an interesting update from Microsoft. possible fix for freezeing during games.

[Silent_Predator]

Article ID: 2492386 - Last Review: April 26, 2011 - Revision: 2.0


Application Compatibility Update for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2: April 2011

The Windows Application Compatibility Update is a software update that improves the compatibility experience in the following Microsoft Windows operating systems:
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft regularly releases application compatibility updates for these Windows operating systems.

The kinds of issues that are resolved by application compatibility updates

When you try to install and run certain legacy games or applications, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

The game, the application, or the firmware is installed incorrectly
.
The game, the application, or the firmware causes system instability
.
The primary functions of the game, of the application, or of the firmware do not work correctly.





http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2492386

refer to Update for Windows XP (KB2492386)

hope this helps with some of our issues.

Ive installed the hotfix.. no issues as of yet.

 

[Silent_Predator]

Update ---

I have had 0 freezes since this patch.... played TF2 for a few hours without freezing .... I believe this patch is a fix for a messed up update.

anyway, it fixed the issue.

edit: other than a lag spike now and then (it is steam after all), I have had no freezes ingame at all today(about 7 hours of game play).

 

[Silent_Predator]

games run fine..... but some of my issues was a failing HDD that I was using for virtual memory.

disabled the HDD and Im running 100% again.