Probs with games locking up in XP 64

[mooseracing]

This just started since the middle of Feb. CoD loads single player up until the last part of the loading of a map then locks. Multi player loads the game and usually locks when trying to load the map in about the middle of the progress. And if i leave it there it will eventually disconnect from the server.

I also tried running BF2 and it will lock just trying to load the startup of the game.

I uninstalled the latest win updates from Feb & march, i also uninstalled any additional software i installed since then with the exception of the latest Xfire update.

I can boot into XP Pro and run the games with out a problem. I have also tried running them in compatibility mode and i end with same result.

No hardware has changed in this time.

Any thoughts?

 

[imported_nocturne]

Well... it would seem the windows updates are the cause (since the games work without them). More than likly, all you can do is game without the updates until the game publishers release patches.

BTW... are these 64-bit versions of the games, or the orig. 32bit? (don't play either one myself so I don't know if a x64 update is available)

 

[BadThad]

IMO, XP64 is not ready for primetime....issues galore! Go back to the 32-bit version and you'll be fine.

 

[mooseracing]

well actually it doesn't work since i removed the patches. It just works in XP pro SP2 since i run a dual boot. the games 32 bit IIRC.

BTW i got the SP mode to work but MP wouldn't. The SP game mode loads at least 2x as fast as 32 XP Pro SP2..........anyone know what might be loading at the end (on the progress metter that is) of connecting to game server.

Oh also, when i finally got the task manager to load, CoD wasn't using any CPU, but 240mb of RAM. It jsut slows my computer to such a crawl.