Crappy and slow FS2002...

[jrpilot]

What kind of RAM is it...DDR?...you may want to get some new RAM possibly 1 GIG which with DDR 400 acts as 2 GIG...I have two GIG of DDR 400 which makes my computer act like it has 4 GIG

[Tom_M]

Overheating on a laptop causes huge FPS loss- sometimes my Mobility 9700 slows to 10FPS where it should be hitting 40-50FPS in FS2004.

Shut down, leave to cool, then place on a non-fabric surface and restart.

Then kill all non-essential apps on startup, it should help- do this every time you want to play FS.