Psywing Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I ask because Oblivion seems to crash more often in windowed mode than in fullscreen, and I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator2004 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Usually, Windowed mode is generally less demanding than fullscreen mode, and is usually only used for troubleshooting. Are you doing other stuff while playing Oblivion? If so, that'll be why it's crashing more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psywing Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 I have Object Dock installed, would having that run in the background interfere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator2004 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I don't know what Object Dock is, but as a rule, the less stuff you have running at the same time, the better. I, for example, usually open up Task Manager before playing, and close any unnecessary processes, such as Catalyst Control Centre. If you could tell me what exactly Object Dock does, I might be able to help you better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psywing Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Object Dock is kinda like that bar of icons that the newer Macs have. When no other programs are running, that would be the only thingrunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator2004 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 In that case, I recommend you turn it off, and see if that helps. Even if it doesn't stop the crashing, it'll at least free up valuable memory, so the game might run a little faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psywing Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 One more question, is there a list of processes that are safe to terminate that would free up some memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoogieMonster Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Go to pcworld dot com and go to the downloads section, look for a program called Quick Access. When you open your task manager, quick access puts an icon next to each process and when you click on it, it tells all known info on the process (the programs full name, location on your pc, how "important" the process is to that program, whether its safe to kill it, and a few other things). It would likely be impossible to create a generic list of "safe to kill processes" because something stupid on my pc might be vital on someone else's, so this (or something like it) may be your best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator2004 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 The thing is, even that isn't necessarily accurate. For example, I'm guessing it would say spoolsvc.exe (the print spooler) is essential, but as I don't have a printer, it's not for me, so I can turn it off. The best way to do it, in my opinion, is to stop Windows from starting stuff you don't need in the first place, saving you the trouble of having to close it all manually every time. Also, the majority of stuff Windows has running isn't listed in task manager, so you need to disable it another way. If you go to start -> run -> and type 'services.msc' (no quotes), then it brings up a list of almost all the services that Windows runs on your computer. Here is a guide to what services are safe to disable. Make sure you read ALL the information first, of course. Have fun :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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