Continuum Not Responding

[rootbear75]

Have you tryed playing any other game online or offline?

actually, no... hmmm

let me try

 

Have you tryed yet?

unreal tournament took a little longer than normal to start up, but thats probably because i havent played it in a long time

[candygirl]

Have you tryed playing any other game online or offline?

actually, no... hmmm

let me try

 

Have you tryed yet?

unreal tournament took a little longer than normal to start up, but thats probably because i havent played it in a long time

 

why would that make a diff not playing it for a long time?

[rootbear75]

Have you tryed playing any other game online or offline?

actually, no... hmmm

let me try

 

Have you tryed yet?

unreal tournament took a little longer than normal to start up, but thats probably because i havent played it in a long time

 

why would that make a diff not playing it for a long time?

because usually if i play it often, some of the loading stuff stays in memory so if i play it multiple times in the same day, it loads up

also, the problem doesnt lie in the game starting up, it lies when i want to connect to the zone.

[candygirl]

Have you tryed playing any other game online or offline?

actually, no... hmmm

let me try

 

Have you tryed yet?

unreal tournament took a little longer than normal to start up, but thats probably because i havent played it in a long time

 

why would that make a diff not playing it for a long time?

because usually if i play it often, some of the loading stuff stays in memory so if i play it multiple times in the same day, it loads up

also, the problem doesnt lie in the game starting up, it lies when i want to connect to the zone.

 

Did you play online or offline?

[rootbear75]

on unreal tournament, i play offline, but that still doesnt matter....

if what your going at is true, than ANYTHING i try to use to get online should "stop responding" for a second or two.. but thats not true

Firefox is fine

AIM/MSN is fine

Miro is fine

etc...

the only problem is continuum

[Hakaku]

Google search gave me this link to a user using WoW. He basically lists the same symptoms as you, but I don't think he ever found a solution. You might want to check it out for suggestions though.

 

What you failed to mention is, are you running Vista x32 or x64*?

Does the problem occur in both full screen and windowed mode?

Have you tried running in safemode to see if the problem still occurs?

Have you tried running it under compatibility mode (for XP)?

Have you tried "disable desktop composition" (right click, properties, compatibility)?

 

*I strongly believe this is a problem with the Nvidia driver on the Vista x64 system. In which case, I would recommend that you get a new driver, contact their tech support, or that you put up with the lag.

[rootbear75]

Google search gave me this link to a user using WoW. He basically lists the same symptoms as you, but I don't think he ever found a solution. You might want to check it out for suggestions though.

 

What you failed to mention is, are you running Vista x32 or x64*?

x32

 

Does the problem occur in both full screen and windowed mode?

Don't use fullscreen cause its a pain in the !@#$%^&* with the FPS... but i will see when i get a connection

 

Have you tried running in safemode to see if the problem still occurs?

It takes me at least 5 minutes to fully boot up into my desktop and everything with everything loaded... its a pain in the !@#$%^&* to do this...

it basically takes less time for continuum to come back from responding than do this

 

Have you tried running it under compatibility mode (for XP)?

Shouldn't matter... but yes i did

 

Have you tried "disable desktop composition" (right click, properties, compatibility)?

uhhh?

 

*I strongly believe this is a problem with the Nvidia driver on the Vista x64 system. In which case, I would recommend that you get a new driver, contact their tech support, or that you put up with the lag.

 

and in response to that link

my setup is

http://www.ts.vcu.edu/g2g/images/StudentT.jpg

Edited November 13, 2007 by rootbear75

[Hakaku]

I'm not asking you to constantly boot your computer in safe mode I was rather asking does Continuum load faster in safe mode?

And you should probably try "disable desktop composition" (this disables Vista specifics).

Also, are you running 0.40? And is Continuum set to the same resolution and color bit as your desktop?

 

Else, I'm pretty sure it must be a driver issue, since I also run Windows Vista x32, but everything runs perfectly normal (I have ATI, not Nvidia).

[rootbear75]

I'm not asking you to constantly boot your computer in safe mode I was rather asking does Continuum load faster in safe mode?

And you should probably try "disable desktop composition" (this disables Vista specifics).

Also, are you running 0.40? And is Continuum set to the same resolution and color bit as your desktop?

.40 and no, im running in windowed... again... shouldnt be an issue (TW only lets me run in 1280x1024... my desktop is 1680x1050

 

Else, I'm pretty sure it must be a driver issue, since I also run Windows Vista x32, but everything runs perfectly normal (I have ATI, not Nvidia).

and how can it be a driver issue... oh wait

would my keyboard, or USB flash drives have anything to do with it?

Edited November 13, 2007 by rootbear75

[Shock]

Try a lower resolution? It's most likely a graphics card issue.

 

You could also try creating a new user on your system and try running Continuum on it.. That way it's less clogged with other programs you have running.

[rootbear75]

Try a lower resolution? It's most likely a graphics card issue.

 

You could also try creating a new user on your system and try running Continuum on it.. That way it's less clogged with other programs you have running.

i would like to avoid this situation because its a pain in the !@#$%^&* to log out and in on vista..

and i really dont feel like changing users just to play

i might as well wait the 1 minute for it to load up the zone

[Cancer+]

Get XP.

[rootbear75]

Get XP.

i have it, but i dont want to remove the maintenance packages that i have already installed on here...

if i do install XP, i lose all of the software found in that img above... i dont have any CDs for those programs (only have MS Office)

otherwise i would....

also, Lenovo has great stuff already preinstalled on here, such as the back-up utilities, the Wireless connection manager (windows one sucks...) among other things.... and the security suite

[»Purge]

did you try windowed mode?

[rootbear75]

did you try windowed mode?

did you read ANY of the posts?

[»T-Man]

Try a lower resolution? It's most likely a graphics card issue.

 

You could also try creating a new user on your system and try running Continuum on it.. That way it's less clogged with other programs you have running.

i would like to avoid this situation because its a pain in the !@#$%^&* to log out and in on vista..

and i really dont feel like changing users just to play

i might as well wait the 1 minute for it to load up the zone

 

Yes logging in an out is annoying, but try to create the user and see if it has the same issue. If it doesn't you know its something else you have running in the background of your main account.. If it still does it then theres a bigger issue then the programs running.

[rootbear75]

Try a lower resolution? It's most likely a graphics card issue.

 

You could also try creating a new user on your system and try running Continuum on it.. That way it's less clogged with other programs you have running.

i would like to avoid this situation because its a pain in the !@#$%^&* to log out and in on vista..

and i really dont feel like changing users just to play

i might as well wait the 1 minute for it to load up the zone

 

Yes logging in an out is annoying, but try to create the user and see if it has the same issue. If it doesn't you know its something else you have running in the background of your main account.. If it still does it then theres a bigger issue then the programs running.

kk

 

although its more of an inconvenience than it is me not being able to play....

[Guest Shadow]

I've been having the exact same issue for a while now.

 

Vista 32bit, no firewall / virus scanners. Turned off data execution prevention and it did not help. Windowed mode / full screen does not matter. Reinstalling continuum from scratch made no difference. All vista themes are disabled + UAC is turned off.

 

Also if i go into a zone with a large number of objects such as twcity (trench wars) the game becomes practically unplayable.

 

It's not an issue with spyware / background apps or anything of the sort... I'm a sysadmin / senior developer, my machine is clean and I know what I'm talking about

[Hakaku]

I would still like to know if Continuum runs and loads faster in safe mode. (this can help narrow it down to 2 possible causes)

 

 

And Shadows, what's your graphics card, is it also Nvidia?

[rootbear75]

I've been having the exact same issue for a while now.

 

Vista 32bit, no firewall / virus scanners. Turned off data execution prevention and it did not help. Windowed mode / full screen does not matter. Reinstalling continuum from scratch made no difference. All vista themes are disabled + UAC is turned off.

 

Also if i go into a zone with a large number of objects such as twcity (trench wars) the game becomes practically unplayable.

 

It's not an issue with spyware / background apps or anything of the sort... I'm a sysadmin / senior developer, my machine is clean and I know what I'm talking about

actually ur problem is nothing like the one im having

the game runs fine if i get IN the game.. its just the part where i connect

 

I would still like to know if Continuum runs and loads faster in safe mode. (this can help narrow it down to 2 possible causes)

could you do me a favor and list those causes?

(and i feel dumb for saying this: but i dont know how to get into safe mode from vista )

Edited November 14, 2007 by rootbear75

[candygirl]

I've been having the exact same issue for a while now.

 

Vista 32bit, no firewall / virus scanners. Turned off data execution prevention and it did not help. Windowed mode / full screen does not matter. Reinstalling continuum from scratch made no difference. All vista themes are disabled + UAC is turned off.

 

Also if i go into a zone with a large number of objects such as twcity (trench wars) the game becomes practically unplayable.

 

It's not an issue with spyware / background apps or anything of the sort... I'm a sysadmin / senior developer, my machine is clean and I know what I'm talking about

actually ur problem is nothing like the one im having

the game runs fine if i get IN the game.. its just the part where i connect

 

I would still like to know if Continuum runs and loads faster in safe mode. (this can help narrow it down to 2 possible causes)

could you do me a favor and list those causes?

(and i feel dumb for saying this: but i dont know how to get into safe mode from vista )

 

try this link root---> http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm

[Hakaku]

When your computer is booting, press F8, which should bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu". Select SafeMode with Networking.

If the problem occurs, it pins it down to this:

1. Internet Connection (which you said happened both online, offline, and on a different network so it doesn't apply)
   
2. Other apps and processes running in the background.
   
3. Bad graphics card (e.g. Nvidia)
   

Safe mode will disable a lot of processes and graphics used by your system, if it does indeed load faster, it could indicate one of the above.

And yes, I'll mention again #3 because I also run Windows Vista x32, but with ATI and have never had a single problem:

Spoiler! --Click here to view--

Edit: Candygirl beat me to the F8

[rootbear75]

want me to post dxdiag results? Edited November 14, 2007 by rootbear75

[rootbear75]

BTW: negative on the safe mode thing... didnt work at all

 

made sure my firewall was in order too... (forgot to check that previously)

 

 

i think i found the source of the problem

http://www.cisco.com/go/cca

 

and unfortunately, our school requires this program if i want to use the wired network... soo i guess im stuck

 

 

if only there was some HTTP based chat client..... sigh

(chatnut wont work... so dont ask... (neither does subchat) stupid wireless restrictions....)

Edited November 14, 2007 by rootbear75

[»Purge]

did you try windowed mode?

did you read ANY of the posts?

 

nope.