Speed Up for OOTP

Anonymous Ghost · 03-28-2005, 04:53 AM

I stumbled onto this tonight while performing some tweaking of my system. It seems to have increased the simming speed for me considerably (my computer is a P4 2.8GHz with 1GB SDRAM).

-Download Lexun RegScrubXP. Its a well-used safe freeware program used to clean your registry (I've used it all the time for over a year).
-After installing and launching the program, click on "Misc."
-Select "Disable creation of short names in NT file system (NTFS)."
-Unless its already disabled, click modify to disable it.
-Reboot
-Launch OOTP and enjoy faster sims

I save box scores and game logs. I'm guessing that if you don't save these, there won't be an appreciable increase in sim speed.

NOTE: your files will now be unreadable by DOS and Windows 3.x. I have no idea what the effect is on Linux. But if you use a modern version of Windows, this won't be a problem.

SirOrion · 03-28-2005, 05:25 AM

Neat program, thanks.

DaveHorn · 03-28-2005, 02:23 PM

If you don't want the other program, you can also type this at the command line and reboot.

fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1

Crapshoot · 03-28-2005, 02:34 PM

Or, you can set the priority of OOTP in the task manager to above normal or high - especially if you aren't multi-tasking...

03-28-2005, 04:53 AM	#1
Anonymous Ghost All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 751	Speed Up for OOTP I stumbled onto this tonight while performing some tweaking of my system. It seems to have increased the simming speed for me considerably (my computer is a P4 2.8GHz with 1GB SDRAM). -Download Lexun RegScrubXP. Its a well-used safe freeware program used to clean your registry (I've used it all the time for over a year). -After installing and launching the program, click on "Misc." -Select "Disable creation of short names in NT file system (NTFS)." -Unless its already disabled, click modify to disable it. -Reboot -Launch OOTP and enjoy faster sims I save box scores and game logs. I'm guessing that if you don't save these, there won't be an appreciable increase in sim speed. NOTE: your files will now be unreadable by DOS and Windows 3.x. I have no idea what the effect is on Linux. But if you use a modern version of Windows, this won't be a problem.

03-28-2005, 05:25 AM	#2
SirOrion Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 263	Neat program, thanks. __________________ I'm not cool enough to have a signature.

03-28-2005, 02:23 PM	#3
DaveHorn All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,146	If you don't want the other program, you can also type this at the command line and reboot. fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1 __________________ Dave HFTC Commish

03-28-2005, 02:34 PM	#4
Crapshoot Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: watching: DArwin's missing link in action Posts: 3,112	Or, you can set the priority of OOTP in the task manager to above normal or high - especially if you aren't multi-tasking...