Max Payne demo runs slow

[Guest]

Hi
I have just got myself a AMD 1.4 with 256mb and GeForce 3 card.Running Win ME.
I have downloaded the Max Payne demo. When playing it at 1024x768 with the settings on high I get excellent results until I go into the station control centre and there is a shootout. It them goes into slowmo! Even trying lower resolution (800x600 and medium) doesn't make any great difference. The drivers installed are 1241. Would updating to the v21.83 drivers make matters worse? I will adding another 256mb shortly, would that make it run smoother? Also does the full blown game anyway run better than the demo?

Any ideas..
cheers
bill

[Glyrion]

It might be because of Windows ME. I had some issues with another game while I had Windows ME (Ultima Ascension) and I could only get around 5fps. When I switched to Windows XP my fps jumped to around 30-40fps.

You know, the best OS for gaming is still Windows 98 SE so you might as well want to get back to this one and try to avoid ME which has absolutly nothing good and is filled with bugs.

[nooki187]

i agree 98 is the best for current games but for new releases coming out invest in xp.

[MikaRMD]

On my home computer I have WinME and have had no such problems running full detail on GF2 Pro and 1.4 Athlon.
So, I would try out newer drivers, I have 12.60 drivers. I have heard good things about Detonator 21.85 drivers (not officially released, but leaked all over), whereas 21.81 have produced lots of problems for many games (including Max).