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Windows 8 Meter Issues

• BeachedMulligan 1,238 Posts

  Thu, Nov 15 2012 6:18 AM

  Recently built a new computer and I put Windows 8 OS on it. Meter is the smoothest thing I have ever seen on WGT but when I click ding, it lag's for like a 1/4 second and i'm missing ding like 10 pixels right.  It's so bad I cant even play. Has anyone played w/ W8 yet?

  Browsers I have tried: Maxthon, Comodo, FF, Chrome, IE

  I have tried rolling back to older versions of Flash but the wont install correctly because Windows 8 is so new I assume. Only the past 2 months or so versions work, and the Meter is the same on all of them. Smooth right up to when I try to click ding. 

  It is not the components in the computer, everything in the machine is way way above whats needed. 

  Edit: Using a hard wired gaming mouse also. :)

  At this point, any suggestions are welcome. 

  BM

• Ffudd 2,541 Posts

  Thu, Nov 15 2012 6:26 AM

  Have you got a wireless mouse ? Even good ones can cause lag.

• BeachedMulligan 1,238 Posts

  Thu, Nov 15 2012 6:34 AM

  No. Its a gaming mouse. :)

• Spammage 694 Posts

  Thu, Nov 15 2012 6:49 AM

  I had the same issue when I first set up Win7 a few months ago.  The USB polling rate is set very low so it causes the ding click to be erratic at best.  I had to buy a mouse with software that allows you to change the polling rate - been great ever since.

• BeachedMulligan 1,238 Posts

  Thu, Nov 15 2012 7:01 AM

  Spammage:

  I had the same issue when I first set up Win7 a few months ago.  The USB polling rate is set very low so it causes the ding click to be erratic at best.  I had to buy a mouse with software that allows you to change the polling rate - been great ever since.

  I dont think this is the issue, but will surely give it a try. Ive been playing COD and havnt had any issues w/ mouse lag in that. It seems to be only Flash related.

  Will try this though. Thanks for help. 

   

• genorb 1,255 Posts

  Thu, Nov 15 2012 8:37 AM

  I never tried windows 8. But I have similar problem with windows 7. To avoid any lag, I have to use some basic theme without all those aero stuff.

  It looks silly as a solution but it really make a difference. If I play with the default theme (with aero, transparent windows etc), I cannot ding at all (even if the meter is smooth). The meter always stops a tad later after I click and I miss late. But if I change the theme (I use windows classic, similar to XP), it works as expected.

  I don't know if you can change the theme with windows 8, but if you can, give it a try and let us know.

  Regards

  PS: I read about this solution on this forum, but I don't remember where so I cannot give proper credits...

• Buggyyy 1,963 Posts

  Thu, Nov 15 2012 8:44 AM

  genorb:

  It looks silly as a solution but it really make a difference. If I play with the default theme (with aero, transparent windows etc), I cannot ding at all (even if the meter is smooth). The meter always stops a tad later after I click and I miss late. But if I change the theme (I use windows classic, similar to XP), it works as expected.

  I made this same change, and my meter performed way better than what it used to. That small change frees up plenty of memory and storage space for your PC.

• Woodoworkery 3,498 Posts

  Thu, Nov 15 2012 8:50 AM

  I have windows Vista 64 , can someone explain how to do this?

• genorb 1,255 Posts

  Thu, Nov 15 2012 8:59 AM

  Woodoworkery:

  I have windows Vista 64 , can someone explain how to do this?

  I don't have vista, but I guess you access the configuration panel by right clicking on the desktop (on your wallpaper), then you get a popup menu and from there try which entry seems the most relevant. It should be there in that popup menu.

  If someone still have vista, you could get a more specific help if you cannot figure it out with what I wrote above.

  Regards

• borntobesting 9,772 Posts

  Thu, Nov 15 2012 9:02 AM

  Razer Death Adder has adjustable polling rate and works very well and I disable Themes and aero using advanced settings of Gboost.