The Pol viewer's extremely unresponsive, but is otherwise running normally. It doesn't visibly lag, but after the initial log in page, everything takes 5~ minutes to do. After snailing to the ffxi page, and hammering play, the ffxi main screen runs at 2fps, and then hangs at downloading data. Everything else on the PC runs smoothly.Â
This is a clean install of ffxi, with the EU vista/7 pol viewer installed.
At the risk of looking spammy and obnoxious, I reposted this here from the tech sub forum. I couldn't find a delete button on the old thread.
Edited, Jul 29th 2013 7:49am by Demoncard
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1. System you're running this on, laptop or desktop? What Windows OS? What processor and video card?
2. You say this is a clean install but did you even get as far as patching it to the latest release? When did the issues start?
2. You say this is a clean install but did you even get as far as patching it to the latest release? When did the issues start?
Desktop. Windows 7 32bit ultimate, Pentium D 2.8GHz, EAH 5450 graphics card. Tethered my phone for internets.
It patched successfully, but it was noticably sluggish on the checking bit. When I had patched the game, I noticed check files was much quicker before logging into pol than at the ffxi submenu. Pol slows down during, and all the time after login. It takes me ten to twenty minutes to finally get into the ffxi submenu and click "play", only to have ffxi run just as slowly; taking me five to ten minutes to get past the character select and into the downloading data loop (which, judging by the animation is running just as slowly, but runs indefinitely. I left it for an hour to find it in the same state.).
When the PC was on XP, with the same setup, it ran fine.
Edited, Jul 29th 2013 11:40am by Demoncard
It patched successfully, but it was noticably sluggish on the checking bit. When I had patched the game, I noticed check files was much quicker before logging into pol than at the ffxi submenu. Pol slows down during, and all the time after login. It takes me ten to twenty minutes to finally get into the ffxi submenu and click "play", only to have ffxi run just as slowly; taking me five to ten minutes to get past the character select and into the downloading data loop (which, judging by the animation is running just as slowly, but runs indefinitely. I left it for an hour to find it in the same state.).
When the PC was on XP, with the same setup, it ran fine.
Edited, Jul 29th 2013 11:40am by Demoncard
Okay, that gives me a bit more to work with. That video card is kind of "meh" - low power, low profile, and mixed user reviews. XI isn't that resource intensive, but Windows 7 64 bit takes more horsepower to run than Windows XP did. That could be one source of the issue. The processor is also from a far older generation, but again, XI should be okay with it. Windows 7 64-bit may not be.
How much RAM do you have?
With your clean install of XI, did you also install the DX 8.1 drivers? Direct X 9 and 11 are "backwards compatible" but XI is an old game and the latest and greatest can choke on it. Try running this: http://www.oldapps.com/directx.php?old_directx=4
How much RAM do you have?
With your clean install of XI, did you also install the DX 8.1 drivers? Direct X 9 and 11 are "backwards compatible" but XI is an old game and the latest and greatest can choke on it. Try running this: http://www.oldapps.com/directx.php?old_directx=4
I have two gigs of ram, and yes, the card is bad. >_< I've also already tried installing 8.1. The installer blinked, and reported success.
When I tried to reinstall it, there was reinstall button, just the default install button, while I remember there being a reinstall button on another version. Does mean anything?
According to http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/download/media/vista02.html?pageID=media I need a CD. I'm doomed then. I've only got access to the trial installer for ffxi and pol, my patched steam ffxi folder from windows.old, the EU vista/7 pol installer, and this install which lags like I'm running windows 98 and probably ought not exist. But that official guide would have me use CDs which I've not seen in stores since my local Blockbusters went out of business.
Quick, spam cursna.
Edited, Jul 29th 2013 6:01pm by Demoncard
When I tried to reinstall it, there was reinstall button, just the default install button, while I remember there being a reinstall button on another version. Does mean anything?
According to http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/download/media/vista02.html?pageID=media I need a CD. I'm doomed then. I've only got access to the trial installer for ffxi and pol, my patched steam ffxi folder from windows.old, the EU vista/7 pol installer, and this install which lags like I'm running windows 98 and probably ought not exist. But that official guide would have me use CDs which I've not seen in stores since my local Blockbusters went out of business.
Quick, spam cursna.
Edited, Jul 29th 2013 6:01pm by Demoncard
Okay, with that little RAM with Windows 7 (even 32 bit) your poor system is already going to struggle. I'd normally recommend you drop in at least another two gigs, but based on your processor, I'm not sure the motherboard that you have in your system could take it.
What made you decide to upgrade from XP to Windows 7 instead of buying a brand new system?
Edited, Jul 29th 2013 6:25pm by Catwho
What made you decide to upgrade from XP to Windows 7 instead of buying a brand new system?
Edited, Jul 29th 2013 6:25pm by Catwho
Yeah, looks like a RAM issue. 2GB alone is probably what W7 munches under modest use.
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The system idles at 0~5% of the processor and 25% of the ram after booting.
I've got two 1 gig sticks right now, and the max supported is 4 gig (for both the motherboard and the OS). You're saying I need to buy two two gig sticks?
I've got two 1 gig sticks right now, and the max supported is 4 gig (for both the motherboard and the OS). You're saying I need to buy two two gig sticks?
Correct. If you run this tool: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
- it will tell you exactly the kind of RAM you now have. Spits out a handy report with all sorts of useful information.
You need to get the exact same thing that's in there now, but in two gigs sticks instead of one.
- it will tell you exactly the kind of RAM you now have. Spits out a handy report with all sorts of useful information.
You need to get the exact same thing that's in there now, but in two gigs sticks instead of one.
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