Hi, I've got a Sony A317M laptop (1.7Cen, 512ram, 128mb ATI x600)

I've bought Max Payne 2 recently, and every couple of minutes the game slows down to a crawl, going at about 3fps. This goes on for about 5-10 seconds, then reverts back to normal, which is with highest settings (runs very smoothly, apart from the jitters.)

I thought that this might be a mousepad problem and disabled it in Sony controls. Still no luck.

Any ideas? tech support for the game wont answer my emails.

thanks

Can you run me a Hardware Scan and post it here and I'll check it out for you
http://www.d-a-l.com/hardware-scan.php

Hi DAL, thanks for the quick reply.

Hardware scan is being a bit funny.. how long does it usually take?

When I ran the .hta file, it gave me an error:

An error has occurred in the script on this page.
Line 47
Char 1
Error: type mismatch 'LoadScript'
Code 0
URL: ...path to my IE temp folder\hwscan.hta

So I click, yes continue and left it for 5 minutes, no life.

Seems that one problem bore the next

Are you running win98?

...Anyway in the meantime can you tell me what version of DirectX your running? You need at least version 9 - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dir...ds/default.htm

Nope, XP Home
Would DXDiag and MSInfo do instead?

Yep, hit Start> Run then type dxdiag and then let me know the version number.

It's a pretty long file... do you want me to post the rest of it?

I keep thinking that it's not something deep down and complicated, but instead has a really simple and obvious solution, like turning vsync off or adjusting mouse refresh rate.. God knows.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 4/5/2005, 23:08:21
Machine name: xxxxxxxxxxx
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: VGN-A317M
BIOS: Revision: 1.2
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 345MB used, 900MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Hey, sorry for late reply.

Have you tried upgrading to the latest version of your graphics card drivers?

Hiya DAL,

I havent upgraded, since Sony keeps a tight leash on available drivers. I have an ATI Mobile X600 128mb chip, and I can't find drivers for it that ATI says is ok for installing. They say 'please download drivers from your manufacturer.'