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[nakkedload]

everytime i press play the game it will start loading and stops for a long while in a specific location (in debugger PREPARING SOUNDS)
and if i make new sound to game and wanted to listen the sound it will load it long time too..

can anybody say what is happening?

i have tried updating DX10 but no sign of working properly


@Thor The Thunderboy --- Already Checked

Edited by nakkedload, 10 July 2008 - 05:27 PM.

[Thor The Thunderboy]

Check Icuurds Game Maker 7 Fix...

[gmXpert2000]

can anybody say what is happening?

No. As KC would say, don't make us play 20 questions. It's getting to be a tiring trend that people post threads expecting everyone to guess their computer stats, windows version, all the circumstances surrounding their problem, etc. We aren't mind readers; if you want us to help, at least put a little effort of your own into providing details when you post.

I'll get you started.

Did you restart your computer?
Did you check to make sure you have available memory?
Did you try increasing the size of the page file?
Did you try shutting all other programs?
Did you check this with other Game Maker games that you made?
Did you check this with any other Game Maker game?
Does this happen with any game/program on your computer or just those made by Game Maker?
Did you search the forum for people with similar problems who got theirs fixed?
Did you try running the "problem games" on another computer?
Did you update your computer's drivers?
What else should we know?

[FredFredrickson]

How big are the sound files you're loading / adding when you make a new sound? If they're large, you can expect delays like this, and you should re-compress / re-encode them at lower specs.

[nakkedload]

Did you restart your computer?
-i've restarted many times

Did you check to make sure you have available memory?
-i have... 2gb should be enough... only 30% on use without nothing

Did you try increasing the size of the page file?
- What u mean?

Did you try shutting all other programs?
i've shutted some of the largest memory users

Did you check this with other Game Maker games that you made?
-Every game... it happens always if i just make 1 room game without sounds or objects

Did you check this with any other Game Maker game?
-In Everygame same problem

Does this happen with any game/program on your computer or just those made by Game Maker?
-Only in Game Maker

Did you search the forum for people with similar problems who got theirs fixed?
-i tried but i didnt saw

Did you try running the "problem games" on another computer?
-yea and works fine... with GM 7 in XP

Did you update your computer's drivers?
-every time they come i update




How big are the sound files you're loading
-like 1kb-15kb



CPU: 1.86ghz Dual Core
Memory: 2gb
Graphic card: Radeon x1650se (not good but cannot be the reason)
integrated sound card

[icuurd12b42]

Try re-intalling the directX 10 drivers, even if you know you have the latest. The update link is in the Darn Vista thread in my sig.

[ninja_sheep]

Hey I'm getting exactly the same problem as how you describe it, even in a game with nothing but an empty room the loading whizzes through to the "Preparing sounds" stage of the load (in Debug mode) and then stops for maybe one or two seconds (which seems like a lifetime when you watch it) and then whizzes to the end. And yeah, there are no sounds to prepare so why the wait

Have you found any solutions yet ?

EDIT: Ok I just tried loading a blank game again and I'm getting a delay of about 7 seconds on the preparing sounds stage. It's actually less on the game I'm making which has loads of graphics and objects etc. Pretty strange ...

Edited by ninja_sheep, 15 September 2009 - 05:26 PM.

[Frostblade]

I had a similar problem, which remains a mystery to this day. I'm not sure if this is "Icuurd's Game Maker 7 Fix", but you might want to try disabling the "spoolsv.exe" system process temporarily. You might be able to do this through the "processes" tab of the Task Manager, but for me, it tended to restart immediately; it can be disabled semi-permanantly through the Control Panel, although I can't remember how.

EDIT: Please don't bump older topics unless you have a good reason to. I don't really appreciate having my time wasted.