Comments on: Damn Lag http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/2006/12/26/damn-lag/ No. No. You don't understand. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:52:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/2006/12/26/damn-lag/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Stephen Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:08:41 +0000 http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/?p=6#comment-102 I had exactly the same lag symptoms as described within half-life (and to a lesser extent half-life 2). I tracked mine down to a similar keyboard hog - Ati2evxx.exe - ATI's External Event Utility EXE Module, AKA, "ATI Hotkey Poller". Once I had disabled this service, all was good again. I had exactly the same lag symptoms as described within half-life (and to a lesser extent half-life 2).

I tracked mine down to a similar keyboard hog – Ati2evxx.exe – ATI’s External Event Utility EXE Module, AKA, “ATI Hotkey Poller”. Once I had disabled this service, all was good again.

]]> By: Carl http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/2006/12/26/damn-lag/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Carl Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:03:43 +0000 http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/?p=6#comment-89 Another quick thank you for this. It'd ruined EVERY fps (HL2, BF2, UT2004, Quake 4 etc.) for me while not affecting any other game. I'd not suspected Google Desktop because I'm sure I had a similar problem back in the days of Deus Ex and the original HL and that turned out to be a Direct X issue with some sound drivers. Another quick thank you for this. It’d ruined EVERY fps (HL2, BF2, UT2004, Quake 4 etc.) for me while not affecting any other game. I’d not suspected Google Desktop because I’m sure I had a similar problem back in the days of Deus Ex and the original HL and that turned out to be a Direct X issue with some sound drivers.

]]> By: Victor http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/2006/12/26/damn-lag/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Victor Sun, 13 May 2007 21:40:39 +0000 http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/?p=6#comment-84 For some reason after playing through HL2 and HL2 Ep 1 for a while now, I started to exhibit sliding and an unresponsive mouse. I googled this page and promptly turned off Google Desktop which I have had for a loong time now. This worked and I have no idea why this would be a problem just now. Now I start to wonder if this is the reason why I have been having problems with Vampire as well which is a Source game too! For some reason after playing through HL2 and HL2 Ep 1 for a while now, I started to exhibit sliding and an unresponsive mouse. I googled this page and promptly turned off Google Desktop which I have had for a loong time now.

This worked and I have no idea why this would be a problem just now. Now I start to wonder if this is the reason why I have been having problems with Vampire as well which is a Source game too!

]]> By: Brett http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/2006/12/26/damn-lag/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Brett Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:10:45 +0000 http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/?p=6#comment-87 I have the exact same problem as you described, but I don't have Google Desktop! I'm at a real loss, I want to play this damn game... I have the exact same problem as you described, but I don’t have Google Desktop!

I’m at a real loss, I want to play this damn game…

]]> By: Dan http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/2006/12/26/damn-lag/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Dan Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:57:25 +0000 http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/?p=6#comment-88 Normally when google desktop causes problems its because theres a deeper disk problem causing it. Have you checked your Event Logs for bad sectors showing up? Maybe do a chkdsk /r, you might be surprised what other problems there are. Normally when google desktop causes problems its because theres a deeper disk problem causing it. Have you checked your Event Logs for bad sectors showing up? Maybe do a chkdsk /r, you might be surprised what other problems there are.

]]> By: Tim http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/2006/12/26/damn-lag/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Tim Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:44:08 +0000 http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/?p=6#comment-85 Thanks a lot! I'd just got HL2 ep. 1 and couldn't play it properly. I'd have never guessed it was caused by google desktop (that I had installed just a few days b4). Moreover, on the HL2 support forum, under keyboard and mouse lag no mention is made that this could be the problem. And I was going nuts, developing all kind of crazy theories concerning usb keyboards and usb controllers. Thanks again! Thanks a lot!
I’d just got HL2 ep. 1 and couldn’t play it properly. I’d have never guessed it was caused by google desktop (that I had installed just a few days b4).
Moreover, on the HL2 support forum, under keyboard and mouse lag no mention is made that this could be the problem.
And I was going nuts, developing all kind of crazy theories concerning usb keyboards and usb controllers.
Thanks again!

]]> By: Barry http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/2006/12/26/damn-lag/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Barry Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:44:49 +0000 http://no.no.youdontunderstand.itsallreallybad.com/?p=6#comment-86 Wow - Great find... It was driving me crazy - and I had read another posting about lowering the process priority, which for some was set to high... Google Desktop did me in as well. Thanks for posting this! You saved me a lot of frustration. Wow – Great find… It was driving me crazy – and I had read another posting about lowering the process priority, which for some was set to high…

Google Desktop did me in as well. Thanks for posting this! You saved me a lot of frustration.

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