Curse

Hambones · Jan 29, 2007, 09:20 PM // 21:20

ok, so a few months ago, my GW would randomly lock up. it would show just basically a screenshot of what happened a second ago, but i could still move my cursor around, and if i hit a skill i could hear that skill being played out, and if i attacked something, i could hear myself attacking, etc.

then it went away.. for a couple weeks.

it's been doing this to me for the past 2 months and it's so random. it started off doing it maybe 2 times a week, now it's maybe 2 times a day. it happens to me when i'm doing something real important too - happened to me when i was calling in GvG a month or so ago, and while some friends and i were in halls. but it can also happen when i'm just standing in town.

this doesn't happen to me only in GW - it happens to me on CoD2 (played on DX7) and CS:S (no HDR). for example, the screen will stop, but if i move i can hear my footsteps, and if i shoot, i can hear it..

it's so weird. it's like the game is playing, but i can't see it.

system:

1024 mb (1 gig) pc2700 RAM
nvidia geforce 7800 GS (AGP), newest drivers
2.8 ghz intel P4 cpu

help me, please and ty.

**EDIT**: what i usually do when it locks up, is i click out of it (i play in windowed), and i restart.. if i restart GW it will do it 2 more times until it messes up majorly and my whole system freezes.. then i have to press the reset button on my pc.

Hambones · Jan 29, 2007, 11:15 PM // 23:15

just did it again.. that's the second time this afternooon..

i was in the middle of a quest that was real long and it took me about 20 minutes.. and i was on the last part.. then it froze up and now i have to start over.. gayyyyyy

aeroclown · Jan 30, 2007, 12:29 AM // 00:29

Have you tried not playing in windowed mode. Some driver versions and hardware releases currently have issues handling windowed game playback. I believe there was a thread regarding this issue somewhere around here, that mentioned something about Disabling AA for the desktop only when playing a game in windowed mode. You might try searching for that thread and try is recommendations. I can't remember the procedures right off the top of my head.

Hambones · Jan 30, 2007, 09:06 PM // 21:06

i tried playing fullscren last night and it worked fine.. got home today and decided to AB, so i went in. not even a minute in the game, GW freezes up and i have to manually restart.

ugh...

Hambones · Jan 30, 2007, 10:13 PM // 22:13

and it just happened AGAIN...

seriously, WTF?

Hambones · Feb 01, 2007, 08:41 PM // 20:41

just checked the temp.. was around mid70s just standing in town (graphics card temp), its been about 10 mins since i logged off and now it's in the low 60s... no bueno