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Xiather Forum Guru
Posts : 102 Embers Credits : 5816 Join date : 2008-09-21 Age : 31 Location : Washington, U.S.A
| Subject: Can't connect Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:46 pm | |
| Alright, so recently I have been trying to go onto the server, but every time I log in my comp freezes. I tried playing Crysis, it ran well, then I tried a few online games and the same thing happened. Cleared up some of my memory usage and it's still happening...Don't really know what to do..Any ideas? | |
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Zinn Moderator
Posts : 62 Embers Credits : 5702 Join date : 2008-10-26
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:31 pm | |
| Try clearing your cache, if that doesnt help try running the repair utility in the wow folder (and clear settings, addons, etc). If that still doesnt do the trick... try reinstalling the game. | |
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Cadeyrn Moderator
Posts : 237 Embers Credits : 5774 Join date : 2009-02-02 Age : 70 Location : New Jersey, USA
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:49 am | |
| A few more details would be helpful. Here are my questions:
1. Do you have an ATI video card and have updated the drivers recently? 2. Do you have Punk Buster installed (If you don't know what it is, you don't have it) 3. Have you defragged the HDD where Wow resides lately? 4. Have you checked your CPU temperature? 5. Have you emptied your Windows\Prefetch folder recently? 6. Have you installed any new AV/Antimalware/firewall programs? 7. Have you implemented a new router or changed any of its parameters? | |
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Nayana Administrator
Posts : 534 Embers Credits : 6069 Join date : 2009-06-11 Age : 40 Location : Vermont, USA
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:05 am | |
| Also sound card drivers, if it's freezing when it starts could be a video or sound issue. | |
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Cadeyrn Moderator
Posts : 237 Embers Credits : 5774 Join date : 2009-02-02 Age : 70 Location : New Jersey, USA
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:11 am | |
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Xiather Forum Guru
Posts : 102 Embers Credits : 5816 Join date : 2008-09-21 Age : 31 Location : Washington, U.S.A
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:51 am | |
| Nayana: It's freezing after I log into a character and pretty much exactly when it says I have joined "World".
Cad: 1. Using a Geforce 7300 GT no recently updated drivers. 2. Yes 3. Nope. 4. CPU temp is fine. 5. No. 6. Nope. 7. Yes, back in early Nov, but I was able to log on afterward. | |
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Cadeyrn Moderator
Posts : 237 Embers Credits : 5774 Join date : 2009-02-02 Age : 70 Location : New Jersey, USA
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:32 am | |
| OK...
1. Do you have an ATI video card and have updated the drivers recently? Using a Geforce 7300 GT no recently updated drivers. - Good deal.
2. Do you have Punk Buster installed (If you don't know what it is, you don't have it) Yes - Get rid of it. It is becoming well known for raising havoc with both ATI and nVidia graphics cards.
3. Have you defragged the HDD where Wow resides lately? Nope - Shame on you. That should be done once per week if you don't play WoW and more often if you do.
4. Have you checked your CPU temperature? CPU temp is fine. - Good deal as well.
5. Have you emptied your Windows\Prefetch folder recently? No. - I am not 100% sure about Windows 7, but other versions should have the .pf (and only the .pf) files in the Prefetch folder deleted at least once per month.
6. Have you installed any new AV/Antimalware/firewall programs? Nope. - OK
7. Have you implemented a new router or changed any of its parameters? Yes, back in early Nov, but I was able to log on afterward. - OK, but that's not to say that there's not a problem there. If the admin panel for the router has an option to enable Gaming mode, do so. Also, if the router has a firewall, put the game outside of it or disable it altogether. One of the nastiest things one can do to a PC is double up things like antivirus programs and firewalls. | |
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Zinn Moderator
Posts : 62 Embers Credits : 5702 Join date : 2008-10-26
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:30 pm | |
| Does it happen to all your characters or just Xiather? (if its just xiather, ill move him off dalaran since its been known to cause issues) | |
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Xiather Forum Guru
Posts : 102 Embers Credits : 5816 Join date : 2008-09-21 Age : 31 Location : Washington, U.S.A
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:52 pm | |
| Not just Xia.
And I'll fix that stuff you said, Cad. I think the router should be good since my dad opened it up completely to get a better connection going to our PS3. | |
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Xiather Forum Guru
Posts : 102 Embers Credits : 5816 Join date : 2008-09-21 Age : 31 Location : Washington, U.S.A
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:57 pm | |
| Wait a second..You sure about those PF files? Those are the only things in that folder besides a file called "Layout".
EDIT: Just checked out some various articles, they all said I shouldn't tamper with the Prefetch folder at all. | |
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Cadeyrn Moderator
Posts : 237 Embers Credits : 5774 Join date : 2009-02-02 Age : 70 Location : New Jersey, USA
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:06 pm | |
| Leave Layout.ini there. Just delete the .pf files. Deleting an ini file is never a good idea since ini stands for initialization and starts something up. Some say that Windows will rebuild that file, but I have seen too many times when it didn't and my customers had to pay me to fix it. You get the advice for free. lol | |
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volak Forum Newbie
Posts : 3 Embers Credits : 5316 Join date : 2009-09-11
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:40 am | |
| Can someone please tell me why i cant connect to the server? Is something wrong with my account or what ? Volume | |
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volak Forum Newbie
Posts : 3 Embers Credits : 5316 Join date : 2009-09-11
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:18 am | |
| Hej is anyone going to answer me ? Why cant i logg in ? Why is my account closed ? Someone answer me pls, I am waitng VOL | |
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Xiather Forum Guru
Posts : 102 Embers Credits : 5816 Join date : 2008-09-21 Age : 31 Location : Washington, U.S.A
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:18 pm | |
| Alright. Tried everything said and I still can't connect. More help, please? I want to level my DK and Hunter so much right now. ='( | |
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Denyde Head of Staff
Posts : 2105 Embers Credits : 9000 Join date : 2008-08-11 Location : Denver, CO, USA
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:43 am | |
| get on MSN with one of us (PM me if you need it), we'll figure it out for you | |
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Xiather Forum Guru
Posts : 102 Embers Credits : 5816 Join date : 2008-09-21 Age : 31 Location : Washington, U.S.A
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:19 pm | |
| ...Wow...This problem was fixed for me by updating my video card drivers..Now to pwn! | |
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Nayana Administrator
Posts : 534 Embers Credits : 6069 Join date : 2009-06-11 Age : 40 Location : Vermont, USA
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:35 pm | |
| - Xiather wrote:
- ...Wow...This problem was fixed for me by updating my video card drivers..Now to pwn!
Ooh, Cran! Cran! Read this!! | |
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Xiather Forum Guru
Posts : 102 Embers Credits : 5816 Join date : 2008-09-21 Age : 31 Location : Washington, U.S.A
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:33 pm | |
| Spoke too soon. Let me play on my Hunter for about 25 minutes, but now it's back into the same routine. | |
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Wardemon Administrator
Posts : 809 Embers Credits : 6889 Join date : 2008-08-27 Age : 41 Location : Finland
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:38 am | |
| Use CPU-Z program and tell me all info about your computer, also install speedfan to see your processor etc temperatures and post here info about them after playing some game that works. | |
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Cran_Star Moderator
Posts : 667 Embers Credits : 6881 Join date : 2008-08-25 Age : 39 Location : On the road to insanity curently stoped in the Florian Triangle
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:13 am | |
| ya i saw that thats next thing im going look at thogh im almost postive its shitwire aka clearwire whate ever u do never get interent service from them | |
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Xiather Forum Guru
Posts : 102 Embers Credits : 5816 Join date : 2008-09-21 Age : 31 Location : Washington, U.S.A
| Subject: Re: Can't connect Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:34 am | |
| Playing Crysis didn't increase the temperatures, only increased my CPU usage to 40%. GPU: 63C Temp: 35C Temp2: 54C HD0: 40C Temp1: 57C Core: 62C Ambient: 0C
Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz Core Speed: 3216.1MHz Multiplier: x16 Bus Speed: 201.0MHz Rated FSB: 804.1MHz
RAM: 1536MB DRAM frequency: 201MHz
Nvidia Geforce 7300 GT Core: 350MHz Memory: 333MHz | |
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