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03-20-2008

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Portucare in distress

"Andy [YaYa]" wrote:

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> "portucare" <portucare@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A4B38D24-9960-4FA8-8076-2129C189CD8F@xxxxxx

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> > Hi guys (and girls)
> > I am totally new to second life and I installed it on my new laptop 15,4
> > screen (Asus Z53S) dual core T7700, 2GB memory, graffic card Nvidia G

> Force

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> > 8600M GS Vista Home OS, but I don't manage to stay operational (?) more

> than

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> > a few seconds. I have cabble connection (usually 13500 kps download and

> 480

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> > upload rate).
> > What happens is when I start the game I manage to move (walk7fly) for a

> few

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> > seconds and I imediatly loose all control over my avatar (keeps
> > walking/flying etc). Is there some adjustment I can do to my settings to

> be

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> > abble to play (I am truly amazed with it)?
> > Best thanks for your suggestions.
> > --
> > Portucare in distress

>
> No idea, you have a high end gaming notebook there, no reason it shouldn't
> work. If Second Life is crashing or messing up it's probably the program
> that's the problem.
>
> Check with Linden Labs, see if there's any known problems with Second Life
> similar to what you're experiencing.
>
> In the meantime I'd go to http://www.nvidia.com and download the latest
> drivers for your video card and ASUS.com to find audio and chipset drivers
> for your system.
>
> If all your drivers are up to date then I suggest....
>
> ...well, not playing Second Life. It's a really stupid game, and I don't
> care how much you try to sugar coat it, that whole "game" if you can call
> it that is just one failed experiment after another.
>
> Watch out for the Yiffers.
>
> -A.
>

03-20-2008	#3 (permalink)
portucare n/a posts	Re: second life thanks -- Portucare in distress "Andy [YaYa]" wrote: Quote: > "portucare" <portucare@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:A4B38D24-9960-4FA8-8076-2129C189CD8F@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hi guys (and girls) > > I am totally new to second life and I installed it on my new laptop 15,4 > > screen (Asus Z53S) dual core T7700, 2GB memory, graffic card Nvidia G > Force Quote: > > 8600M GS Vista Home OS, but I don't manage to stay operational (?) more > than Quote: > > a few seconds. I have cabble connection (usually 13500 kps download and > 480 Quote: > > upload rate). > > What happens is when I start the game I manage to move (walk7fly) for a > few Quote: > > seconds and I imediatly loose all control over my avatar (keeps > > walking/flying etc). Is there some adjustment I can do to my settings to > be Quote: > > abble to play (I am truly amazed with it)? > > Best thanks for your suggestions. > > -- > > Portucare in distress > > No idea, you have a high end gaming notebook there, no reason it shouldn't > work. If Second Life is crashing or messing up it's probably the program > that's the problem. > > Check with Linden Labs, see if there's any known problems with Second Life > similar to what you're experiencing. > > In the meantime I'd go to http://www.nvidia.com and download the latest > drivers for your video card and ASUS.com to find audio and chipset drivers > for your system. > > If all your drivers are up to date then I suggest.... > > ...well, not playing Second Life. It's a really stupid game, and I don't > care how much you try to sugar coat it, that whole "game" if you can call > it that is just one failed experiment after another. > > Watch out for the Yiffers. > > -A. >
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