Re: The Client Crash (non-plugin related) Thread
Nov 6, 2011 8:57:26 GMT -5
Post by hurin on Nov 6, 2011 8:57:26 GMT -5
I had frequent crashes after Rise of Isengard. Running 32-bit Windows7. All my crashes went away after doing what this guy suggests.
Note that this is messsing with some of Windows's inner workings, do at your own responsibility. As I understand it, Windows allows any one program to only use up to a certain amount of memory. Attempts to overstep this limit leads to a crash. This tweak tells windows to increase that limit, and should have an effect if the limit is causing you crashes.
The original post is at forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?422008-The-Client-Crash-(non-plugin-related)-Thread&p=5777588#post5777588
Quote of the original post, just in case the original disappears from the lotro forums:
Note that this is messsing with some of Windows's inner workings, do at your own responsibility. As I understand it, Windows allows any one program to only use up to a certain amount of memory. Attempts to overstep this limit leads to a crash. This tweak tells windows to increase that limit, and should have an effect if the limit is causing you crashes.
The original post is at forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?422008-The-Client-Crash-(non-plugin-related)-Thread&p=5777588#post5777588
Quote of the original post, just in case the original disappears from the lotro forums:
Originally Posted by ChromiteSwiftpaw
I'm going to share this so the more adventurous can test.
If the client in 32 bit Windows is reaching around 2 gigs in size, it's going to have problems. Windows 7 32 bit only allows for maximum process size of 2 gigs as default. You can modify this to 3 gigs and perhaps these crashes may stop.
***WARNING***: For the below, you MUST have Windows Vista or Windows 7 32-bit (any flavor) and at LEAST 4 gigabytes of RAM. If you have less than 4 gigs of RAM please do not attempt this tweak.
How to do it:
1) In Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-bit go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Right Click on Command Prompt and select "Run as administrator"
2) In the command prompt window you want to type the following:
Code:
bcdedit /set increaseuserva 3072
then hit enter. You should see: "The operation completed successfully."
3) Reboot and play LOTRO.
What this is doing is allowing Windows to have processes increase in size up to 3 gigabytes rather than the default 2 gigabytes. If you want to geek out, here's some more technical info on it:
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb613473(v=vs.85).aspx
There is also a tweak for Windows XP Pro 32 bit, but I don't want to post that until I verify that this helps people with the crashes.
To go back to the default process size, do the following:
Code:
bcdedit /set increaseuserva 2048
I'm going to share this so the more adventurous can test.
If the client in 32 bit Windows is reaching around 2 gigs in size, it's going to have problems. Windows 7 32 bit only allows for maximum process size of 2 gigs as default. You can modify this to 3 gigs and perhaps these crashes may stop.
***WARNING***: For the below, you MUST have Windows Vista or Windows 7 32-bit (any flavor) and at LEAST 4 gigabytes of RAM. If you have less than 4 gigs of RAM please do not attempt this tweak.
How to do it:
1) In Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-bit go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Right Click on Command Prompt and select "Run as administrator"
2) In the command prompt window you want to type the following:
Code:
bcdedit /set increaseuserva 3072
then hit enter. You should see: "The operation completed successfully."
3) Reboot and play LOTRO.
What this is doing is allowing Windows to have processes increase in size up to 3 gigabytes rather than the default 2 gigabytes. If you want to geek out, here's some more technical info on it:
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb613473(v=vs.85).aspx
There is also a tweak for Windows XP Pro 32 bit, but I don't want to post that until I verify that this helps people with the crashes.
To go back to the default process size, do the following:
Code:
bcdedit /set increaseuserva 2048