NHL 09 Slow on Vista

hplaya · 04-17-2009, 10:25 PM

hey i use to play nhl 08 on xp on this laptop and it worked wit no problems...now i try playing nhl 09 on vista wit the same laptop but its very slow...like it doesnt freeze or anything it just looks like everyhting in slow motion....i even reduced all details and played on a lower resolution but still looks like everything in slow motion

DSgamby · 04-17-2009, 11:18 PM

never had that problem when I played on my laptop. Mine, it was fast.

Make sure you have updated Windows and Video Drivers

laptop video cards are not supported fir 09

DSgamby · 04-17-2009, 11:19 PM

what is the specs for your laptop

hplaya · 04-18-2009, 04:21 AM

VISTA ULTIMATE 32 BIT
1 GB RAM
1.87 GHZ
INTEL GRAPHICS MEDIA MOBILE 965 EXPRESS CHIPSET FAMILY

no idea still why its slow motion for me....most other games i play for this laptop have no problem....

DSgamby · 04-18-2009, 07:43 AM

From the Readme

Running the game under stressful Windows conditions
At Electronic Arts we strive to bring you the best in graphics,
audio and gameplay. We are always pushing the envelope of computer
performance. While we have made every effort to ensure that NHL® 09
multi-tasks with all Windows applications, we recommend that you shut
down other applications (including virus scanners) and run NHL® 09 by
itself when possible.

Suggestions to free up space:
* Delete old Temporary Internet files and Temporary installation files.
* Empty Recycle Bin
* Run Disk Clean Up utility
* Defragment your hard drive.

did you change the Off-ice and On-Ice details all the way to the left

hplaya · 04-19-2009, 05:05 AM

yeap its completely to the left..still no luck....very slow...

hplaya · 04-19-2009, 03:22 PM

please close this thread..i reformated to windows 7 n the game is fine now....just havin trouble wit installin the rosters now...checked the post u have in ur sig...still no go

DSgamby · 04-19-2009, 03:59 PM

did you check the Vista link as well?

hplaya · 04-20-2009, 01:27 AM

yeap...i basically did wutever was in the readme of the latest v15 of the updates....but when i read the vista post it says run the bat and the vista 32 bhimport....i dont have the bat....i took all the 3 files and the bhimport into the main folder...then i took both exhibtions into the my documents nhl 09 folder...there was no db folder so i created a dbfolder named it db and but the db.viv file in there...ran the vista 32 bh import and it says everything was updated and successful...but still no go...and uac was off before i installed nhl 09....

DSgamby · 04-20-2009, 07:04 AM

I was referring to the Vista link in my sig, which syas to turn off UAC and install the game and the addons in the normal folders

no, the db folder is in C:\Program Files\EA Sports\NHL 09 not in the My Documents

hplaya · 04-20-2009, 11:57 AM

Yo i did that....i disable uac first...then placced the two exhibtion into the nhl 09 folder in my documents...then the rest of the files were put into the main folder...3 addons and bhimport.....copied db into the main db folder...ran the bat..said successful but still no go ...

DSgamby · 04-20-2009, 06:31 PM

after you turned off UAC, did you restart your PC?

hplaya · 04-21-2009, 11:22 AM

bro i dont think so....i think i may have just installed the game

DSgamby · 04-21-2009, 04:16 PM

you need to restart your PC after you turn of UAC or it won't work

hplaya · 04-23-2009, 02:48 PM

tq alot dude it works perfectly nw.......anything else u recommend me install to the game.....plz send me some links if u can...thx

DSgamby · 04-23-2009, 04:30 PM

Download Guide for NHL 09 - Hockey Downloads Forum

EricFromStl · 04-24-2009, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hplaya

please close this thread..i reformated to windows 7 n the game is fine now....just havin trouble wit installin the rosters now...checked the post u have in ur sig...still no go

Maybe I am having a dumb moment, but what do you mean? I am having the same slow play problem with my vista. How did you fix the problem?

hplaya · 04-25-2009, 05:00 AM

basically i removed vista and put 7 because it doesnt take up as much memory as vista...7 is just like xp u can say....

dserravite · 10-22-2009, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hplaya

basically i removed vista and put 7 because it doesnt take up as much memory as vista...7 is just like xp u can say....

Weird. I'm having the same problem but in WIN 7 64 bit. Anyone know what's causing it and how to fix it?
The game goes from playing very fast to a few seconds of slow motion (matrix-like) then fast again. It isn't lag, actually it's all very smooth.

Any ideas?

DSgamby · 10-22-2009, 07:11 AM

what are your specs?

dserravite · 10-22-2009, 08:59 AM

Laptop
Nvidia 9600M GT 512MB 1440x900
3.06 Ghz Dual Core
4 GB RAM
WIN 7 64bit Professional
Direct X 11

I can play WoW or DDO at max settings and get 90-100 fps.

Any ideas?

DSgamby · 10-22-2009, 04:21 PM

have you restarted your laptop since you installed the game?

dserravite · 10-22-2009, 05:39 PM

Yes. I've tried all the obvious things. Any ideas what would cause this? I also tried V-Sync and other settings in Nvidia control panel.

DSgamby · 10-22-2009, 05:57 PM

not really but since laptop video cards are not supported for the NHL games that might be the reason

dserravite · 10-22-2009, 06:44 PM

it runs amazingly in XP. it was only when i installed Win7 that it had issues. i just thought that it may be some variable in some ini file or setting. maybe i'll try reinstalling.

DSgamby · 10-22-2009, 07:41 PM

09 is not tested to work on 7

ANSWER

dserravite · 10-23-2009, 04:35 PM

figure it out. i just had to change the "true" to "false" for Enable VSync in the sgsm*.cfg files to be sure that VSync was not enabled. Just changing it in the Nvidia Control panel wasn't good enough I guess.

All works perfectly now in Win7 64bit - YAY!
Thanks guys.

DSgamby · 10-23-2009, 07:36 PM

awesome

bjsxtremeaddons · 11-11-2009, 09:19 PM

I have the same problem too

I'm running

Vista Basic (32 bit sys)
4 giggs RAM
GeForce FX5500
cpu 2.7

DSgamby · 11-11-2009, 10:23 PM

the video card is not supported for 09