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Defender wont do anything while you're in a game unless you happen to also be downloading files that could contain software. I have been gaming during defenders normal "scan the computer" time and it waits until the PC is idle.

The current game can be alot of fun.. and there are TONS of people playing if you get on a good server. SWG has added expertise to all classes as well as the new Beast Mastery stuff (which is pretty cool) and Crafter changes. I had stopped playing for quite a while but came back recently...

It works fine in Vista x86, its the issues specific to x64 that I've had issues with. The only way to get it working and keep it working is to always boot to F8 and select driver override.

I have Vista on a PC also using the Abit 650i chipset. I had no issues with it working once I installed the Nvidia software (directly from nvidia site) for that mobo. If that isnt working for you it sounds like something corrupted your OS install. Best bet would probably be to get the Nvidia...

LOTRO isnt bug free, but the bugs that exist dont really break anything related to gameplay. It is far and away more stable and bug free than any other MMO I've played at launch. (obviously the more mature MMOs have had more time to fix those bugs and polish) The June update, which includes...

By far most of the updates I've seen come through (individual update #s) do not require reboot. Unfortunately since patch Tuesday frequently includes at least 1 update that DOES require a reboot you get to do so anyways.

You can always solo but not *all* quests are soloable (duh). If you do just the solo quests and also kill soloable enemies you can level as far as you want. You can also do the fellowship quests solo but depending on their difficulty you may have to wait until its green/gray to do it.

Vista itself isnt likely the issue but the Nvidia drivers for Vista are still poor performing in *some* games (but oddly not all games) and WoW is one of those games. EQ2, LOTRO and SWG are also affected in the MMO world. Possibly others are but I havent tried recently. There are also some...

WoW (and other games) are addictive to some extent. Playing them can produce endorphins etc that act as drugs do. People can get withdrawal symptoms if they stop once they are heavily addicted ( most people are never quite that badly addicted though). I think MMOs are more of a problem...

LOTRO does require you to go "online" but you certainly dont have to group/raid. There are tons of soloable quests and content. Some of the "main" story quests require a group but you could always skip those.

I havent had any issues other than lack of decent Nvidia drivers. I do get some random game crashes but I think its not Vista causing that but rather the game doing something it should not be doing.

After playing again last night I can confirm the hitching is still there and just as bad as always.

Every game I have tried works.. There are *some* that crash but they are playble. I personally have played EQ2, LOTRO, SWG, WOW, Might and Magic (new one), Battlefield2.

I like it so far. Its actually a pretty large Land Mass for such a new MMO. Most people havent gone much outside their "Home lands" yet. Keeping in mind, we are in one relatively small "region" of the Middle Earth map. Eventually we will have the whole thing, which will be very huge. I...

I dont have any problems gaming that I can attribute specifically to Vista x64. Some games (mostly MMO types) have some memory related issues though. At random points those games try to access restricted memory addresses and crash out. Usually its pretty rare but if you go into very high...

Changing the HDD power down time to 999 may or may not have made any difference. I did get a couple large-ish hitches last night but its not really predictable or reproducable so its hard to say. I do not use v-sync though I have tried that before. I also do not use tripple buffer. The...

My HDD was set to 20min but I dont see why that would matter when in a game.. However, I increased it to 999 just to find out how it works.

It happens to frequently I think for it to be the HDD thing. This isnt a "once a half hour" type of thing, its more like multiple times per minute. I will take a look at that power setting when I get home though. I have tried disabling desktop composition and it doesnt help. In fact one game...

It seems like all the games I play do this and I cant figure out the actual cause. Given that my other system (7800gtx), using the same OS and Video driver does NOT do this I suspect it may be the 8800GTX. My main PC running Vista x64 w 8800gtx video card has a hitching problem in games...

The "world" is actually pretty large right now. The region you start in is like 1 city + suburbs. You get outside those and its a pretty large area. We are only in one part of the "world" right now as well. If you right click the Map you can see there are 3 stages of map. The Local, the...

I agree Home Basic is rather pointless... Its basically designed for those who want to use Vista but their PC cannot handle Aero. I personally dont see the point of using Vista if you dont have Aero. You might as well just use XP.

You can install as a "User" but most likely you will have to give the installe admin rights (UAC prompt) too get it to go.

See if you can figure out which exact process it is that is doing that... there is a nifty utility in vista that you can use to figure it out even better than the standard performance monitor. Open Task Manager and go to performance and click "Resource Monitor." You can see exactly what...

Vista doesnt index, defrag etc if anything else is using the disk I/O so its unlikely that is happening. Chances are you have something else on the system that is causing that, or you have a fragmented filesystem and the page file is having to rearrange. None of my Vista machines do things...

Vista is priced the same as XP and 2000 where. Having more versions helps people/organizations tailor the os to what they need without paying extra for what they dont need. I cant fathom the reason behind the "we have to many options" argument.

Even the default account (which is an adminsitrator) doesnt have admin rights all the time. If you leave UAC on (which you should be) you still have to "grant" admin rights. Its not as critical as in XP to create a completely non-admin account but it still is a good idea to do so if you can...

I have yet to see any OC software that works in Vista for Nvidia.. (other than bios flashes of course but those are risky)

Beta level cap is 15 unless I'm mistaken. The current Game level cap is 50. If you pre-order you can get the $9.99 monthly fee for as long as you want as long as you dont suspend/cancel your subscription at any point. Once you do so you revert to the normal pricing. Or you can get the one...

I tend to feel like single player style RPGs dont necessarily NEED leveling but the do need GOALS. In MMO style games the only way I can think of to keep people interested is having a level system. If there are no levels what GOALS do you have? There are limits to how many unique systems...

If you're connected to the net with a proper firewall you should never get a virus in your PC unless you allow applications from the internet to install. (or open emails with attachments etc) Although not having an A/V is a choice some of us make, it is NOT necessarily a good idea for the...

I dont know that virtulalization is turned off, I've never read that anyplace. however, if you dont have UAC on anything that wants admin rights to your PC can get it without your permission. This does limit some of the protections that Vista tries to provide. Keep in mind the OS and its...

A built in A/V would cause more "monopoly" issues. It is best left out of the OS. Even "windows defender" being built in is pushing it but since its free and there are other similar free solutions its not a big deal. I like Vista as an O/S but I do not generally agree that an O/S should...

They are a race of Man but not the same as other "Men" in general. They often had much longer life spans among other things than norman Men. I suspect they will not be anything a Player can become/make in LOTRO.

Are any of those games installed in the \Program Files\ folder? If so, that could be an issue. That folder is locked down in Vista and may be preventing something from happening that those games require. Beyond that my only guess would be the Vista firewall or an "anti cheater" app those...

I leave it on since I rarely get prompted during normal use. If it does come up unexpectedly thats a good sign to me that something I may not want to get into my computer is trying to install etc. It can be a bit intrusive when you first setup the PC. Installing drivers, applications...

I have yet to find a way to keep it OFF after reboots etc. I have a driver for my Nostromo n52 that doesnt load/work unless I boot up with F8 and disable driver signing checks etc. Even now that it is installed I have to do the F8 dance every reboot or the driver shows the yellow /!\ in device...

I wonder if its the same thing I see on my Vista. I dont use wireless but I do get intermittent "pauses" mid game that can sometimes lag me into trouble.. (also sometimes lags me into crashing the game but very rarely) I havent yet figured out the cause of these "pauses" though. I dont have...

Pausing in gaming? Im not sure why it would cause that. Are you actually using wireless to connect?

Had same issue in XP too. Vista is/was more stable even when this problem was happening. Since I upgraded the PSU it doesnt seem to have the same issues.

EQ2 and SWG mainly. Both on maximum graphics settings even in raids.