, though, nothing will help that oldish and underpowered graphics card you have. And it won't solve the problem of all the CPU cycles the other programs are stealing.

If you want to see what load times would be like with all those other programs turned off, follow the instructions here.

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Nihilii · 06-07-2011 04:24 PM

I've noticed disabling vsync significantly improves loading times on every computer I've ever used, to the point that i.e. my laptop that struggles to keep 30 FPS on lowest graphics can load faster than my desktop running most stuff on high at 60 FPS.

Wanted_NA · 06-07-2011 10:16 PM

Thanks for all the input, guys. Help appreciated.

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Wanted_NA · 06-08-2011 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Zombie Man

There it is.
Jumping to 4 GB RAM will help, though, nothing will help that oldish and underpowered graphics card you have. And it won't solve the problem of all the CPU cycles the other programs are stealing.

Not even upgrading the card would help? And if it would, any recommended cards I might wanna try?

Also, for the programs, I checked the Start Up section of MSConfig and most of those programs I have disabled to start with windows from before (and they don't). About reinstalling windows, it's certainly more than easy to do so, it's just checking if I have all the software I want before I do it. Plus I was planning to get a new HDD eitherways (upgrade to SATA while at it since my motherboard supports it, or so I believe at least. Since it has all the appropriate wires and stuff) so a new windows installation was in order eitherways. However, I'm about 80% set on keeping Win XP because I just do not like Win Vista/7 at all (I have all available I just have to choose, lol).

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TerraShock · 06-08-2011 11:29 AM

Until about 9 mths ago, similiar situation, XP 2 GB ram, and like you wasn't interested in using Win7, and had long load times after the graphics update. 9mths later, new computer, Win7, 9 GB Ram and much, much faster load times.

New video card will not really help the load times, and as long as you continue to use XP, you'll be limited to what your system can use for memory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_GB_barrier

This memory allocation includes the memory in your video card as well, so your bascially stuck with only using about 3GB for all your system/program needs.

Windows 7 is actually pretty good, once you understand how the UAC works, but you may still need to upgrade the system if you can't add more ram memory to your current motherboard.

Wanted_NA · 06-08-2011 10:07 PM

Oh trust me, I fully understand how the UAC works. I just don't like how their ideas of "more security" always translates to "bigger pain in the *** to use programs with more restricted features".

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