Recent WinXP crash problem -- solutions?

[Gateway103]

I have experienced certain slow down with Dom 2 duing game play after my recent updates. However, mine seemed to be sound related (some of my updates were for sound card), and after I switched the Sound System setting from Default to Direct Sound, it functioned perfectly... Probably will not apply to you, but worth a try.

Also, some people have reported that Hotfix Q811493 causes snail crawling on their XP systems. This is a general slow down, and not Dom 2 or gaming specific. However, not everyone has this problem when updated.

So check if you have this patch, and perhaps try uninstalling it. This patch prevents hackers from raising his/her privilege level. But to do that in the first place, they need physical access, like intranet or a terminal station. So most home Users are safe anyway.

Just some thoughts...

-Gateway103