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Windows Version (and Service Packs): OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model Vostro 1500
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13 GenuineIntel ~1994 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A01, 8/2/2007
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name WALKERSLAPTOP\Angela
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 858.04 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.85 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

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Video Card (Make and Model#): Its a Dell laptop
Sound Card (Make and Model#): Its a Dell laptop
Connection Type (Dialup, Cable, DSL, other): DSL through AT & T
Modem (Make and Model#): from AT & T
Router (Make and Model#): from AT & T
Internet Service Provider(company name): Its AT & T,
IP address
Hostname adsl-69-155-123-138.dsl.ltrkar.swbell.net
ISP AT&T Internet Services
Country United States
Proxy 69.155.123.138

Location(State/Province/Locality, and Country):Arkansas, USA
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Make and Version of firewall: not using
Make and version of anti-virus: Symantic, not using

Confirm that you have the following installed: Yes

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At first it played well but I was clueless. Now I am a novice and learn slowly. But lately my ship bounces around, teleporting itself around a sector. I cannot enter green doors while on autopilot, and alephs do not work for mel.

Sometimes not going through alephs is an indication of severe lag, or the server is about to crash.

Judging by the "teleporting around sector" bit and Autopilot being stupid(er), and the fact that it wasn't always like this, I'd say you're suffering from Solap Syndrome.

Be aware that there will be lag spikes on Solap to some people at some times. They're intermittent, and while the problem is being looked into, it's not going to be resolved instantly.

Andon wrote:QUOTE (Andon @ Oct 7 2009, 10:06 PM) Judging by the "teleporting around sector" bit and Autopilot being stupid(er), and the fact that it wasn't always like this, I'd say you're suffering from Solap Syndrome.

Be aware that there will be lag spikes on Solap to some people at some times. They're intermittent, and while the problem is being looked into, it's not going to be resolved instantly.

Good. Its not me. I am not a leper. I do not have to uninstall and reinstall anything. Which is good because there is no uninstall on the program list. I guess I will have to investigate ping. I have not done that since I checked for the correct time from the National Bureau of standards.

Now it is worse. I bounce off the green doors, and Pterydactyl is accusing me of putting probes at red doors which I did not do.

ssgt wrote:QUOTE (ssgt @ Oct 8 2009, 11:00 AM) Good. Its not me. I am not a leper. I do not have to uninstall and reinstall anything. Which is good because there is no uninstall on the program list. I guess I will have to investigate ping. I have not done that since I checked for the correct time from the National Bureau of standards.

If you type esc-p while in game it will display your ping.

There's an uninstaller in the folder you installed allegaince in, I think.

Also, lag "Spikes" sometimes are too quick to notice on the ping list - they only last for a few seconds.

All of the above-mentioned symptoms are caused by very heavy lag on your side or the server dying. If this is happening constantly, you can try and get help on your connection issues (fill out the template from the READ ME FIRST annoucement). If you do not want thtat, this topic will be closed, as you've obtained your answer.

Andon wrote:QUOTE (Andon @ Oct 8 2009, 03:08 PM) There's an uninstaller in the folder you installed allegaince in, I think.

Also, lag "Spikes" sometimes are too quick to notice on the ping list - they only last for a few seconds.

There is not an uninstaller in the 'all programs list' There is allegaince academy and allegaince. But there is no uninstaller that I usually see when I download a program.
When I took statistics I learned that to be 95% confident that an event was always true it had to be tested at least 20 times. If you did not know you had a double headed coin you would have to flip it 20 times seeing heads come up each time to be 95% sure heads would always come up. I have not bumped off green doors or passed past alephs 20 times yet. I want to learn to do a private one player game first.
I do not have the savvy to write a program to extract the ping a statistically valid number of times either. I just feel it is probably not the lag. I did try to play a one person game once using a different core. It might be that. Or maybe my next door neighbor is shooting evil 'fail at allegiance rays' into my computer. It might be that.
I will try the private game, and uninstall from the comtrol panel followed by reinstall before I work on the evil rays bit. If those do not work I will try the ping theory. I may find my old CAT 5 cable and try runnning straight from the modem which might decrease lag.