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Soraya Elcar

Registered User

Join date: 25 Oct 2006

Posts: 7

10-27-2006 20:08

Second Life will work for about 5 minutes and then freeze completly, and not just SL, windows XP eniterly.

I am using XP Pro SP2
GeForce 6200 256 RAM 8X/4X AGP
AMD 64 3500+
1.00GB RAM
DirectX 9.0c

Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

10-30-2006 13:27

Moved to Tech Issues.

Please provide more details of what you're experiencing, maybe another Resident can help you out. You can also contact Support with further details.

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Stephanie Abernathy

Susan Ivanova Wannabe

Join date: 8 May 2006

Posts: 352

10-30-2006 14:48

This may or may not help...

I've been experiencing something similar in a new PC i'm setting up for SL. The connection problem exists not just in SL but in Skype and and several other programs. Skype's tech support clued me on to something, and Microsoft's support pages seemed to back it up. With SL, it loads, sluggishly, then stops responding after making the connection with an invisible AV, or if it does respond, the lag is pronounced (as if the OS is translating the 32bit SL app into 64bit).

You said you are using an AMD 64.
So am I.

My specs are:
Gateway GT4022 with
XP Pro SP2
nVidia GeForce 7600 with 512Meg RAM, PCI Express
AMD Athlon 64 4000+
2.00 GB RAM
DirectX 9.0c

From what i am learning, 64bit architechture doesn't like some 32bit processes, including some ActiveX. Microsoft recommended that I check my operating system to see if it was XP 64 or XP 32. SL, Skype, and everything else i'm having issues with (including SL) are all 32 bit apps.

here is the link to Microsoft's instructions on how to determine if you are running a 32bit or 64bit version of XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218/en-us

Stephanie Abernathy

Susan Ivanova Wannabe

Join date: 8 May 2006

Posts: 352

11-06-2006 10:50

This is a followup to my earlier response. My earlier response was posted before getting home to test which version of XP was loaded. It turned out to be the 32bit already.

In my case the problem traced to a version of McAfee that was installed by Gateway. This insideous version had it's own firewall that was obstructing SL. It not only obstructed SL, but other things as well and had a nasty habit of locking up the PC, just as the OP described.

Once i found and killed it, OMFG.... SL flew. Lag? What lag? Rezzing is almost instantaneous, movement is fluid.... SL is running like it did back around version 1.6; fast, smooth, & beautiful.

The Athlon 64 absolutely loves the 32bit version of XP Pro SP2.

Constant Freezing
Soraya Elcar Registered User Join date: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 7	10-27-2006 20:08 Second Life will work for about 5 minutes and then freeze completly, and not just SL, windows XP eniterly. I am using XP Pro SP2 GeForce 6200 256 RAM 8X/4X AGP AMD 64 3500+ 1.00GB RAM DirectX 9.0c
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	10-30-2006 13:27 Moved to Tech Issues. Please provide more details of what you're experiencing, maybe another Resident can help you out. You can also contact Support with further details. _____________________
Stephanie Abernathy Susan Ivanova Wannabe Join date: 8 May 2006 Posts: 352	10-30-2006 14:48 This may or may not help... I've been experiencing something similar in a new PC i'm setting up for SL. The connection problem exists not just in SL but in Skype and and several other programs. Skype's tech support clued me on to something, and Microsoft's support pages seemed to back it up. With SL, it loads, sluggishly, then stops responding after making the connection with an invisible AV, or if it does respond, the lag is pronounced (as if the OS is translating the 32bit SL app into 64bit). You said you are using an AMD 64. So am I. My specs are: Gateway GT4022 with XP Pro SP2 nVidia GeForce 7600 with 512Meg RAM, PCI Express AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.00 GB RAM DirectX 9.0c From what i am learning, 64bit architechture doesn't like some 32bit processes, including some ActiveX. Microsoft recommended that I check my operating system to see if it was XP 64 or XP 32. SL, Skype, and everything else i'm having issues with (including SL) are all 32 bit apps. here is the link to Microsoft's instructions on how to determine if you are running a 32bit or 64bit version of XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218/en-us
Stephanie Abernathy Susan Ivanova Wannabe Join date: 8 May 2006 Posts: 352	11-06-2006 10:50 This is a followup to my earlier response. My earlier response was posted before getting home to test which version of XP was loaded. It turned out to be the 32bit already. In my case the problem traced to a version of McAfee that was installed by Gateway. This insideous version had it's own firewall that was obstructing SL. It not only obstructed SL, but other things as well and had a nasty habit of locking up the PC, just as the OP described. Once i found and killed it, OMFG.... SL flew. Lag? What lag? Rezzing is almost instantaneous, movement is fluid.... SL is running like it did back around version 1.6; fast, smooth, & beautiful. The Athlon 64 absolutely loves the 32bit version of XP Pro SP2.

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