Hi all.

I'm not sure if I should be here.

I have recently started a game called Black & White. When I'm playing my hand/pointer is very juddery or jittery. Would this be a lack of memory? Would it help if I deleted files from my hard drive?

This is the result of my D-A-L scan:-

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OS Information:
PropertyValue
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partitio n2
Service Pack 2.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
PropertyValue
Current Clock Speed 797
Description x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 6
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel Pentium III processor


Memory (RAM):
PropertyValue
Bank Label
Capacity 134217728

Bank Label
Capacity 268435456

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~384 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 382MB

Disk Drives:
PropertyValue
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model IBM-DTLA-305010
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 10108869120 (~9 GB)
Number of Partitions 2

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model WDC AC310200R
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 10256924160 (~10 GB)
Number of Partitions 1


Installed Printers:
PropertyValue
Name Epson Stylus COLOR 600 ESC/P 2
Port Name LPT1:
Default True
Driver Name Epson Stylus COLOR 600 ESC/P 2


Motherboard:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product HP System Board
Serial Number S630YKL02B31F00001
Version R3A


BIOS:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Name PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
Release Date 20010104000000.000000+000
Version PTLTD - 6040000


Monitor:
PropertyValue
Description IBM 2237 C71
Name IBM 2237 C71
Screen Height 600
Screen Width 800


Keyboard:
PropertyValue
Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard


Pointing Device:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Microsoft
Name PS/2 Compatible Mouse


Sound Card:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Intel
Description Intel(r) 82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller
Device ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2415&SUBSYS_1249103C&REV_02\3&61A AA01&0&FD


Video Card:
PropertyValue
Adapter Compatibility Intel Corporation
Adapter RAM 33554432
Description Intel(R) 82815 Graphics Controller
Installed Display Drivers i81xdnt5.dll
Driver Version 6.13.01.3196
Driver Date 23/07/2002 08:01:38
Video Mode Description 800 x 600 x 65536 colors


DirectX Installation:
PropertyValue
Version 6.03.01.0147


Modem:
PropertyValue

Network Adapters:
PropertyValue
Description 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible) - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description RAS Async Adapter
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Description Direct Parallel
Description WAN Miniport (IP)
Description WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description BT Voyager 105 ADSL Modem

External Ports:
PropertyValue
External Reference Designator COM1
External Reference Designator COM2
External Reference Designator PS2KB
External Reference Designator MOUSE
External Reference Designator LPT
External Reference Designator LINE-OUT
External Reference Designator LINE-IN
External Reference Designator MIC
External Reference Designator USB
External Reference Designator USB

Expansion Slots:
PropertyValue
Slot Designation PCI-1
Slot Designation PCI-2
Slot Designation PCI-3
Slot Designation AGP
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I hope this is of some help.

ATB, Gary.

does it move normaly when not playing a game? if so, it COULD be lack of RAM memmory or CPU speed.

also, is your mouse optical or has it got a ball?

Hi Mike, again.

The mouse, being an old fashioned type that is pluged into the back of the PC, works fine except in the game.

Again, thanks for your help.

ATB, Gary.

try going to video settings in the game and reduce picture quality, this may speed things up a little, also, what are the minimum & recomended specs for the game?

System requirements are:-

Pentium II 350MHz
Windows 98/Me/XP (Home Edition);

4x CD-ROM Drive (Min);

64Mb RAM (Min);

8Mb DirectX 7.0a compatible 3D graphics card (Min);

DirectX 7.0a compatible sound card;

Mouse & keyboard; 600Mb hard drive space (Min); Optional: Multiplayer 2-8 players, TCP/IP or modem support;

Is this what you need.

Gary.

hi again,
that should work fine.
You may want to try a spyware scan (if you havnt already) you can download ad-aware by lavasoft by clicking the link in my signature (Ad-aware SE), do a scan, delete all spyware and then try, if this doesnt work then at least you've cleared up your computer a bit

Mike

Hey Gary, what KIND of jittery are we talking about here?

Is it a matter of the actual video motion being jittery? Or the mouse input is jittery?

Also, do you have a mouse that has a red light at the bottom (optical) or a ball at the bottom (roll mouse)?

it is a trackball mouse (i presume):

The mouse, being an old fashioned type that is pluged into the back of the PC, works fine except in the game.

the optical mice arnt realy that old

So that sounds to me like a RAM/processor issue...

The input device is fine, the machine itself is having a hard time rendering everything...

Hi Mike,

Done spyaware, reduced graphic resolution on game, deleted stuff from hard drive. Still got the jitters.

Sorry Newbie, my mouse has balls,(well one actually).

I believe the consensus is the memory.

Thank you both for all your help.

ATB, Gary.

P.S. Mike, when I initiated the system restore to get rid of the password box, it nobbled the game, so I had to reload it. This is not a complaint, just letting you know. Thank you again for your help.- Gary.