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Old 05-30-2002, 01:37 AM   #1
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XP makes it slower......

I just installed XP and my screen saver dropped about 10 FPS....any tips on how to make it higher...and why did it do that?
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Old 05-30-2002, 04:17 AM   #2
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XP slows down a lot of programs, sorry I have no idea.
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Old 05-30-2002, 08:13 PM   #3
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You will prob find the graphic driver XP is using is not optimised for your specific card (e.g. generic TNT driver rather then specific TNT Detonator).

Try going to the website of your graphics card manufacturer and looking for a XP driver to match your card.

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Old 06-05-2002, 09:46 PM   #4
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when I installed XP it brought mine down to barely moving, I updated the driver for the processor and it fixed the problem.


*yep the processor, not the video card
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Old 06-05-2002, 10:08 PM   #5
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You mean the VIA 4-in-1 motherboard drivers?
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Old 06-09-2002, 12:15 PM   #6
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My First Post in this forum so first just Like to say to Jim: Truely Beautiful!! Keep up the good work and looking forward to the fresh water version.

With regards to XP refresh rate issues ..... the article at
http://www.xp-refresh.net/
addresses some issues on XP refresh rates and how to optermize them so may be helpful.
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Old 06-09-2002, 01:24 PM   #7
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Or in short,

Start menu -> Run...

Type dxdiag and Hit OK.

Click the More Help tab at the top.

Click Override next to "Click this button to override DirectDraw's refresh rate (for non-catatonic users only...)"
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Old 06-17-2002, 11:28 PM   #8
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post your system, drivers and I will try and help.

Don't do the override thing...it will damage your montior. Trust me.....

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Old 06-18-2002, 12:39 AM   #9
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Actually, the entire forum is here to help, including Jim Sachs, author of the Aquarium, and several people in the gaming and 3D industry. Lots of resources of information here!

Override (as described above), is useful for getting around the frustrating, non-sensical 60 Hz barrier Windows 2000/XP have on DirectX applications. If you are running Windows at 75 Hz, and your monitor is listed as 75 Hz compatible at the target resolution, there is no safety reason why you can't use override to change all DirectX applications from to 75 Hz.

Now, if you use Override to set your refresh rate to something your monitor is not rated for, then yes you can do damage.
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Old 06-18-2002, 09:21 AM   #10
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Somewhat true (not trying to be rude) the average person will damage their system this fix is Only for the Very Experienced it is not even recommended on the gaming sites. It is a last restort.
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Old 06-18-2002, 12:14 PM   #11
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Wonder when Service Pack 3 for 2000 and Service Pack 1 for XP are coming.
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Old 06-18-2002, 12:58 PM   #12
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Rumor has it in two weeks....
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Old 06-18-2002, 04:14 PM   #13
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info on the XP service pack release

http://news.com.com/2100-1040-848447.html
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Old 07-09-2002, 01:15 AM   #14
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I use Win XP Pro at home & have never had a problem with it. i also had to use the ViaTech 4-in-1 Driver so that may have had something to do with it. i've never noticed any framerates being slow, but i've made some system changes also.

yea, i just kinda babble lol
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Old 07-09-2002, 02:34 PM   #15
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How about "XP makes it harder"?

I've gotten the weirdest error on my XP Pro. Launching anything using "explorer.exe" makes the cursor change into the hourglass and just about nothing more. This includes emptying the trashcan, launching the Windows Explorer pressing delete/Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V with a file highlighted and stuff like that. Killing explorer.exe in the taskmanager and launching a new one clears this up until I do something again. Using "My Computer" works fine and I can navigate through the directory tree and all (just don't touch delete or those buttons). I can drag stuff to the trashcan though. This whole thing started when I uninstalled some Office97 and Office 2k programs and installed Office XP instead. On the next reboot everything was smashed up... – Can you say Microsloth?

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Old 07-10-2002, 02:41 PM   #16
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Smile XP

XP sucks indeed,

everything runs slower unter XP, directx unter Win ME or 98 is much faster on my older Ati Rage 2c (8 Mb)
Under 98 I had to set off my vertical synchronisation and everything runs twice as fast as normal.
Unter XP this option has no effect

Maybe it's time to buy me a newer 3D card

But I can't stand that older hardware ran perfectly in the past on older systems, and newer software just f**ks everything up.

Where's are the better times like WINNT / W95/98.

Looking great Jim, your fishy screensaver, but where keeps the 3D background, it 's almost a half year ago since the last adaptation with the lion-fish wich was a bit a dissapointment, the lionfish doesn't move so beautifully like the older fishies, or it could also be me, don't know the lionfish in real, it also looks quite big though.

Well keep up the good work

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Old 07-11-2002, 01:04 AM   #17
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Well I have no hard data, but the few new XP machines I have installed have been flawless and very fast indeed.

One company recently bought two identical Dells, one with XP, onw with 2K (the one employee had a big ild hangup about XP).

Anyway the installations, and setup took me close to half as long on the XP machine, and the CAD programs they were running were far better off under XP.

Was this just some kind of fluke?

The one thing I don't like about XP is having to change a bunch of settings when you first start it up to make not try to be in your face.

However, I will say the new cartoon/jwelery box look is a WELCOME relief for a guy that sees WAY too many grey and blue boxes all day long.
Bat rays? We don't need no stinking bat rays!
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Old 07-12-2002, 09:18 PM   #18
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I thought sp1 for XP had already been released

I thought sp1 for XP had already been released
It's certainly looking good here...

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Old 07-13-2002, 12:29 AM   #19
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Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 are most certainly not out yet.

A few weeks away still.
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Old 07-13-2002, 11:32 AM   #20
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Absolutely right Feldon23 ;-)

"Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 are most certainly not out yet.

A few weeks away still."

Absolutely right Feldon23. But this beta release will do just fine for now. It’s working just great
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