im not a n00b but..

church_pk · 05-25-2006, 02:04 PM

i've been having this coninuous problem with stepmania. I load stepmania, all my songs load and everything correctly, but when i play a song, the arrows scroll is really choppy, and after about 10-15 seconds into a song, the arrows freeze, and my computer fully shuts down and reboots. I have tried re-installing stepmania, and it has not helped, i have defragged my comp, nortan virus check, and everything is fine, it's getting really frustrating now because i haven't played in days. If anyoine can help..maybe a suggestion of what the problem could be..would be really appreciated...thx

IAAW · 05-25-2006, 02:13 PM

Well, it may either be two things.

One, you may have programs running in the background that's slowing down SM. Try doing a spyware scan, and try pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del to open the program manager and exit anything that you don't need. You may have to turn off your firewall if you have one.

Two, your computer may not have the required components needed to run SM. Try getting an updated video card, different computer, etc., anything that you would think would help run SM better.

church_pk · 05-25-2006, 02:20 PM

up until i had to reformat my comp it was working fine, i mean my computer is pretty good, and has even more than the required components to run SM. I have tried closing everything but that didn't seem to really do anything, i just haven't closed the firewall for..obvious reasons, but i'll try again i guess.

IAAW · 05-25-2006, 02:30 PM

You reformatted your comp? Then the reformatting may have messed up SM. Why not try redownloading SM? You can always backup your sims and stuff.

church_pk · 05-25-2006, 02:34 PM

i already uninstalled SM 4 times and installed it and it didn't do anything, i am so ****ed.

LightningSlash · 05-25-2006, 02:40 PM

I played 3000 games of ffr and I still suck. Do I qualify as a noob?

church_pk · 05-25-2006, 02:50 PM

-Izzy- · 05-25-2006, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LightningSlash

I played 3000 games of ffr and I still suck. Do I qualify as a noob?

yes. and so is church_pk. for more then one reason

seinno · 05-25-2006, 05:36 PM

man this thread is funny

Yeah dude I have SM on three computers and have had trouble with all three

First if you are using a laptop then you most likly will need to get more memory OR if your using lots of animation thingys then video card is the way to go

If your on your normal computer maybe the downloading site is just being realy gay atm and will be fixed

Triplex72 · 05-25-2006, 07:22 PM

On my less awesome comp it cant run fullscreen at 800x600 pixels, so i set it to Fullscreen stretch at 320 pixels and it runs like a dream. Maybe that will help with the choopyness, it did for me.

Gwaihir · 05-26-2006, 02:16 AM

mess aroudn wtih teh graphic options see if maybe ur running it at too high of settings the graphics do affect gameplay if u cant run them properly

church_pk · 05-26-2006, 05:00 PM

alright i'll try that and izzy should stfu he's a computer nerd with no life

05-25-2006, 02:04 PM	#1
church_pk FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Yes. Ontario, Canada Age: 37 Posts: 2,575	im not a n00b but.. i've been having this coninuous problem with stepmania. I load stepmania, all my songs load and everything correctly, but when i play a song, the arrows scroll is really choppy, and after about 10-15 seconds into a song, the arrows freeze, and my computer fully shuts down and reboots. I have tried re-installing stepmania, and it has not helped, i have defragged my comp, nortan virus check, and everything is fine, it's getting really frustrating now because i haven't played in days. If anyoine can help..maybe a suggestion of what the problem could be..would be really appreciated...thx __________________ Spread C711 Metal ZX./

05-25-2006, 02:13 PM	#2
IAAW FFR Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nowhere specific. Age: 35 Posts: 3,008	Re: im not a n00b but.. Well, it may either be two things. One, you may have programs running in the background that's slowing down SM. Try doing a spyware scan, and try pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del to open the program manager and exit anything that you don't need. You may have to turn off your firewall if you have one. Two, your computer may not have the required components needed to run SM. Try getting an updated video card, different computer, etc., anything that you would think would help run SM better.

05-25-2006, 02:20 PM	#3
church_pk FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Yes. Ontario, Canada Age: 37 Posts: 2,575	Re: im not a n00b but.. up until i had to reformat my comp it was working fine, i mean my computer is pretty good, and has even more than the required components to run SM. I have tried closing everything but that didn't seem to really do anything, i just haven't closed the firewall for..obvious reasons, but i'll try again i guess. __________________ Spread C711 Metal ZX./

05-25-2006, 02:30 PM	#4
IAAW FFR Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nowhere specific. Age: 35 Posts: 3,008	Re: im not a n00b but.. You reformatted your comp? Then the reformatting may have messed up SM. Why not try redownloading SM? You can always backup your sims and stuff.

05-25-2006, 02:34 PM	#5
church_pk FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Yes. Ontario, Canada Age: 37 Posts: 2,575	Re: im not a n00b but.. i already uninstalled SM 4 times and installed it and it didn't do anything, i am so ***ed. __________________ Spread C711 Metal ZX./ Last edited by church_pk; 05-25-2006 at 02:40 PM..*

05-25-2006, 02:40 PM	#6
LightningSlash FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 29	Re: im not a n00b but.. I played 3000 games of ffr and I still suck. Do I qualify as a noob?

05-25-2006, 02:50 PM	#7
church_pk FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Yes. Ontario, Canada Age: 37 Posts: 2,575	Re: im not a n00b but.. ... __________________ Spread C711 Metal ZX./

05-25-2006, 05:36 PM	#9
seinno FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nevada, Reno Posts: 218	Re: im not a n00b but.. man this thread is funny Yeah dude I have SM on three computers and have had trouble with all three First if you are using a laptop then you most likly will need to get more memory OR if your using lots of animation thingys then video card is the way to go If your on your normal computer maybe the downloading site is just being realy gay atm and will be fixed __________________ C750: 3 fingers two hands

05-25-2006, 07:22 PM	#10
Triplex72 CUSTOMIZED Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Your Imagination Posts: 975	Re: im not a n00b but.. On my less awesome comp it cant run fullscreen at 800x600 pixels, so i set it to Fullscreen stretch at 320 pixels and it runs like a dream. Maybe that will help with the choopyness, it did for me. __________________ connect 216.246.109.6:27015

05-26-2006, 05:00 PM	#12
church_pk FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Yes. Ontario, Canada Age: 37 Posts: 2,575	Re: im not a n00b but.. alright i'll try that and izzy should stfu he's a computer nerd with no life __________________ Spread C711 Metal ZX./

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