Check out this very interesting link from other clan website about reducing BF2 lag and reply back here with opinions or results.

 

I'm ithcing to try them but may wait for some feedback first on some of them.

 

http://www.dutchro.sohosted.com/TOK/forum/viewtopic.php?t=478

IF you check my post Tweako Grande you will see what I have done and that includes from your list

 

http://www.thearmory.cc/forum/showthread.php?t=10548&highlight=Tweako+Grande

 

Punkbuster checks changed from every 20 seconds to every 500.

 

Renamed BF2.exe to BF21.exe. Can't remember what this does but it is explained in my other thread.

 

Disabled intro movies months ago and also MUSIC set to 0. No music while map is loading.

 

Disabled Paging executive in Windows

 

Disabled Background programs running with the help of someone at TAC ( subcell ) gave me a little file to shut everything not needed off while playing.

 

All tired and all work except I think when I did a patch for 1.2 the fact that I changed the file BF2.exe messed up my patching and I had to reinstall the whole game. Might have been something else though.

 

Also, clean registry, dfrag registry, clear BF2 Cache and Defrag HDD regurlarly. People with sub par systems just have to work harder to play this game.

IF you check my post Tweako Grande you will see what I have done and that includes from your list

 

http://www.thearmory.cc/forum/showthread.php?t=10548&highlight=Tweako+Grande

 

Punkbuster checks changed from every 20 seconds to every 500.

 

Renamed BF2.exe to BF21.exe. Can't remember what this does but it is explained in my other thread.

 

Disabled intro movies months ago and also MUSIC set to 0. No music while map is loading.

 

Disabled Paging executive in Windows

 

Disabled Background programs running with the help of someone at TAC ( subcell ) gave me a little file to shut everything not needed off while playing.

 

All tired and all work except I think when I did a patch for 1.2 the fact that I changed the file BF2.exe messed up my patching and I had to reinstall the whole game. Might have been something else though.

 

Also, clean registry, dfrag registry, clear BF2 Cache and Defrag HDD regurlarly. People with sub par systems just have to work harder to play this game.

Thanks. Good tip on remembering to rename bf2.exe before patching. I've yet to try any of those tips other then i have start movies disabled.

 

I guess i must now try those other tips.

 

problem is i can't remember where to find where to reset swap file.

 

paging executive ?

 

background programs i think i can mange by closing showing icons near clock and checking msconfig.

 

some of us need to be told how to do things, not just what you changed. ;-)

Well, that is why I posted the link to my thread where all the info is located.

I did the punkbuster adjustment in online game from console with pb_sleep 500 ,enter key. Then still in console, to save it, pb_writecfg , enter key.

 

I dunno if change would effect right away in game, there was some lag loss. Maybe coincidance. I finished map and exited bf2. I'll go back soon to test again.

 

After that test and game closure I'll try renaming bf2.exe to bf21.exe .

 

I still can't find where I once reset winxp swap file to none. To reboot and do slow defrag so i can re-enable swap and have it all together. Maybe i can't find that setting becasue i have xp set in that area for max performance ???

Turn off indexing

 

Click START, then RUN, and type in services.msc , & hit enter.

 

Scroll down to "Indexing Service". Double-click it. When the window pops-up, change the Startup type to "Manual" or "Disable". While you're at it, why not just "Stop" the service? Click the "Stop" button. Wait for the service to stop then click "OK".

 

For Page File

 

My Computer

 

Properties

 

Advanced

 

Performance Settings

 

Advanced

 

and you will see memory here to adjust

 

Make sure to set to 0 first then reboot then set to what you want.

 

Lots of good XP stuff here.

 

http://tweak.us/cms/article_XP_Tweaks_Page1.html

Thanks. I found and disabled swap and rebooted. But neither "fix-it2000" or winxp defragger after multiple attempts seem able to defrag free space, let alone just files or all. Anyone got link for good free defragger ?

I use Norton speed disk and it is great. That is the only thing NORTON I will ever use again.