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Old Jun 15, 2008, 11:01 AM // 11:01   #1
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Angry slow minimizing/maximizing/exiting etc

whenever i quit giuld wars, or minmize it, or window it etc, it takes a while for the computer to sort itself out, which is annoying when all i want to do is close a program or something. i have seen on friends computers that it goes into windowed mode and that instantly, but not on mine, does anyone know why and how to speed it up? i am running windows vista home premium.
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Old Jun 15, 2008, 11:26 AM // 11:26   #2
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alt-enter? it lets you go straight to window mode
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Old Jun 15, 2008, 11:35 AM // 11:35   #3
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no i know how to do it, but when i have been playing, it takes ages for it to load back to my desktop. or is that just the slowness of my computer?

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Old Jun 15, 2008, 11:46 AM // 11:46   #4
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It's probably your computer.

What are your system specs?
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Old Jun 15, 2008, 12:01 PM // 12:01   #5
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er 1014 ram and 32-bit operating system, is that what u mean im not very techy? 1.80 ghz
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Old Jun 15, 2008, 12:17 PM // 12:17   #6
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It's a start ^^

Is it a laptop or a desktop?

Do you know what graphics card (if any) it has?

Make and model number would help

Oh, open your Games folder and tell us your Performance Rating (a number between 1.0 and 5.9). It's basic, but will give us some idea.
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Old Jun 15, 2008, 12:21 PM // 12:21   #7
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What could be the problem is that you play the games on a different refresh rate than your desktop. Set both to max and it should be fixed.

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To do that: right mouse click your desktop, properties, settings tab, advanced, monitor tab, refresh rate as high as your monitor goes ( so don't exceed the limit ).

In the games: check the graphics options.
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Old Jun 15, 2008, 12:58 PM // 12:58   #8
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ok ive changed the refresh thingy both to 60hz, cant test it right now. the game rating is 3.4 i dont know about graphics card, but it is a desktop dimension 061
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Old Jun 15, 2008, 02:56 PM // 14:56   #9
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Sounds like an old Dell.

Low to mid-range graphics. I assume you have the same resolution in GW and Windows? (At a guess, 1280x1024?)
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Old Jun 15, 2008, 03:14 PM // 15:14   #10
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Sounds like me when the computer is bogging down. Try closing some programs or your computer is just not quite up to specs.
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Old Jun 15, 2008, 04:14 PM // 16:14   #11
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yeah they are both the same resulution it must just be because its not a great comp. thanks anyway
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Old Jun 16, 2008, 12:46 PM // 12:46   #12
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or is that just the slowness of my computer?
QFT, your PC is too slow.
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Old Jun 16, 2008, 04:36 PM // 16:36   #13
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ok lol. :P my curiosity is sated
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Old Jun 16, 2008, 04:39 PM // 16:39   #14
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Throw it out the window.
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