Game.dll using 98-100% of CPU

[Pixie.Pebr]

Start the game up, get to server select screen.
All things run normal and login.dll is using minimal (0-1%) of the CPU.
I select any server and game.dll fire up, eats all processor power and leaves me unable to do anything (select char, change option, quit, etc) without having to wait for about 5 minutes for the game to react to my mouseclicks.
All other computer operations work as normal, with or without DAoC running.
This problem started occuring today, August 23rd, up until now I have not had this problem at all.

Win2k Pro
Athlon XP 1800+
Not sure about the mobo.
512Mb ram
GEforce2 MX (yeah, yeah I know... ;p)

Any ideas out there?

 

[malenka]

You and me both mate.

This has just started happening to me this week. The game is unplayable and keeps crashing. Perf indicators are green, occasional yellow fps. I am not finding delay in response, just unexplained crashes.

I have reinstalled it and it still happens. I tried rolling back my graphics driver.

Has no one got an answer for this?

Please????

(Athlon 1800 XP, Geforce 4200, 528mb Win xp)

 

[Pixie.Pebr]

Both Athlon proc's and both GeForce cards...
I see a pattern here :/

Anyways, Im getting a new puter tomorrow, so hopefully problem solved for me.
I'll keep trying to fix it on this one though, since it irritates me.

 

[Flesh]

Well I keep getting a black screen everytime I relog in SI, so I can't do anything in SI at all. ..once again, my problem started a few days ago.. soonish after this patch.

 

[old.Mitsu]

Try lowering game.dll priority.

 

[old.moriath]

welchia virus maybe ?

Tried virus scanning ?