Graphics conflict

[fohkure]

I spent all night last night trying to resolve this issue, but i r cmptr dum. So obviously eq doesn't like my screen resolution (1440x900), so I had to go into the compatibility settings in the eq shortcut (just like the eqemu FAQ says to do) and switch it to an earlier windows. I chose xp (running vista).

eq starts and runs great, for a while... Then I run into what is apparently an issue with having a dual core processor where I start sliding around and jumping all over the place etc, while in game. Now the FAQ says to change the target of the link to some command prompt thing, fine I did that.

Here is the problem: when I change the target of the shortcut, I can no longer change the settings in the compatibility tab. The box says something about the target being a vista program, so I can't change the compatibility to an earlier windows edition.

So far I have run into almost every single problem the FAQ outlines... I have gone through and fixed almost all of them in accordance with searches and the FAQ, but these two seem to conflict? I'm sure Its an easy fix, but like I said... i r cmptr dum.

Any help would be appreciated.

Oh, and that whole eqclient.ini crap... I have no idea wtf any of that means.

Chris

[Savok]

Rule 1 of Vista/Windows 7: Don't install games in the Program Files folder. Windows tries to instill more security in programs run from here. Just move the Everquest folder out to someplace else.

As far as the resolution, Everquest will run at whatever your PC is capable of running at. I have one PC running 1680x1050 in windowed mode on a 1980x1200 24" monitor and I have it running full screen 1400x900 on a laptop with no issues. You may want to think about upgrading your PC graphics card drivers and see if that fixes any issues.

[fohkure]

I moved all EQ files out of program files and I updated my drivers. There has been no change at all. I still either can not open EQ, or have dual core issues. For now I am manually forcing my computer to run on 1 processor. I will see if that works while I wait for a better solution.

Please keep the ideas coming.

Thanks!

[fohkure]

manually limiting my computer to one processor did not fix the sliding/glitching problem.

Any ideas? I would really love to get this resolved!

[girth]

Do you have UAC turned off?

[fohkure]

I do now. What difference will/can that make?

[fohkure]

I had to download dx9.0 to be able to run wineq2, could that in any way be the problem? because now its doing the same thing in wineq and in normal mode... I just want to play EQ :(

[fohkure]

Ok, I turned the CPU power all the way up and that apparently was the issue. I posted this in case anyone comes by this on a search. EQ runs much much better now! Thanks for the help guys.