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Make virtualbox faster at running games

Posted: 14. Jan 2011, 02:15
by cantstopsinging
I have just got my virtual windows xp working perfectly with the guest additions and all. The only problem is now when I try to play a game I downloaded it's so slow that I can't even begin it. Is there a way other than Guest Additions that I can make my virtual xp be more game compatable?

Posted: 14. Jan 2011, 06:08
by cantstopsinging
btw my problem is with the game Guild Wars. I have it all installed and it loads the game fine, but when I click to log-in it freezes and wont go anywhere. Guild Wars is on the list of virtualbox compatable games so it seems like there should be a solution, even if the game doesn't run super fast. I have seen talk in some different forums of wined3d helping games function better in VMs. Can anyone help??

crash report

Posted: 14. Jan 2011, 06:22
by cantstopsinging
just me again... It actually gave me the error info one time that I exited out this is what it said:

*--> Crash <--*
Assertion:
Dx9Dev.cpp(1851)
App: Gw.exe
ProgramId: 1
Build: 32511
When: 1/13/2011 20:10:17
Flags: 0

*--> System <--*
Name: MARGARETSWINDOW
IpAddr: 10.0.2.15
Processors: 1 [GenuineIntel:6:7:10]
OSVersion: 5.1

*--> Thread 0xfffffffe <--*
eax=fffffffe ebx=00a3ac34 ecx=00a3ac34 edx=00000000 esi=009fb918 edi=009fb918
eip=004026d1 esp=0180fd48 ebp=0180fd5c
cs=210206 ss=001b ds=0023 es=0023 fs=0023 gs=0038 efl=00000000

ebx-32 00A3AC14 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ebx-16 00A3AC24 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ebx +0 00A3AC34 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ebx+16 00A3AC44 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ebx+32 00A3AC54 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ebx+48 00A3AC64 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ecx-32 00A3AC14 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ecx-16 00A3AC24 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ecx +0 00A3AC34 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ecx+16 00A3AC44 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ecx+32 00A3AC54 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
ecx+48 00A3AC64 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
esi-32 009FB8F8 2e752520 0000000a 44397844 632e7665
esi-16 009FB908 00007070 44397844 632e7665 00007070
esi +0 009FB918 44397844 632e7665 00007070 44397844
esi+16 009FB928 632e7665 00007070 44397844 632e7665
esi+32 009FB938 00007070 44397844 632e7665 00007070
esi+48 009FB948 44397844 632e7665 00007070 44397844
esi-32 009FB8F8 2e752520 0000000a 44397844 632e7665
esi-16 009FB908 00007070 44397844 632e7665 00007070
esi +0 009FB918 44397844 632e7665 00007070 44397844
esi+16 009FB928 632e7665 00007070 44397844 632e7665
esi+32 009FB938 00007070 44397844 632e7665 00007070
esi+48 009FB948 44397844 632e7665 00007070 44397844

*--> Code <--*
004026B1 e81a1519 0083c40c 5ec39090 90909055 ........^......U
004026C1 8bec83ec 0c56578b f28bf9e8 00000000 .....VW.........
004026D1 8f45f454 8f45f855 8f45fc85 f68bd675 .E.T.E.U.E.....u
004026E1 05bab4b5 9b008b4d 088d45f4 50518bcf .......M..E.PQ..
004026F1 e80a0000 005f5e8b e55dc204 00909055 ....._^..].....U
00402701 8bec81ec f0030000 53568d85 10fcffff ........SV......

*--> Trace <--*
Pc:004026d1 Fr:0180fd5c Rt:0067620b Arg:0000073b 01604318 0066bbd8 07bfdbb0
Pc:0067620b Fr:0180fd80 Rt:0066bb00 Arg:07bfdbb0 0180fdb0 015f101c 015f0e70
Pc:0066bb00 Fr:0180fda8 Rt:006197f8 Arg:00000008 015f1014 015f0e70 00000000
Pc:006197f8 Fr:0180fdc4 Rt:006185e7 Arg:015f0e70 00000001 015f0e70 015f0e70
Pc:006185e7 Fr:0180fddc Rt:0061854b Arg:0193ab8c 0180fe28 00597ab0 00000001
Pc:0061854b Fr:0180fde8 Rt:00597ab0 Arg:00000001 00000000 0152e9d8 008210c5
Pc:00597ab0 Fr:0180fe28 Rt:005f3b20 Arg:00000001 0152e9d8 8001b920 00000001
Pc:005f3b20 Fr:0180fe60 Rt:005f3581 Arg:0180ff1c 0180ff18 ffffffff 00000001
Pc:005f3581 Fr:0180ff10 Rt:005ac412 Arg:005f3400 00000001 00000001 ffffffff
Pc:005ac412 Fr:0180ff30 Rt:005b006b Arg:7c913f70 01527e08 01527e50 00369e99
Pc:005b006b Fr:0180ff64 Rt:005a9f36 Arg:00000001 7c913f70 01527e50 01527e50
Pc:005a9f36 Fr:0180ff7c Rt:00816898 Arg:01527e08 7c913f70 ffffffff 01527e50
Pc:00816898 Fr:0180ffb4 Rt:7c80b729 Arg:01527e50 7c913f70 ffffffff 01527e50
Pc:7c80b729 Fr:0180ffec Rt:00000000 Arg:0081680f 01527e50 00000000 02dbf690

*--> Stack <--*
0180FD48 07bfdbb0 01604318 004026d1 0180fd48 .....C`..&@.H...
0180FD58 0180fd5c 0180fd80 0067620b 0000073b \........bg.;...
0180FD68 01604318 0066bbd8 07bfdbb0 00000000 .C`...f.........
0180FD78 01604318 00000001 0180fda8 0066bb00 .C`...........f.
0180FD88 07bfdbb0 0180fdb0 015f101c 015f0e70 .........._.p._.
0180FD98 00000001 00000200 00000001 00000008 ................
0180FDA8 0180fdc4 006197f8 00000008 015f1014 ......a......._.
0180FDB8 015f0e70 00000000 00000002 0180fddc p._.............
0180FDC8 006185e7 015f0e70 00000001 015f0e70 ..a.p._.....p._.
0180FDD8 015f0e70 0180fde8 0061854b 0193ab8c p._.....K.a.....
0180FDE8 0180fe28 00597ab0 00000001 00000000 (....zY.........
0180FDF8 0152e9d8 008210c5 005f407c 0152db90 ..R.....|@_...R.
0180FE08 0152db9c 00000004 00599ebb 00000001 ..R.......Y.....
0180FE18 0152e9d8 00000000 0152db90 ff4f6650 ..R.......R.PfO.
0180FE28 0180fe60 005f3b20 00000001 0152e9d8 `... ;_.......R.
0180FE38 8001b920 00000001 0152e9d8 8001b920 .........R. ...
0180FE48 00000000 00000000 0152e9d8 84d098f1 ..........R.....
0180FE58 00000001 0000012b 0180ff10 005f3581 ....+........5_.
0180FE68 0180ff1c 0180ff18 ffffffff 00000001 ................
0180FE78 8001b920 0180feb0 7c8095c0 00000001 ..........|....
0180FE88 00000001 00000000 0000008c 00000090 ................
0180FE98 0152ec2c 00000000 00000000 00000000 ,.R.............
0180FEA8 00000000 00000000 00000014 00000001 ................
0180FEB8 00000000 00000000 00000010 00000000 ................
0180FEC8 00000000 00000000 7ffde000 7ffdb000 ................
0180FED8 00000000 0180fec4 0180fe90 0152e9d8 ..............R.
0180FEE8 00000001 00000000 0000017c 7c80a4db ........|......|
0180FEF8 0180fe68 00369e99 0180ffa4 0058abd4 h.....6.......X.
0180FF08 00971358 00000000 0180ff30 005ac412 X.......0.....Z.
0180FF18 005f3400 00000001 00000001 ffffffff .4_.............
0180FF28 8001b920 00000001 0180ff64 005b006b .......d...k.[.
0180FF38 7c913f70 01527e08 01527e50 00369e99 p?.|.~R.P~R...6.
0180FF48 00000000 84abb14b 00000001 8001b67d ....K.......}...
0180FF58 8001b920 0000008c 00000090 0180ff7c ...........|...
0180FF68 005a9f36 00000001 7c913f70 01527e50 6.Z.....p?.|P~R.
0180FF78 01527e50 0180ffb4 00816898 01527e08 P~R......h...~R.
0180FF88 7c913f70 ffffffff 01527e50 806ef0b3 p?.|....P~R...n.
0180FF98 f5a27c58 0180ff88 806ef0b3 0180ffdc X|........n.....
0180FFA8 0058abd4 0099a508 00000000 0180ffec ..X.............
0180FFB8 7c80b729 01527e50 7c913f70 ffffffff )..|P~R.p?.|....
0180FFC8 01527e50 7ffdb000 823c0600 0180ffc0 P~R.......<.....
0180FFD8 8228e2e0 ffffffff 7c839ad8 7c80b730 ..(........|0..|
0180FFE8 00000000 00000000 00000000 0081680f .............h..

*--> LogQueue <--*

*--> DirectX Device Info <--*
VendorId = 0x10de
DeviceId = 0x0320
Version = 6.15.0011.7516
Description = NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Compat = 0x01000001
VidMem = 16 MB

*--> DirectSound Device Info <--*
3D channels = 32
2D channels = 32
EAX support = None
Device count = 1