Firstly allow me to say that everyone experiences lag ingame and everyone at some point gets login problems. Sometimes this might be a fault at R2 however most of the time it's a fault with your laptop and/or computer.
Secondly I would like to say that this guide is not 100% foolproof and might not always solve your problems.
Thirdly, While this guide is for everyone and is open for discussion please keep any negative opinions off my thread.
Okay, now I will firstly point out that the following browsers are prone to lagging up, these are: Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome. Obviously I appreciate that all browsers will and can lag from time to time, but the before stated browsers are in my opinion worse because they all require high CPU and high RAM, for those who don't know what CPU and RAM is allow me to explain, if a computers CPU or RAM gets to high it will slow down and or crash.
I used to use Google Chrome because it was quick, however I was always freezing up, couldn't load the game up properly, some might say it was a flash player problem, however my flashplayer was always fully up to date. So I decided to try a new browser and I discovered Opera, I will include a link to the correct site to download Opera at the end of this guide. After downloading Opera I saw a drastic change in my internet speed, pages were loading quicker, there was no lag no loading errors etc. I have recommended Opera to several players since that day and all of them have agreed with me that it is a lot better than there previous browser.
Now for all those who might use Opera or indeed any browser and are experiencing ingame lag and/or loading/login errors what follows are the causes and ways to fix them.
1) High CPU and/or RAM
2) Registry errors
3) Flash player out of date
4) Browser out of date
5) Malware, Spyware and/or Viruses
6) Broken Shortcuts
7) Hard drive is fragmented
8) Cache and history needs cleaning
9) To many programs running
Ways to fix option one:
To fix option one open Task Manager as Administrator, to do this open your start menu and where it says search program and files (this might vary depending on versions of windows) type the following: Task Manager. The computer will bring the program link up, right click it and choose run as administrator. Wait for the program to open, once it has opened you will notice at the very bottom of the program screen it will show your CPU % and RAM %. You will need to choose to go to processes, this is at the second bar from the top of the program screen. Once you have chose this option you will now see all processes running, end processes that have a high usage beside them.
Ways to fix option two:
Registry errors affect all computers and laptops and will effect the way your computer/laptop works. This can be repaired very easily and I will include a link after this guide that will take you to a program called AVG PC Tune up. It is safe to download and very easy to use, please note that while you can use it for 14 days for free it will require you to buy it after the trial period expires. I realize that you will all think that it's not worth it, but trust me, one clean up of your computer or laptop will solve a lot of problems and thankfully you will only need to scan it once as it will take a long time before it will require another scan for registry errors.
Ways to fix option three:
This is the most common reason why players experience lag and login errors. I think it's safe to assume that everyone here uses Adobe flash player. So, in order to check if Adobe flash player is up to date all you have to do is simply visit there website, it will state on there website the version of your flash player and also state below a list of all new versions (if any) of Adobe. Now you know theres a update needed open start menu on your computer and type: Adobe flash player, it will bring up the program link, left click it and wait for it to open. Once open go to help at the top and it will say in a drop down menu: Check for updates. Click check for updates and it will start the update procedure.
Ways to fix option four:
This will vary depending on the browser you are using, however, at the top of your browser should be a list of options, or in Opera it has the word Opera at the top, go to settings, and it should have a setting/ option to check for updates.
Opera is different as you have to go to the top of your browser and click the button that says Opera to get a drop down menu. If you browse to the bottom of this drop down menu it says: About Opera, click and it brings up a new tab where it will either say it's up to date or downloading update.
Ways to fix Option 5:
This is a easy step, but also can be a time consuming step. First open your Anti-Virus scan, choose full computer scan, set it to scan all folders for everything, it will have a list of options you can tick, tick them all and then wait for your scan to finish. Please note that you would be advised not to use the internet while scanning as it might freeze your computer/laptop up causing it to crash.
Ways to fix Option 6:
Broken shortcuts can massively slow the way your computer/laptop runs. As with option two, it requires a scan by AVG PC Tune up. The link to where to download it will follow at the end of this guide.
Ways to fix Option 7:
Fragmented hard drives sounds complicated but really it isn't. As with option two and option 6 AVG PC Tune up will solve this problem.
Ways to fix Option 8:
Okay, how to clean your cache and history, simply go to your browser's settings and it will have a option there where you can clear your cache and history.
Ways to fix Option 9:
Please be aware that any online game will consume a lot of computer usage and memory. So, if you have lots of programs open or webpages open while playing any online game then you will seriously slow your computer or laptop down. This is a very normal mistake a lot of people make.
LINKS:
Opera- http://http://www.opera.com
AVG PC Tune up - http://http://www.avg.com/gb-en/avg-pctuneup
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope this helps a lot of you out there.
Secondly I would like to say that this guide is not 100% foolproof and might not always solve your problems.
Thirdly, While this guide is for everyone and is open for discussion please keep any negative opinions off my thread.
Okay, now I will firstly point out that the following browsers are prone to lagging up, these are: Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome. Obviously I appreciate that all browsers will and can lag from time to time, but the before stated browsers are in my opinion worse because they all require high CPU and high RAM, for those who don't know what CPU and RAM is allow me to explain, if a computers CPU or RAM gets to high it will slow down and or crash.
I used to use Google Chrome because it was quick, however I was always freezing up, couldn't load the game up properly, some might say it was a flash player problem, however my flashplayer was always fully up to date. So I decided to try a new browser and I discovered Opera, I will include a link to the correct site to download Opera at the end of this guide. After downloading Opera I saw a drastic change in my internet speed, pages were loading quicker, there was no lag no loading errors etc. I have recommended Opera to several players since that day and all of them have agreed with me that it is a lot better than there previous browser.
Now for all those who might use Opera or indeed any browser and are experiencing ingame lag and/or loading/login errors what follows are the causes and ways to fix them.
1) High CPU and/or RAM
2) Registry errors
3) Flash player out of date
4) Browser out of date
5) Malware, Spyware and/or Viruses
6) Broken Shortcuts
7) Hard drive is fragmented
8) Cache and history needs cleaning
9) To many programs running
Ways to fix option one:
To fix option one open Task Manager as Administrator, to do this open your start menu and where it says search program and files (this might vary depending on versions of windows) type the following: Task Manager. The computer will bring the program link up, right click it and choose run as administrator. Wait for the program to open, once it has opened you will notice at the very bottom of the program screen it will show your CPU % and RAM %. You will need to choose to go to processes, this is at the second bar from the top of the program screen. Once you have chose this option you will now see all processes running, end processes that have a high usage beside them.
Ways to fix option two:
Registry errors affect all computers and laptops and will effect the way your computer/laptop works. This can be repaired very easily and I will include a link after this guide that will take you to a program called AVG PC Tune up. It is safe to download and very easy to use, please note that while you can use it for 14 days for free it will require you to buy it after the trial period expires. I realize that you will all think that it's not worth it, but trust me, one clean up of your computer or laptop will solve a lot of problems and thankfully you will only need to scan it once as it will take a long time before it will require another scan for registry errors.
Ways to fix option three:
This is the most common reason why players experience lag and login errors. I think it's safe to assume that everyone here uses Adobe flash player. So, in order to check if Adobe flash player is up to date all you have to do is simply visit there website, it will state on there website the version of your flash player and also state below a list of all new versions (if any) of Adobe. Now you know theres a update needed open start menu on your computer and type: Adobe flash player, it will bring up the program link, left click it and wait for it to open. Once open go to help at the top and it will say in a drop down menu: Check for updates. Click check for updates and it will start the update procedure.
Ways to fix option four:
This will vary depending on the browser you are using, however, at the top of your browser should be a list of options, or in Opera it has the word Opera at the top, go to settings, and it should have a setting/ option to check for updates.
Opera is different as you have to go to the top of your browser and click the button that says Opera to get a drop down menu. If you browse to the bottom of this drop down menu it says: About Opera, click and it brings up a new tab where it will either say it's up to date or downloading update.
Ways to fix Option 5:
This is a easy step, but also can be a time consuming step. First open your Anti-Virus scan, choose full computer scan, set it to scan all folders for everything, it will have a list of options you can tick, tick them all and then wait for your scan to finish. Please note that you would be advised not to use the internet while scanning as it might freeze your computer/laptop up causing it to crash.
Ways to fix Option 6:
Broken shortcuts can massively slow the way your computer/laptop runs. As with option two, it requires a scan by AVG PC Tune up. The link to where to download it will follow at the end of this guide.
Ways to fix Option 7:
Fragmented hard drives sounds complicated but really it isn't. As with option two and option 6 AVG PC Tune up will solve this problem.
Ways to fix Option 8:
Okay, how to clean your cache and history, simply go to your browser's settings and it will have a option there where you can clear your cache and history.
Ways to fix Option 9:
Please be aware that any online game will consume a lot of computer usage and memory. So, if you have lots of programs open or webpages open while playing any online game then you will seriously slow your computer or laptop down. This is a very normal mistake a lot of people make.
LINKS:
Opera- http://http://www.opera.com
AVG PC Tune up - http://http://www.avg.com/gb-en/avg-pctuneup
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope this helps a lot of you out there.
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