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Team Mclaren



Joined: 28 Sep 2007
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Location: Devon

PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:37 pm    Post subject: Lagging!! Reply with quote

Can anyone tell me if its possible to stop the small amount of lag i now get everytime i race, regardless of how many people are on the track? earlier it was just me & Mystre3 racing & i still kept getting lag, what would happen if i cleared my game data cache? any help would be great its doing my head in now!!! Sad
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Steve



Joined: 11 Aug 2007
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Location: Sunny Wales

PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Clearing your cache is probably not the problem, but would clear up your hard drive a bit.

Could be a program running you dont know about, crtl alt del and see if theres anything suspicious running.
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panza



Joined: 26 Aug 2007
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

as steve says open task manger see how many processes you got running and see what you dont need running

failing that try a defrag or maybe try the latest graphics drivers for your gpu

failing that get a new pc lol Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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Medi



Joined: 18 Aug 2007
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wouldn't deleting files from cache worsen it? (Seeing as you cache it to stop you from having to download everything all the time)
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Steve



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good point medi but you are always downloading other peoples skins and cars, new signs, new avatars etc...

So for the first few races, it might make it alot worse, then it should get better, or go back to what it is now.

Another idea, if you have a router, reboot it.
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mad
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Joined: 10 Aug 2007
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yep defrag the drive and stop any unwanted programs running.

try pressing the left control key all the time whilst booting windows. This stops your startup programs from running. If the lag goes away then you know its a running program on your machine which has been installed and is messing you around. If you need help to turn them off......

in XP
goto start - run
type msconfig.exe
goto startup items and adjust the list of programs which boot at startup
you can often tell what they are by their location.
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Team Mclaren



Joined: 28 Sep 2007
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cheers guys, thanks for all the help. Ive tried defragging, cleared the cache (but not deleted it just in case it gets worse Surprised ) sorted all me programs out that were running in the back ground, just gonna try my graphics drivers then........ everyone hold there breath cos im gonna give it a go!!!!

oh & Panza thanks for advice, i agree i probably do need a new Pc, you've given me ideas now! the missis won't be pleased!!! lol
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Middenrat
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

a good manual in PDF is The Tweakguides, takes you thru a Windows install disabling all the crap u dont need.
http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html
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