COD4 and Skype

2008-02-12 13:22:29

#1

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7040

Have a very odd issue with skype and COD. My friends who play this game use skype, it works pretty good imo. However, if I have skype installed and click the COD icon to play, I get massive lag. I can't even navigate the menus. So I have to uninstall skype, restart the comp, then open COD. When I do that, it runs just fine. The I minimize the game, install skype, and everything works extremely well.

I just do not get it.

2008-02-12 13:39:13

#2

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|7021|London

Tell your friends to get TS?

Or if they won't/you want to use Skype, maybe just reinstall Windows. I had a similar problem, and a reinstall fixed it.

2008-02-12 13:54:37

#3

aimless: Member; +166|6403|Texas

How much ram do you have?

2008-02-12 14:04:44

#4

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7040

Dauntless wrote:
Tell your friends to get TS?

Or if they won't/you want to use Skype, maybe just reinstall Windows. I had a similar problem, and a reinstall fixed it.

I did reinstall windows actually.

2008-02-12 14:05:48

#5

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7040

aimless wrote:
How much ram do you have?

Where do I find that?

2008-02-12 14:12:38

#6

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7015|Salt Lake City

Wait a minute...you have friends?

2008-02-12 14:13:32

#7

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7040

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Wait a minute...you have friends?

poop

2008-02-12 14:14:36

#8

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6278|The Mitten

usmarine wrote:
aimless wrote:
How much ram do you have?
Where do I find that?

(Right click)My Computer --> Properites

EE (hats

2008-02-12 14:15:47

#9

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7040

Morpheus1229 wrote:
usmarine wrote:
aimless wrote:
How much ram do you have?
Where do I find that?
(Right click)My Computer --> Properites

232GB sound right?

2008-02-12 14:22:01

#10

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6278|The Mitten

usmarine wrote:
Morpheus1229 wrote:
usmarine wrote:

Where do I find that?
(Right click)My Computer --> Properites
232GB sound right?

for a hard drive, yes.
You need to right click ON my computer, sorry, i guess that wasn't as clear as I thought.

EE (hats

2008-02-12 14:22:59

#11

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7040

Morpheus1229 wrote:
usmarine wrote:
Morpheus1229 wrote:

(Right click)My Computer --> Properites
232GB sound right?
for a hard drive, yes.
You need to right click ON my computer, sorry, i guess that wasn't as clear as I thought.

2GB.

2008-02-12 14:32:33

#12

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7015|Salt Lake City

Sounds like enough RAM. Start the applications so they are running slow, like in your OP, and then open Task Manager and look at the Performance tab. Is the CPU usage through the roof?

2008-02-12 14:34:17

#13

aimless: Member; +166|6403|Texas

It could be something that changes when you restart windows. Usually most programs need a restart before they work, but some aren't restart-critical.

2008-02-12 14:35:16

#14

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7040

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Sounds like enough RAM. Start the applications so they are running slow, like in your OP, and then open Task Manager and look at the Performance tab. Is the CPU usage through the roof?

No. Its weird. I can run skype with flightsim X, which is a huge system hog. It just does not play nice with COD for some reason.

2008-02-12 14:38:00

#15

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7015|Salt Lake City

And you've got the latest patches for Skype and CoD? Do you notice excessive HD activity when it is running slow?

2008-02-12 14:47:49

#16

elbekko: Your lord and master; +36|6680|Leuven, Belgium

Try changing the affinity of Skype if you have a dual (or more) core.

2008-02-12 20:42:25

#17

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|7021|London

usmarine wrote:
Morpheus1229 wrote:
usmarine wrote:
Where do I find that?
(Right click)My Computer --> Properites
232GB sound right?

Lolnub

Just get TS dood.

If your friend's don't want to get ts to help you out then they weren't your friends in the first place.

surgeon will be your friend, go ask him.

Last edited by Dauntless (2008-02-12 20:43:58)

2008-02-12 20:45:19

#18

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7122|Alberta, Canada

usmarine wrote:
Morpheus1229 wrote:
usmarine wrote:
Where do I find that?
(Right click)My Computer --> Properites
232GB sound right?

lmao, tech nub.
Just kidding.

2008-02-12 20:54:15

#19

Defiance: Member; +438|6950

This says that the problem persists after quitting skype. Different then the install problem though similar. Sounds like skype changes a system variable, I'm guessing with audio, that doesn't play well with CoD4.

Try lowering sound quality in CoD4/disabling hardware acceleration if it's an option (can't remember for sure).

EDIT: Even better, do that in Skype instead. I'm dead sure it has more advanced audio options then CoD.

Last edited by Defiance (2008-02-12 20:55:55)

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