Making PC/GamePlay faster with stopping irrelevant services/tasks (only while playing) ?
What do you think about it ?
first some BASICs (brainstorm) (WinXP-SP2-based at the moment) :
- 1st make a complete backup/image of your system :-)
- Dont use XP-SP3 beta at the moment :-) http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=95399
- Use Win XP Professional SP2 :-)
- Clear c:\windows\temp and c:\documents.bla\username\localsetttings\temp
- Clean your PC using CCleaner, run Spybot S&D ( see www.filehippo.com )
- Switch Windows to NO-SwapFile, Reboot, run complete DEFRAG, return to WITH Swapfile, reboot
- Refresh ALL of your win-drivers that are possible !! Reinstall them if newer once are available.
(this is the very first thing ANY supporter wants you to in case of serious trouble.)
(maybe you did any windows/microsoft-updates, and that maybe a reason in an old (bios) system environment.)
( My best result in case of serouis problems (hardware/driver) was to deinstall ALL devices in devicemanager in 1 turn (!)
and then reboot, reinstall chipsetdrivers first, and then just reinstall ALL other component-drivers onces (freshest available)
only 1 boot at all needed while reinstallation of drivers
BUT FIRST OF ALL: pls make a Backup/Image !!!! )
- Update your applications (only if possible/comfortable)
- Flash your mainboards, then VGAs, then and all possible BIOS´
- Flash Firmware of CDROM a.s.o.
- For noobs: update drivers first, flash Bios´ last !
- Check IDE-cabling: RW/RAM is master, CD/ROMs are Slave (NO CableSelect-Config please)
- Best is CD-ROM as master on dedicated Port
- Clean the Laser in CDROMs (maybe), or buy new CD-ROM/DVD :-)
- Do not use USB-Speaker or USB-Microphones or any other unneeded USB-Devices. esp. audiodevs
- Use wired PS/2-Mouse if possible/comfortable
- You can also try turning dynamic shadows and dynamic lighting to low/lower... (thx:-)
- Disable ALL PowerSavings.
- Take 3 GB RAM (not 4 GB !) or take 64bit-OS
- Cool down your all of your system
- check the MTU on your routers/Firewalls outbound interface.
It must be corresponding to your providers MTU. Otherwise: packet-fragmentation/Packet-loss=bad latency/ping
If you have DSL, maybe let your provider enable "FastPath" on your port in DSLAM
many megs on connect are cool, but a bad latency (ping) is not so cool, 10meg or not (!)
- Replace (DISABLE) your software/windows-firewall. Use a firewall on your router if possible !!
(See BF2S.com-forums for configuring/opening the JUST right ports there for BF2-Client)
- Create an non-administrative (guest-)useraccount for gaming,
copy your past (administrative) userprofile and/or BF2-Game-Profile to the new useraccount (ie via 2nd admin-user)
revoke lokal & network file-permissions of this useraccount, disconnect network drives
logged on to this (guest)useraccount, I disable Firewall & VirusScanner before start playing. Reboot after playing !!
StopAllServices.bat
BATCH-FILE-OPTIMIZING / Customizing to your PC:
-------------------------------------------------------------
AIM OVERALL:
before starting the game please at least MANUALLY stop possible things in the systray down right
stop all USB-Drives and "save eject"/dismount your unneeded CardReader-Drives/USB-Hardware/CD/DVD-Media
stop virusscanner&firewall (only in non-administrative account/login!)
EXECUTE the (customized) StopAllServices.BAT (Wait a second after ready)
Start and ENJOY BF2 or any other game maybe a bit faster :-))
Attention:
If you start my batchfile WITHOUT checking it NOTHING BAD happen can happen to your system (!!!)
Just restart Windows to undo ALL what my batch has done to your system (just stopping things)
watch/edit my batchfile to know which tasks/services are unneeded for BF2 (=maybe making it slower)
LINK:
DOWNLOAD-LINK:
[sorry, no more available] >>:0)
but know: you will not find all tasks FROM YOUR PC in the Batch because this is CUSTOM from MY PC,
you will have to find out more, additional, individual services and tasks on YOUR CUSTOM PC
because you use other/additionally software than I do. OK?
My advise: Just run my batch, observing the number of running services and tasks BEFORE and AFTER running it.
Then try to optimize it by MANUALLY stopping some of the remaining taks & services, but ONLY TOUCH this one
which are coming FROM YOUR PERSONAL INSTALLATIONS/PROGRAMS/CDs/Downloads.
DO NOT TOUCH ANY MORE FROM THE STANDARD-WINDOWS-XP-SP2-BASED SERVICES & TASKS. I have all tried them out.
Be carefull at THIS POINT !! OK ?
Only check Services/tasks from your applications (i.e: scanner/printer-things, Download-Tools, Tools, eMule a.s.o.)
Try to stop all of it but not up to more than 5 things at a time. Remember them. Then play the game for a night,
and if you have no problems (from stopping this) ADD them manually to my ääh your personal :-) batchfile.
Then try the next if remaining. If you have success maybe you send me a summary of your stopped tasks :-)
Maybe u dont like me: ACTUAL FIRMWAREZ and DRIVERS are fundamentally !
Especially on Gamer-Systems
Good Luck, take care & play fast :-)
SnyperWiper
What do you think about it ?
first some BASICs (brainstorm) (WinXP-SP2-based at the moment) :
- 1st make a complete backup/image of your system :-)
- Dont use XP-SP3 beta at the moment :-) http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=95399
- Use Win XP Professional SP2 :-)
- Clear c:\windows\temp and c:\documents.bla\username\localsetttings\temp
- Clean your PC using CCleaner, run Spybot S&D ( see www.filehippo.com )
- Switch Windows to NO-SwapFile, Reboot, run complete DEFRAG, return to WITH Swapfile, reboot
- Refresh ALL of your win-drivers that are possible !! Reinstall them if newer once are available.
(this is the very first thing ANY supporter wants you to in case of serious trouble.)
(maybe you did any windows/microsoft-updates, and that maybe a reason in an old (bios) system environment.)
( My best result in case of serouis problems (hardware/driver) was to deinstall ALL devices in devicemanager in 1 turn (!)
and then reboot, reinstall chipsetdrivers first, and then just reinstall ALL other component-drivers onces (freshest available)
only 1 boot at all needed while reinstallation of drivers
BUT FIRST OF ALL: pls make a Backup/Image !!!! )
- Update your applications (only if possible/comfortable)
- Flash your mainboards, then VGAs, then and all possible BIOS´
- Flash Firmware of CDROM a.s.o.
- For noobs: update drivers first, flash Bios´ last !
- Check IDE-cabling: RW/RAM is master, CD/ROMs are Slave (NO CableSelect-Config please)
- Best is CD-ROM as master on dedicated Port
- Clean the Laser in CDROMs (maybe), or buy new CD-ROM/DVD :-)
- Do not use USB-Speaker or USB-Microphones or any other unneeded USB-Devices. esp. audiodevs
- Use wired PS/2-Mouse if possible/comfortable
- You can also try turning dynamic shadows and dynamic lighting to low/lower... (thx:-)
- Disable ALL PowerSavings.
- Take 3 GB RAM (not 4 GB !) or take 64bit-OS
- Cool down your all of your system
- check the MTU on your routers/Firewalls outbound interface.
It must be corresponding to your providers MTU. Otherwise: packet-fragmentation/Packet-loss=bad latency/ping
If you have DSL, maybe let your provider enable "FastPath" on your port in DSLAM
many megs on connect are cool, but a bad latency (ping) is not so cool, 10meg or not (!)
- Replace (DISABLE) your software/windows-firewall. Use a firewall on your router if possible !!
(See BF2S.com-forums for configuring/opening the JUST right ports there for BF2-Client)
- Create an non-administrative (guest-)useraccount for gaming,
copy your past (administrative) userprofile and/or BF2-Game-Profile to the new useraccount (ie via 2nd admin-user)
revoke lokal & network file-permissions of this useraccount, disconnect network drives
logged on to this (guest)useraccount, I disable Firewall & VirusScanner before start playing. Reboot after playing !!
StopAllServices.bat
BATCH-FILE-OPTIMIZING / Customizing to your PC:
-------------------------------------------------------------
AIM OVERALL:
before starting the game please at least MANUALLY stop possible things in the systray down right
stop all USB-Drives and "save eject"/dismount your unneeded CardReader-Drives/USB-Hardware/CD/DVD-Media
stop virusscanner&firewall (only in non-administrative account/login!)
EXECUTE the (customized) StopAllServices.BAT (Wait a second after ready)
Start and ENJOY BF2 or any other game maybe a bit faster :-))
Attention:
If you start my batchfile WITHOUT checking it NOTHING BAD happen can happen to your system (!!!)
Just restart Windows to undo ALL what my batch has done to your system (just stopping things)
watch/edit my batchfile to know which tasks/services are unneeded for BF2 (=maybe making it slower)
LINK:
DOWNLOAD-LINK:
[sorry, no more available] >>:0)
but know: you will not find all tasks FROM YOUR PC in the Batch because this is CUSTOM from MY PC,
you will have to find out more, additional, individual services and tasks on YOUR CUSTOM PC
because you use other/additionally software than I do. OK?
My advise: Just run my batch, observing the number of running services and tasks BEFORE and AFTER running it.
Then try to optimize it by MANUALLY stopping some of the remaining taks & services, but ONLY TOUCH this one
which are coming FROM YOUR PERSONAL INSTALLATIONS/PROGRAMS/CDs/Downloads.
DO NOT TOUCH ANY MORE FROM THE STANDARD-WINDOWS-XP-SP2-BASED SERVICES & TASKS. I have all tried them out.
Be carefull at THIS POINT !! OK ?
Only check Services/tasks from your applications (i.e: scanner/printer-things, Download-Tools, Tools, eMule a.s.o.)
Try to stop all of it but not up to more than 5 things at a time. Remember them. Then play the game for a night,
and if you have no problems (from stopping this) ADD them manually to my ääh your personal :-) batchfile.
Then try the next if remaining. If you have success maybe you send me a summary of your stopped tasks :-)
Maybe u dont like me: ACTUAL FIRMWAREZ and DRIVERS are fundamentally !
Especially on Gamer-Systems
Good Luck, take care & play fast :-)
SnyperWiper
Last edited by SnyperWiper (2019-12-06 16:25:09)
