A Bad Freeze

raja

raja

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

We Are Rebellion [WAR]

Me/Mo

14 Mar 2008 at 01:35 - 1
every so often as I'm playing the game, the game completely freezes. I can still move my mouse a bit but the screen is completely frozen. I can't click on anything so I can't exit out of screen (not even ctrl+esc), so I'm having to shut off computer with the power button on the comp. (which I believe isn't a good way to turn it off). Does anyone know what's going on?

My game runs prefectly smooth on this computer. The graphics are great and the speed is great. Movement is fluid and I don't lag at all (except with this odd freeze).

Bohya

Bohya

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

Vabbi

Farming Crewuk [fcuk]

D/

14 Mar 2008 at 01:42 - 2
I used to get this all the time when I played Battle for Middle Earth 2 online. It just went away after a few weeks. Must of been an update whch fixed it.

Tarun

Tarun

Technician's Corner Moderator

Join Date: Jan 2006

The TARDIS

http://www.lunarsoft.net/ http://forums.lunarsoft.net/

14 Mar 2008 at 01:44 - 3
Suggestions:
- Defragment
- Update drivers for graphics card.
- Make sure your Windows is up to date.

If none of these suggestions resolve your issue, post your OS, graphics card (model, RAM, PCI-Express/AGP/PCI), system RAM, processor and any other specs you feel is relevant.

jiggles

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

N/

14 Mar 2008 at 02:07 - 4
Have you looked at your CPU's fan?

Odds are its dusty and needs a clean.

nvmu

nvmu

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

14 Mar 2008 at 02:14 - 5
because most people don't check the support page.
Guild Wars Crashing
http://www.plaync.com/us/support/doc_2442.html?prod=48

Using the Guild Wars Diagnostic Utility
http://www.plaync.com/us/support/doc_4890.html?prod=48

Eldin

Eldin

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

America. How about you, commie?

Fellows of Mythgar [FOM]

R/Mo

14 Mar 2008 at 02:52 - 6
A while ago, an update caused lots of people to have severe lag, crashing, and sometimes freezing.

Thankfully some genius came up with a solution.

Doesn't work in all cases, but it does help me when my GW gets erratic.

Tarun

Tarun

Technician's Corner Moderator

Join Date: Jan 2006

The TARDIS

http://www.lunarsoft.net/ http://forums.lunarsoft.net/

14 Mar 2008 at 02:53 - 7
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eldin
A while ago, an update caused lots of people to have severe lag, crashing, and sometimes freezing.

Thankfully some genius came up with a solution.

Doesn't work in all cases, but it does help me when my GW gets erratic.
Gee, I wonder where they copied that from. :P

Admael

Admael

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

California

Xen of Heroes

14 Mar 2008 at 03:01 - 8
Defragment is irrelevant! I say delete the gw.dat, and use -image command line to redownload data!