predcon Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Is there any way to fix the crashes involved with memory leaks when I Alt+Tab to look at quest guides and stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telyn Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Never seen an answer to that one. Have you tried Windowed Mode? It might not be as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maigrets Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) Is there any way to fix the crashes involved with memory leaks when I Alt+Tab to look at quest guides and stuff? The Oblivion Readme says it's not recommended to alt+tab out of the game as it can cause crashes and actually not let you get back into the game after using it. Quoted from the UESPWiki. As it says at the bottom...don't do it. :no: Problem Oblivion crashes on alt-tab, the windows key etc. It also crashes on instant messenger notification, update confirmation request from my antivirus etc. Cause The Alt-tab problem is covered in Readme of the game - the game may, but doesn't have to work correctly after you switch to other app. The problem though is that Alt-tab is not the only method of switching Windows focus to other application, and all the others cause the same problem. Workaround Keep your task manager (opened with ctrl+shift+esc) open in the background while playing. After switching out of Oblivion, do not use alt+tab or the task bar to switch back. Instead select the application in your task manager and use the 'Switch To' button. This will restore the window on your desktop but nothing renders. Now click the taskbar to switch back to Oblivion. Works on WinXPSP2 with an ATI card and latest official Catalyst package. Sometimes has to be tried a few times, but has never failed. Alternatively, open any background applications you may want to Alt-tab too (eg: this website) before you start playing. Do not close these background apps whilst playing, or the game will freeze up. Another way is to bring up the console before using Alt-tab to switch away from Oblivion; this seems to prevent crashes when switching tasks. Solution Don't do it. Switch everything unnecessary off. Edited March 27, 2011 by Maigrets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFact Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) -Ninja'd and deleted- The only thing I can tell is the game does not like Alt-Tab. Sometimes it does not crash, but often it does. Edited March 27, 2011 by LFact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predcon Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 I suppose another solution would be to get another display and keep one on the game and the other on the Windows desktop. Can ATi cards do that now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker879 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 The other consideration is whether your CPU can handle the two foreground tasks. My solution to your exact problem is to have the UESP Wiki up on my laptop beside me when I'm playing, so I know what your wishing for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predcon Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 It's an AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black, complimented with 8GB DDR3 RAM. I'm pretty sure it can handle a web browser and a fullscreen game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonger Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 It's an AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black, complimented with 8GB DDR3 RAM. I'm pretty sure it can handle a web browser and a fullscreen game.yes, but the game simply can't handle alt-tabbing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker879 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Shouldn't need to Alt + Tab with two monitors ... sounds like a sweet setup to me (drool). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predcon Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 It's an AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black, complimented with 8GB DDR3 RAM. I'm pretty sure it can handle a web browser and a fullscreen game.yes, but the game simply can't handle alt-tabbing I wasn't talking about alt tab ing . . . ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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