PR freezes while gaming

[Tarranauha200]

So my problem is that PR freezes for half a sec while in-game. This happens especially when in urban/other gfx hard enviorement. If it happens often it can be really annoying.

It started while ago, any ideas?

[MaSSive]

Post your system specs with OS version.

Was this always happening for you, or it started recently? Any change recently to your system?

[Daniel]

My guess is completely on any program u installed recently, that is totally making use of ur CPU, RAM (then a full memory maybe?) So maybe some backup-software like for example "SmartWare" from WD (WesternDigital) of which the process called "WDFME.exe" (stands for "WesternDigitalFileManagementEngine") or maybe another updating program or so...

[Mats391]

i got the same problems, but those freezes appear to pop up randomly not only in hardware stressing situations.
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
Processor: AMD FX(tm)-4100 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Display Memory: 4069 MB
Dedicated Memory: 997 MB
Shared Memory: 3071 MB

playing everything on medium + AAx8

[Daniel]

It's not the hardware, since your GTS 250 is already twice as good as my older 9600 GT (which worked and still works fine, on my older pc, got a GTX 570 by now ).

[Mats391]

i fixed it for me. had to exclude my bf2 folder from on-access scan in my antivirus. so far no freeze again

[Daniel]

U see? knew it/thought so.

[PLODDITHANLEY]

I just switch off antivirus whilst gaming.

[Daniel]

I just switch off antivirus whilst gaming.

Years ago, once/as soon as I did that, that meant the end for my GeForce 7650 GS, screen always went black after 10 min. gaming (occured 1st time on "Operation Clean Sweep", BF2), and my graphics-card had some kind of "defective contact"... Although it's hard to believe for me, that switching off my antivirus-program made a virus "burn" my graphics card or whatever... then I got my quite good 9600GT (could've gone with 9800GT, but would've needed a new power-supply then), and now got that new PC with GTX 570... ALWAYS playing WITH anti-virus turned ON!!!