Here is my configuration :
Windows XP Pro SP1
Mobile AMD Athlon XP 2000+
RAM PC2100 512 MB of which 64 are allocated to the video card.
Virtual memory : min 1000 max 1000
Sound card : SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio
Video card : Radeon IGP 320 M 64 MB of shared memory
I hope somebody can find a way to solve the problem but I must say I have tried anything in order to find a solution. The whole thing is really starting to get on my nerves!!
Well, here are some tips I can give you:
1) Set your virtual memory to 652/652 or 588/588. Your current size is way too big for your physical ram level. As a rule use this:
Virtual Memory max/min = 1.1GB - Physical Memory
Since you have shared memory, you may want to compensate for that, hence the 652/652.
2) Go to
www.amd.com, see if you can find out how much L2 cache your processor has. Then go to
www.freshdevices.com, download FreshUI, dig through the program till you find the L2 Cache setting, and input the value AMD supplied. I think my laptop's L2 level was either 256 or 512, I can't remember. (WARNING: The other settings in FreshUI are for power users. Do not change them if you don't know what you are doing or you could kill your system! However, if you know what you are doing you can massively improve your system.)
3) Make ABSOLUTELY SURE that you have completely updated drivers. Don't trust Windows Update or your laptop manufacturer's website. Go to the manufacturer, get your data sheet, and go out to each individual website and get the newest drivers.
4) Run Disk Defragmenter
5) Right-click on the desktop, go Properties>Appearence>Effects, and disable "Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips" completely. Make sure "Use the following method to smooth the edges of screen fonts" is set to Standard.
6) I STRONGLY suggest you use the Windows Classic theme. All of the extra visual garbage XP piles on screws with games a lot.
7) In Display Properties, go Settings>Advanced>Troubleshoot and make sure the slider is all the way to the right. If it is, you may need to decrease it to increase speed, sacrificing some visual quality.
8) Go Start>Settings>Control Panel>System. In System go Advanced, and hit setting under Performance. Under Visual Effects choose "Adjust for best performance". You're going to lose some of the XP eye-candy, but which is more important to you?
You will have some problems with onboard video and sound, but changing these may help. Also, what configuration have you set for BD? By that I mean your resolution, FSAA, and fog settings.
EDIT: BTW, these settings will help ANY fullscreen/3D game on any system.