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Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:52 pm
by sukhan
mouse accelerator
any1 know how to turn it off
Re: Windows 7 Tips

Posted:
Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:58 pm
by LuckyNV
turn it off in your mouse driver options
Win7 mouse options - untick enhance pointer precision
for Steam games put this into your launch options
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-noforcemaccel -noforcemparms -noforcemspd
You may want to adjust USB poll rate to at least 500Hz if your mouse drivers permit it, otherwise you need to mod your OS, which I don't recommend if you've not done something like that before, but its quite straight forward with Win7 (more so than WinXP/Vista was anyway)
Re: Windows 7 Tips

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:37 pm
by ANEKi
Anyone experienced a slower internet connection after upgrading? When I was on XP, I always had a ping of 10 or less. Now it always hovers around the 25-35 mark..
Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:48 pm
by quaduski
Check your network with
http://www.pingtest.net/ and run the windows connection test/fix thingy, are you using wireless? And make sure you have no other software connected to net.
Re: Windows 7 Tips

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:15 pm
by ANEKi
I'm with Virgin Media - 10mb cable connection. Non-wireless. I've also tried updating my network cards drivers for Windows 7 and a 'tweak' patch which seemed to do sod all..
I'll try the test when I get home.
Re: Windows 7 Tips

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:39 pm
by LuckyNV
You use ethernet right? Is your ethernet device from Realtek and did you install the Windows 7 realtek update?
Re: Windows 7 Tips

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:40 pm
by ANEKi
LuckyNV wrote:You use ethernet right? Is your ethernet device from Realtek and did you install the Windows 7 realtek update?
Yes & yes.
Re: Windows 7 Tips

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:50 pm
by quaduski

Check your network activity with the resource monitor - and run a spyware / virus sweep
Re: Windows 7 Tips

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:08 pm
by LuckyNV
ANEKi wrote:LuckyNV wrote:You use ethernet right? Is your ethernet device from Realtek and did you install the Windows 7 realtek update?
Yes & yes.
There is a fault with the Realtek update from Win7, you'll need to download the latest from realtek or ones from your mobo CD should be fine.
In general do not download device updates from Windows update unless you have a problem with your device and that particular update will fix your problem.
Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:05 pm
by ANEKi
LuckyNV wrote:ANEKi wrote:LuckyNV wrote:You use ethernet right? Is your ethernet device from Realtek and did you install the Windows 7 realtek update?
Yes & yes.
There is a fault with the Realtek update from Win7, you'll need to download the latest from realtek or ones from your mobo CD should be fine.
In general do not download device updates from Windows update unless you have a problem with your device and that particular update will fix your problem.
Yeah DLed it from the Realtek website. Released 23/07/09. Driver version 6.111.723.2009.
My PingTest results

SpeedTest results

All looks okay.. Hmm.
Re: Windows 7 Tips

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:10 pm
by quaduski
Is it just a UKCS server you are getting a bad ping to? try tracent to the the server; if thats the case.
Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:38 pm
by Flawless
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/i ... l#archivesTry that, ignore the fact its a WoW website. I've noticed a ping drop using it.
Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:46 am
by devo
25-35ms ping in the uk is not a problem nor does it need fixing

Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:18 pm
by Little_Devil
When you install the software on a new O.S. you can get a lower or higher ping. The route for your connection is recalculated at that time and is information that is held on your computer in the blob file, deleting this and letting Steam try again, may get you a better route.
btw you have lower ping and a lot less jitter than I do to the same server (Milton Keynes) over a greater distance. Ping test, as in speedtest.net, that people show, are not much use for an accurate ping of what they would achieve to the servers. They merely show a snapshot to the test server at that moment in time over many routes.
Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:46 pm
by GazNET
The Tweak Guides Tweaking Companion for Windows 7 is quite a good read:
http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html
Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:48 am
by ANEKi
Little_Devil wrote:When you install the software on a new O.S. you can get a lower or higher ping. The route for your connection is recalculated at that time and is information that is held on your computer in the blob file, deleting this and letting Steam try again, may get you a better route.
btw you have lower ping and a lot less jitter than I do to the same server (Milton Keynes) over a greater distance. Ping test, as in speedtest.net, that people show, are not much use for an accurate ping of what they would achieve to the servers. They merely show a snapshot to the test server at that moment in time over many routes.
Thanks man. Might just do that... But then again, after installing Windows 7 I had to re-download STEAM which would mean a clean blob file..?
Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:13 am
by Little_Devil
That is exactly the point I am making, it is a new blob file with a new route so your ping may be higher.
Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:11 am
by meyenburg
How would i be able to uninstall, say MW2?
It doesnt show up in install/uninstall programs thingy :S
Cant even see steam in there, or css, or other games i have installed for that matter :S
Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:46 am
by Deathtaker27
find the program files and just delete them (this is dangerous way)
Its how I do it when things mess up however make sure you have the right folder
Re: Windows 7 Tips

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Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:55 am
by meyenburg
Yeah, guess thats the best way :b