quake 3 help! Please

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mchels
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quake 3 help! Please

Post by mchels »

I have just installed quake 3 arena on windows xp. Everytime i start on multiplayer it becomes incredibly slow and sometimes i could take a step or two then it freezes up and i have to shut down my computer. what do i need to do?
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Post by CheapAlert »

specs? version? Elaborate more on what version your Quake III Arena copy is, and what computer hardware you are using. Running dxdiag (start > run > type dxdiag and hit enter) will reveal plenty enough
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Re: quake 3 help! Please

Post by a13n »

mchels wrote:what do i need to do?
Think or sink.
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Post by mchels »

62 MB RAM
page file: 125MB Used, 32MB available
processer: Intel Celeron, ~700 MHz
Is that what you needed to know if not what else? is not working because i have xp not me
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Post by ^misantropia^ »

A little extra RAM wouldn't hurt, you have the very minimum now. What brand and model videocard do you have?
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Post by a13n »

me = millenium
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Post by CheapAlert »

It should work on XP, but DAMNIT, running XP on 64mb is murder
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Post by Foo »

With 64Mb ram and a ~150Mb page file, I would imagine the problem is lack of memory.

You can obtain a 256Mb memory stick for that spec PC for a trivial amount of money.

Unfortunately with the PC being so old it could be any number of issues and I for one can barely remember anything about that generation of hardware.
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Post by mchels »

thanks
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Post by mchels »

where do i look on my computer to figure out what video card i have?
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Post by a13n »

I'm sorry.
My responses are limited.
You must ask the right questions.
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