Is there a way....................

Uncle Levi · 03-08-14, 07:45 AM

I'm running SH 4 on my Dell computer which has 60g HD and 3g Ram. I'm running Windows 7. It works, except it constantly updates which makes it "jerky". On my old computer with Windows XP it never did that. Is there a way to "smooth it out" ?

fireftr18 · 03-08-14, 09:08 AM

You can go into your Window's settings and adjust when updates are done. You get some good options.

cdrsubron7 · 03-08-14, 12:19 PM

I'm assuming that you are talking about Windows Update. If you are, why not just shut off the Windows Update while your playing SH4. Then restart it when your down.

merc4ulfate · 03-08-14, 09:34 PM

jerky when it updates .... stop updating ... and please no further updates are necessary ... hck!

Uncle Levi · 03-09-14, 05:20 PM

It's not the computer that's updating. It's the PROGRAM that's updating.

Pisces · 03-09-14, 05:44 PM

Updating what? What is changing? Other than framerate being jerky. Please define "updating"

Any big mods applied to your game that might cause heavy file loading?

Alt-tab-ing out of the game (or CTRL-ALT-DEL) and running taskmanager looking at the processes tab might help to identify is other programs are running in the background.

Sniper297 · 03-09-14, 09:07 PM

Seriously you're gonna have to be more specific about WHAT is updating and WHEN. Do you have the STEAM version of SH4? Or is some other "program" updating while you're playing? Computers are hardware so they don't update, the operating system is a "program" so that could update if you have automatic updates on. JAVA automatic updater is the worst, I always check to make sure that's off or the obnoxious gremlin will be polling the internet to check for updates every 10 minutes and hog all the resources.

START, CONTROL PANEL, Administrative Tools, Services. Open that and sort by startup type, that will put all the Automatic startups at the top, set anything with the word "update" in it to Manual or Disabled. Reboot and check task manager to see how many processes are running, should be less than 30 for a lean mean gamer's machine.

merc4ulfate · 03-10-14, 08:30 AM

Silent Hunter does not update itself

Armistead · 03-10-14, 02:09 PM

What merc says...doesn't update itself, in fact, hasn't updated itself in several years now...

03-08-14, 07:45 AM	#1
Uncle Levi Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Dakota Posts: 7 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Is there a way.................... I'm running SH 4 on my Dell computer which has 60g HD and 3g Ram. I'm running Windows 7. It works, except it constantly updates which makes it "jerky". On my old computer with Windows XP it never did that. Is there a way to "smooth it out" ?

03-08-14, 09:08 AM	#2
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	You can go into your Window's settings and adjust when updates are done. You get some good options. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

03-08-14, 12:19 PM	#3
cdrsubron7 Sink'em All Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 2,150 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 1	I'm assuming that you are talking about Windows Update. If you are, why not just shut off the Windows Update while your playing SH4. Then restart it when your down. __________________ Head Deep and Keep'em Astern" - LtCDR Samuel D Dealy SHIV Guide \| Imperial Japanese Navy \| US Submarines

03-08-14, 09:34 PM	#4
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	jerky when it updates .... stop updating ... and please no further updates are necessary ... hck! __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

03-09-14, 05:20 PM	#5
Uncle Levi Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Dakota Posts: 7 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	no.....no It's not the computer that's updating. It's the PROGRAM that's updating.

03-09-14, 05:44 PM	#6
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Updating what? What is changing? Other than framerate being jerky. Please define "updating" Any big mods applied to your game that might cause heavy file loading? Alt-tab-ing out of the game (or CTRL-ALT-DEL) and running taskmanager looking at the processes tab might help to identify is other programs are running in the background.

03-09-14, 09:07 PM	#7
Sniper297 The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia Shipyard Brig Posts: 1,386 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 19	Getting information - it's like pulling teeth! Seriously you're gonna have to be more specific about WHAT is updating and WHEN. Do you have the STEAM version of SH4? Or is some other "program" updating while you're playing? Computers are hardware so they don't update, the operating system is a "program" so that could update if you have automatic updates on. JAVA automatic updater is the worst, I always check to make sure that's off or the obnoxious gremlin will be polling the internet to check for updates every 10 minutes and hog all the resources. START, CONTROL PANEL, Administrative Tools, Services. Open that and sort by startup type, that will put all the Automatic startups at the top, set anything with the word "update" in it to Manual or Disabled. Reboot and check task manager to see how many processes are running, should be less than 30 for a lean mean gamer's machine.

03-10-14, 08:30 AM	#8
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter does not update itself __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

03-10-14, 02:09 PM	#9
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	What merc says...doesn't update itself, in fact, hasn't updated itself in several years now... __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.