1.2 Memory and Performance
While the game will run fine in 256 MB of RAM, your playing experience will be smoother if you have at least 512 MB of RAM.
Regardless of how much memory you have, you can maximize your available memory and increase the overall performance of the game engine by closing any open programs, including system tray programs ( like ICQ), and by defragmenting your hard drive. See part 2 of this document for more information.
Eidos recommends that you have no other programs running while playing Thief: Deadly Shadows. Other programs, including virus checkers, system utilities, and screen savers can cause system degradation when playing and may compete with the game for system resources, potentially resulting in instability or crashes
For additional information on visual performance and sound settings, please refer to section 2.5 of this document.
1.3 Known Issues
Thief: Deadly Shadows is not supported on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows Server 2003.
1. Virtual Memory Warnings in Windows 2000 and Windows XP
When playing Thief: Deadly Shadows with less than 600 megabytes ( MB) of virtual memory you may receive low virtual memory warnings. To avoid these warnings, please make sure you set your virtual memory settings to at least 600 MB.
To adjust your virtual memory settings for Windows 2000, please do the following:
1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Open the System control panel.
3. Select the Advanced tab.
4. In the Performance section, click the Performance Options button.
5. Under Virtual memory section, click the Change button.
6. In the Paging file size for selected drive section, next to Initial Size ( MB) ensure the number is at least 400.
7. Click Set.
8. Click OK, click OK, click OK.
To adjust your virtual memory settings for Windows XP, please do the following:
1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Open the System control panel.
3. Select the Advanced tab.
4. In the Performance section, click the Settings button.
5. Select the Advanced tab.
6. Under the Virtual memory section, click the Change button.
7. In the Paging file size for selected drive section, next to Initial Size ( MB) ensure the number is at least 400.
8. Click Set.
9. Click OK, click OK, click OK.