Game freezes

[Imp]

Sorry was a direct response to Wdlls post as original problem seemed solved, should have used quotes. The VERY odd time its like it needs to refresh never bothers me & Im sure is caused by something runing externaly to the game. Reason I mentioned wallpaper changer is because when desktop changes screen will refresh so seemed a possible cause. Said several times your games are incredibly stable I often have 2-5 things going including online & it plays fine rock solid programing as far as im concerned.

[whdonnelly]

So far it occurs on my Vista machine, but not the windows 7 computer. There are no other programs open, outside of all the windows features and other programs that seem to run in the background. The only new software is a Firefox upgrade from a few weeks ago, plus the Microsoft, Adobe, and MacAfee daily or weekly upgrades. Doesn't seem to matter how long the computer has been running, or even if I have anything open in another window. Since this seems to be my very own problem, I will reload everything and not assume it is from a bad Microsoft patch.
Or get a new computer

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by whdonnelly

So far it occurs on my Vista machine, but not the windows 7 computer. There are no other programs open, outside of all the windows features and other programs that seem to run in the background. The only new software is a Firefox upgrade from a few weeks ago, plus the Microsoft, Adobe, and MacAfee daily or weekly upgrades. Doesn't seem to matter how long the computer has been running, or even if I have anything open in another window. Since this seems to be my very own problem, I will reload everything and not assume it is from a bad Microsoft patch.
Or get a new computer

Vista is the "Windows ME" of the early 2000s. I'd describe it as the "bad Microsoft patch" in question ... !

The best way to patch vista IMHO, is to apply a Windows 7 upgrade to it. It is the fixed version of Vista, after all. And probably cheaper than a new PC.

Cheers
Andy

[Wdll]

Originally Posted by Imp

Sorry was a direct response to Wdlls post as original problem seemed solved, should have used quotes. The VERY odd time its like it needs to refresh never bothers me & Im sure is caused by something runing externaly to the game. Reason I mentioned wallpaper changer is because when desktop changes screen will refresh so seemed a possible cause. Said several times your games are incredibly stable I often have 2-5 things going including online & it plays fine rock solid programing as far as im concerned.

It's not a game killer or anything. It only happens when I play the game windowed. Although lately it is most of the time (windowed). It happens no matter if I have other software running or not, or time it Windows is running. I don't worry about it.