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Sounds like you might have bad RAM.  Try swapping out the RAM and see if
this fixes the issue.  It could also be a bad video-card RAM module.  I'm
having some strange problems also that I think might be related to
DirectX9.0, so you may want to check that out too.

"Kern" <available_...@nothing.net> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
>
> First off here is my system config:
>   Alienware Area-51 laptop running XP Pro SP1
>     2.2 Gig Pentium 4
>     512 Mb Ram
>     40 Gig HD
>     Mobility Radeon 7500
>     Creative SB Extigy
>   Significant software:
>     Norton Systemworks 2002
>     Norton Internet Security 2002
>     DirectX 9.0
>
> I am having a problem with any game I play.  It runs normally for about
10-15
> minutes and then I get extreme slowdowns.
>
> To try to fix this I've:
>   stopped all unnecessary processes
>   defraged my HD and ran Scandisk
>   ran Norton WinDoctor
>   re-installed the games effected (Alien vs Predator 2, IGI-2,
>     Independence War 2 to name some games)
>   re-installed DirectX (both 8.1 and 9)
>   disabled services not being used
>
> Does anyone have any idea on how to fix this (hopefully without
re-installing
> XP)?
>
> Thanks
>
> Kern