Captmorgan72 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) Click run and then type msconfig. Disable all in startup, click the services tab and check the box that says, hide all microsoft services and select disable all and reboot. Most people probably already know about this trick, but it really helps. With my weak system I can play this game with somewhat decent settings, using this trick. Edited August 21, 2011 by Captmorgan72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkInMKUK Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 There's a program called Gamebooster that does pretty much the same thing for you, and reinstates stuff afterwards. There's a free version, which is limited to one specific game, but could be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosisab Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Too complicated, I think Game Booster is what you seek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captmorgan72 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 (edited) I used to use Gamebooster but this "trick" does much more. Gamebooster only shuts down a certain amount of programs, this "trick" shuts down almost everything, giving your pc all the resources it has to play the game. Edited August 22, 2011 by Captmorgan72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWINuFAIL Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I tried this and it worked perfectly-getting 35+ FPS on Med settings whereas before I got around 20. However, as I a new to PCs I am wondering if this will have any negative effects on the computer, or in other words will I need to re-enable all startup options in order to correctly use my computer. I bought it mainly for college and gaming is a side thing so that is the priority here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prandiningrat Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Disable all in startup, click the services tab and check the box that says, hide all microsoft services and select disable all and reboot. disabling all non-micosoft svc, will also disable the anti virus services...probably it would be better after gaming session it should start anti virus services again, usually doesnt need restart...anti virus is one of those softwares that making gaming will run slowly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captmorgan72 Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 I call doing this to my comp putting it in game mode. After you are done playing you absolutely should type msconfig in run and select normal start up in the general tab and reboot. You don't ever want to browse the net without putting your pc back into normal mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosisab Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Gamebooster just do not stop more than what it deem "secure" to do in the default configuration. One could configure it do stop many more services. Anyone concerned with this kind of performance boost level should analyze the actual services running in the machine in automatic mode and actually "disable" them once and for all... you may be surprised by the number of useless if not plainly harmful services running in the machine in daily fashion. Just be careful if doing this, each candidate to disabled service must be searched in the web for it's real worthiness and dangers, either from being active or inactive. It's not being against the OP's suggested procedure, just it is too annoying, calling for reboot and all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captmorgan72 Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 (edited) It's not being against the OP's suggested procedure, just it is too annoying, calling for reboot and all... I completely agree, but this is a easy work around for weak systems like mine and others. Edited August 28, 2011 by Captmorgan72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beriallord Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 If you got a lower end system, doing this helps a ton. I noticed a bump anywhere between 5-10 FPS on my old PC while playing FA:NV. It was the difference between the game playing smoothly and stuttering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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