gameboy1977 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hello everyone! I have a question. can I change compatibility on Windows XP on my computer has Windows Vista before I reinstall SWTOR on my laptop? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 huh ? Could you rephrase what you actually want ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted December 23, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted December 23, 2012 I have a question. can I change compatibility on Windows XP on my computer has Windows Vista before I reinstall SWTOR on my laptop? :blink: Yes? To be honest I don't know, that sentence doesn't make any sense. You have a computer with Windows Vista and you want to know if you can set SWTOR to XP compatibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 yes, because of 95% memory on Vista, and it was so slow to play it. I was thinking about to uninstall swtor first then I will reinstall SWTOR with Windows XP Compatibitiy.... can i change it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted December 23, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted December 23, 2012 But you don't need to reinstall a program to set compatibility mode. Find the .exe file and check out the properties, you should be able to set the compatibility mode there. I don't know if doing that will help you though. Instead I would look in to closing any and all applications that you aren't using when you want to play. EDIT: Also, turn down all the settings in the game, then slowly start to increase them until you have a decent compromise between speed and beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 ok I will go to swtor.exe, then check out the properties, right? I will find it in SWTOR folder then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I think you simply need to add more memory. gameboy1977 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Not SWTOR Launcher, right? yes i know, but this WIndows Vista has 32-bit limit for Memory card is 4GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 buy a windows8 upgrade and install 64 bits, it's still really cheap. then buy another 4 Gb stick. though the games runs fine on 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episode Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Not SWTOR Launcher, right? yes i know, but this WIndows Vista has 32-bit limit for Memory card is 4GB. Chances are its not your memory thats the problem, but your video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 I know that I will get new computer for SWTOR someday, then I will be happy to play it. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroxd Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 could also be a processor issue happens when you play older games. You can disable a core or two and try to relaunch the game. There is such a thing as a too good of a computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_s Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Do you have dual screen?, This is an easy non-technical way of reviewing your machine. Load task manager on screen #2 as you play the game on screen #1 - This will show you what area's you are maxing out (excluding your graphics card) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 no I don't have dual screen of this laptop. I am using windowed-mode on my star wars game. I can see my task manager. I knew it is memory 95% means it is slow and this intel graphic card memory is 128mb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xWhiplash Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Yeah I would suggest getting a better computer. I do not think setting it to XP Compatibility will make it any better with that type of video card. Just a quick tip: MMOs will always perform much worse than standard games. So even if you do get more memory/better video card/better computer, just keep that in mind. I have a $2,000 system, and WoW STILL lags REALLY bad when I am in Orgrimmar / Stormwind. It is just the way MMOs are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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