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Thread ID: 75496	2006-12-31 20:15:00	How do you exit programs safely?	sarel (2490)	Press F1

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511385	2006-12-31 20:15:00	Hi guys A very happy 2007 to all of you. Secondly, a stupid question if I may : I am trying to play a game that takes an enormous amount of RAM and ROM to go. This means I usually need to exit a few of the processes that are running - ZA, AVG, etc. I've done it a few times, and it appears as if I corrupted some commands somewhere doing this - e.g. my BB connection went loopy and only a system restore brought eveything back to normal. My questions (and forgive me for asking the stupid questions) : if I want to exit all the memory resident proggies to open up some space, what is the best way to do it? Stopping running processes can be done the right way and wrong way. secondly, on XP2, which processes should be kept running? thirdly, what is the easiest way to "disconnect" me from the internet - I've plugged out my phone jack in the past but this may have caused the problems? (If I exit AVG, etc. I do not want to stay connected) Thanks for your help - mush appreciated. sarel	sarel (2490)
511386	2006-12-31 20:26:00	What game? Never turn off your protection if you are still connected to the net. Unplugging the phone cable should be fine and shouldn't cause a problem. You could turn the router off too. Why not just install more ram?	pctek (84)
511387	2006-12-31 20:36:00	Caeser 4. More RAM - not enough open spots, PC too old. sarel	sarel (2490)
511388	2006-12-31 20:37:00	Yeah, the last thing I'd be doing is turning off my security programs.Wouldn't it be better to start>run -(type) msconfig>ok then have a look at "services" and also "start-up" to see what could be shut down? I had about 25 items in my start-up list after I had set up my machine, now down to 9... saved all that memory!! Watch out for "services" though, shut down cautiously. And, you can never have enuf RAM!!!	limepile (96)
511389	2006-12-31 20:39:00	Remove one of the existing sticks of RAM and put a higher value stick in. How many icons do you have in the systray (next to the clock)? You can reduced non-essential ones from starting automatically by either checking the options in that particular program or using msconfig > startup tab, to stop them. As Pctek mentions, if you are removing your AV and Firewall from running then you must unplug the computer from the internet while you are gaming.	Jen (38)
511390	2006-12-31 20:43:00	I would like to copy the Msconfig files to show you guys what's running. How do one do that? sarel	sarel (2490)
511391	2006-12-31 20:46:00	Expand the window that all the items display, then take a screenshot and upload it here (http://www.imagef1.net.nz/). The give the URL to it in your post. How to take a screenshot (www.imagef1.net.nz)	Jen (38)
511392	2006-12-31 20:56:00	Ahhh Jen, sorry to be such a bore but the Msconfig box can't be maximised (at least on my PC) - any other way of showing the info. Lot of MS stuff tho'. sarel	sarel (2490)
511393	2006-12-31 21:00:00	I know Spybot Search & Destroy can show items in the startup list, but I am not sure if they can be copied. Can you take two screenshots instead then, first half of window and then the second half? BTW, what's the specifications of your computer? I would of thought if you had the video card to run this game, your computer shouldn't be considered that old. Caesar 4 Minimum Requirements: Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz or equivalent AMD AthlonT processor or higher . Windows 2000/Windows XP Home or Professional (including Service Pack 2 or higher) . 512 MB of RAM . 64MB video card (with hardware T&L including Pixel Shader 1.1 or higher support) . 2.0 GB of free hard disk space . CD-Rom Drive . DirectX 9.0c	Jen (38)
511394	2006-12-31 21:14:00	www.imagef1.net.nz www.imagef1.net.nz www.imagef1.net.nz There they are Jen - the DxDiag gives a full rundown on my system sarel	sarel (2490)
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