[kennydicke]

I don't have an answer but my brother has the exact same issues with Windows XP on a P4 SL7EY HT and 1.5 GB of RAM. However, I've never had the problem and my system is slightly better but virtually identical to his...


Just to cover the bases:

Is your video card an ATI? My bro's is... Could be the drivers or even the GPU itself. Even if it isn't ATI, it could still be the drivers or card.

Do you physically clean out your computer regularly? Excessive dust in the machine can cause the processor or video card to overheat and severely hamper overall performance.

Do you monitor your system's temperatures? Bad cooling can be detrimental to system performance, especially during game-play.

Do you defragment your system regularly? Over-fragmentation can increase seek time, which often appears to the user as a 'hang'.

Do you run a lot of 'background' programs? 2GB of RAM is fine if you don't, but having a lot of programs in your system tray can adversely affect any game's performance.



EDIT: My bro said he fixed the problem by reducing the graphical options to the lowest point possible. This might only work for 'new' games.