Hi guys, I hope someone can assist me with an issue I have been having. For some reason, when I alt+tab or switch between 2 boxes, it takes about 20-30 seconds to load the game window up.
I am running 1280x1024 rez but with all of the graphic options basically turned off. I have tried removing custom UIs but it still takes forever to not only switch between 2 screens but to even just alt+tab to browser and back.
Any help would be much appreciated please
My system is:
AMD Athlon 3500
2 GB memory
256MB 7600GT
Here is my sysinfo:
WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
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Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 2/2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254
System Physical RAM: 1406/2047MB
Page File: 2987/3939MB
Virtual Memory: 995/2047MB (Extended: 0MB)
CPU 1: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ @ 2211MHz
CPU Affinity Mask: 1
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAYV1/NetMeeting driver
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAYV2/RDPDD Chained DD
Monitor 1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (0,0,1280,1024) (1280x1024) PRIMARY
Sound: ?
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.11
WinEQ: 2.15
Loaded Modules:
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Module 0: F:\Everquest\eqgame.exe
Module 1: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
Module 2: C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
Module 3: F:\Everquest\mss32.dll
Module 4: C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
Module 5: C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
Module 6: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
Module 7: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
Module 8: C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
Module 9: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll
Module 10: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
Module 11: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
Module 12: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
Module 13: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DINPUT8.dll
Module 14: F:\Everquest\d3dx9_30.dll
Module 15: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WININET.dll
Module 16: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
Module 17: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Normaliz.dll
Module 18: C:\WINDOWS\system32\iertutil.dll
Module 19: F:\Everquest\xul.dll
Module 20: F:\Everquest\js3250.dll
Module 21: F:\Everquest\nspr4.dll
Module 22: F:\Everquest\MSVCR71.dll
Module 23: F:\Everquest\plc4.dll
Module 24: F:\Everquest\plds4.dll
Module 25: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
Module 26: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
Module 27: C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll
Module 28: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
Module 29: C:\WINDOWS\system32\comdlg32.dll
Module 30: C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMCTL32.dll
Module 31: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.dll
Module 32: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2982_x-ww_ac3f9c03\comctl32.dll
Module 33: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\EQPlayNice.dll
Module 34: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\Lavish.dll
Module 35: C:\WINDOWS\system32\iphlpapi.dll
Module 36: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll
Module 37: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2.dll
Module 38: C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL
Module 39: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll
Module 40: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll
Module 41: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll
Module 42: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DNSAPI.dll
Module 43: C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll
Module 44: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll
Module 45: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll
Module 46: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-EQ.dll
Module 47: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSIMG32.dll
Module 48: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D9.dll
Module 49: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D8.dll
Module 50: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-DI8.dll
Module 51: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msctfime.ime
Module 52: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTMARTA.DLL
Module 53: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SAMLIB.dll
Module 54: F:\Everquest\EQGraphicsDX9.DLL
Module 55: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d9.dll
Module 56: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll
Module 57: F:\Everquest\dpvs.dll
Module 58: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctagent.dll
Module 59: C:\WINDOWS\system32\HID.DLL
Module 60: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.DLL
Module 61: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll
Module 62: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll
Module 63: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll
Module 64: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll
Module 65: C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.DLL
Direct3D9:
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Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT/nv4_disp.dll/6/14/10/9147
Adapter Display Mode: 1280x1024 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Game Display Mode: 1280x1024 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8 (Windowed)
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: 524MB
Direct3D8:
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Adapter Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Game Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: (not currently available)
DirectInput8:
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EverQuest:
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Profile 1: WinEQ 2.0 Default Profile
EQ Path: F:\Everquest
EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: OFF Server Type: Normal Locale: us
Video Adapter: Application Controlled
Luclin models: 5 (+25 min RAM)
Texture Compression: ON (+0 min RAM)
Texture Caching: ON (+0 min RAM)
Texture Quality: 3. LOW (+0 min RAM)
Calculated minimum RAM: 308MB (BASE+25MB)
Level of Detail: 0
MaxFPS: 100
Additional setting: VertexShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=TRUE
EQPlayNice:
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EQPlayNice version: 1.22
EQ Version: eqgame.exe Feb 22 2008 01:09:35
Foreground
Mode: FPS Limiter
Max FPS: 40
Rendering: 1/1
Background
Mode: CPU Limiter
Max FPS: 30
Rendering: 1/30
Switching between 2 boxes takes about 30 secs in EQ1
Moderators: Lavish Software Team, Moderators
I didn't know the answer to this one until just recently.
I'm going to paste some quotes from an email conversation I had with someone else that had the same problem, but was able to resolve the issue:
Email I received:
I'm going to paste some quotes from an email conversation I had with someone else that had the same problem, but was able to resolve the issue:
Email I received:
My response:I'm hoping you can help as I can't find a similar situation in the forums. The game I play is EverQuest and have WinEQ 2. Problem is, when I go to switch between sessions or switch from a session to another application like Internet Explorer, it takes 5 or 10 seconds to switch and my cursor locks up for part of that time. My old laptop was instant.
User ID is:<censored by lax> and am a long time subscriber
Background and What I think may be the problem:
Just bought a new PC. First I copied over my WinEQ files and Everquest files directly from my old laptop. When I ran WinEQ, it said I needed the latest version of Direct X, so I downloaded the March 7 version I believe. EQ still wouldn't run right, so I deleted everthing and did a full install. I fixed EQ as the install said I needed the October version of Direct X also and it updated. I reinstalled WinEQ2 and it still isn't working right. The way it's acting, I'm wondering if loading the earlier version of Direct X over the March version (reverse order) is causing the problem or if WinEQ2 is compatable with the March 7th version yet. Or if there is another earlier Direct X version I need to install also.
And his final response:Well, I wish I knew the answer to this as it comes up from time to time on the forums. Usually for me if it takes that long to switch between apps, it's got something to do with CPU being overloaded or lots of hard drive activity. The best thing I can suggest is to check the process list in the windows task manager to see if something's overworking the CPU. I've also had some bad slowness on my laptop caused by Mcafee anti-virus software. Either way, first try shutting down all other running programs, just to see if it has any effect. Beyond that, I'm not sure why you'd have this issue. You could try lowering your EQ graphics settings to be in more of a performance configuration to see if that changes it as well -- though if not and you like the high end graphics, there is of course nothing wrong with turning them back up.
Let me know if this helps =/
So my suggestion to you is the same: This is most likely caused by some application running on your system, and by disabling all other applications you should be able to discover the culprit(s)You are great!! Thank you very much! I kept going through my windows task manager turning things off until I figured out what was going on. In the end, I had to remove PDVDDXSrv.exe and quickset.exe from my registry file. (and it was only affecting WinEQ and EQ - my other apps switched with no delay.