XP/Windows Setup, System Optimizing and Drivers

[NickN]

I was going to say... did you run the CHKDSK I posted?

I think you found your problem!


As for purchase.. Go to the O&O site.. unfortunately you missed the sale on buy 8.6 and get 10 free deal... let me see if that link is still active but I think it ended in September

EDIT: Nope.. sale is over

you should be able to contact O&O directly and get a 8.6 license

http://www.oo-software.com/home/en/

I have no idea how well O&O 11 works as I have not had time to test it or work with it. If they fixed the freespace issue with the software leaving empty chunks  between the clusters with the NAME defrag then its fine as long as access to the setup for using 'layout.ini' in XP is still available

[flavio]

okay its all done now.

i gotta say, first thing i noticed is windows boots faster then i can say supercalifragiliciousexpielidocious LOL.

i got 27 processes at startup which i hink is good too, and xp is consuming ~200 mb in memory, which is NOTHING compared to vista's usual 600.

thanks for the support nick, and once again let me thank you for making this available.

[flavio]

Okay Im having some problems configuring FSX now.

If i leave it stock, im getting micro stutters all the time, even though my frames are anywhere from 30 to 50 on unlimited. setting it down to anything other then 30 makes it worse, so ive been leaving it at unlmt (ive been testing in Ft Lauderdale). i also get bigger stutters when i turn, like, a lot.

i tired to do what you pointed out in this thread

http://forums.simviation.com/cgi-bin/ya ... 1212634135


however, all this and the stuttering is so annoying i cant fly. do u have any suggestions?

UPDATE

ok ive been at it all night.

there is NOTHING i do that makes it better. ive tried every combo of bufferpool and TBm that i could, along with changes in AL, AG etc.

the sim with UTX, GEX, was running better in vista than it is on win xp with all those optimizations i did. i have no clue what to do. this if frustrating. for the most part, the frames are there, but the stutters are unbearable. ive spent so much time trying to get it right, and

[Birdiemaker]

Hello to this Forum.

O&O Defrag 8.6. still available (at least as of today)...

http://www.pearl.de/a-SA4661-3303.shtml


MfG Ralph

[NickN]

[quote]Okay Im having some problems configuring FSX now.

If i leave it stock, im getting micro stutters all the time, even though my frames are anywhere from 30 to 50 on unlimited. setting it down to anything other then 30 makes it worse, so ive been leaving it at unlmt (ive been testing in Ft Lauderdale). i also get bigger stutters when i turn, like, a lot.

i tired to do what you pointed out in this thread

http://forums.simviation.com/cgi-bin/ya ... 1212634135


however, all this and the stuttering is so annoying i cant fly. do u have any suggestions?

UPDATE

ok ive been at it all night.

there is NOTHING i do that makes it better. ive tried every combo of bufferpool and TBm that i could, along with changes in AL, AG etc.

the sim with UTX, GEX, was running better in vista than it is on win xp with all those optimizations i did. i have no clue what to do. this if frustrating. for the most part, the frames are there, but the stutters are unbearable. ive spent so much time trying to get it right, and

[flavio]

Hi,

Im sorry, I was up all night, got frustrated, took it out on the wrong place

Well, the windowsoptimization worked fantastic. My windows boots in less then 30 seconds and is lightning fast, everything I do gets done instantnaeously. If your considering doing the list, I would recommended, but follow it word by word.

I will make another thread for other issues. I am not experienced in forums, this is the second forum i have ever joined in my life, sorry mate!!!

[NickN]

Hi,

Im sorry, I was up all night, got frustrated, took it out on the wrong place

Well, the windowsoptimization worked fantastic. My windows boots in less then 30 seconds and is lightning fast, everything I do gets done instantnaeously. If your considering doing the list, I would recommended, but follow it word by word.

I will make another thread for other issues. I am not experienced in forums, this is the second forum i have ever joined in my life, sorry mate!!!

I understand frustrations but ranting is not going to help and staying up all night makes for nothing but a tired user. If you post a thread in the FSX forum listing everything I requested I will look it over and see if I spot anything. I cant promise I will find the problem but I will take a look at what you posted and post back as soon as I can

[flavio]

wil do sir!

my girlfriend is so mad at me right now, after staying up 48 hours i didnt return any of her calls, then she came over and i was sleeping all day today lol. nothing good comes from desperation does it lol.

[NickN]

wil do sir!

my girlfriend is so mad at me right now, after staying up 48 hours i didnt return any of her calls, then she came over and i was sleeping all day today lol. nothing good comes from desperation does it lol.

You want some real advice?

Advice better than anything else I have ever posted in this or any other thread on the net?

Go get some sleep.. take care of that girlfriend and make sure she is happy before you start playing video games

and stop staying up for 48 hours making all sorts of mistakes being overtired trying to get a video game working

Take that advice and I am sure you will be in a much better place for tweaking correctly and enjoying your sim

[Birdiemaker]

Nick, before I start with your procedure I would like to make sure that I understand your first post right:

>> DO NOT USE THE LIST DIRECTLY ANYMORE
>> http://forums.simviation.com/cgi-bin/ya ... 028653/0#5

[NickN]

Nick, before I start with your procedure I would like to make sure that I understand your first post right:

>> DO NOT USE THE LIST DIRECTLY ANYMORE
>> http://forums.simviation.com/cgi-bin/ya ... 028653/0#5

yep

I just just posted the link so people who have used the infrom from the link in the past know not to use it anymore and to use the info in this thread only

[Orion66]

I was thinking of taking the plunge and go through all the steps you listed, Nick.  One question, is this meant to go through in one sitting?  Or if I need to stop in the middle of these steps, can I turn off computer and get back to it later?
If I can stop and start, are there any steps where I shouldn't stop?
Thanks alot.

[NickN]

It takes about 10-15 minutes to do the first part... (system edits) perhaps a bit longer for someone who is not computer savvy

How long it takes to clean up the startup system depends on the user and their experience

The defrags can not be stopped and should never be interrupted or multitasked on the system... even to check email, and, they should be run just like I posted with no break to come back to them

On a new system that has a lot of software installed it can take a day to do it right. Typical systems probably about 4-6 hours

If you have Windows on one physical drive and FSX on another you must complete the Windows drive and then you can stop and do the FSX drive defrags another time.. otherwise I would not stop anything and commit to doing the job right

[CDreier]

Nick,
I see that the tweaks you suggest are for WinXP SP2.  I now have WinXP SP3, will the tweaks work, or what would you suggest?  Thank you for your continuing help!

[Anxyous]

Hi Nick!

I got a small problem...

I've used the trial O&O DeFrag over the last month, and it's run out now.

I can't really afford the paid version, so what would you suggest?

Vista 32 bit BTW.