event-logwindows 7
The FAQ of GTA IV tells me to turn off Windows Event Log in msconfig. This will handle the game more efficiently. And it does!
But turning off windows processes always worries me. So therefore: After playing GTA IV. Should I turn on Windows Event Log again?
If so: What does it do?
If not: Why is it booted by windows in the first place?
Credit for answering this goes to Microsoft Support.
So the issue was due to the fact that the NT Service\SQL Server Distributed Replay Client user did not have local activation permissions in the Component Services dialog. The original error message clearly stated that I needed to give local activation permissions to the SQL Server Distributed Replay Client, but it seems that I gave permissions to SQL Server Distributed Replay CONTROLLER instead.
I do know that every so often I have to hold the power button down to shut off the computer because it gets stuck in the "Shutting down" screen
Because Windows uses a new boot way called fast startup mode, which is doing a logoff of the user and now hibernates the kernel. During boot it resume the kernel and brings you so faster to the logon screen.
But hibernation can sometimes cause issues (drivers or BIOS problems) and it looks like it doesn't work for you correctly.
Turn it off in the control panel.
and now Windows uses the old way to fully shutdown and this should fix your issue.
Best Answer
I find it surprising and shocking that Rockstar would actually recommend disabling the Event Log. It’s not just some extraneous service that most people don’t use, it’s a required service that Windows expects to be running, and frankly I would be surprised if you don’t get a crash at some point if it is disabled. (It’s like trying to run Windows with the RPC service disabled: you might be able to do it for a bit, but expect a BSOD soon.)
Besides, the Event Log does not normally cause any sort of performance problem whatsoever (it is normally idle unless a relevant event has been generated), so if GTA IV actually gets bogged down when it’s running, then the problem is either due to a bad audio or video driver, in which case you should update it to alleviate the problem, or else the issue is that the game has a bug that is causing many (read thousands of events per seconds) to get written to the log. In that case, they should fix the bug rather than recommend users compromise the integrity of their systems to accommodate their sloppy programming.
From the FAQ, it sounds like either GTA IV is not compatible with Win64 (in which case it is incumbent on Rockstar to fix—and I would be surprised if they couldn’t since they updated GTA 1 and 2 to run well on XP), or else it is an input driver or software that is causing something to be displayed on screen whenever you press a key (eg an OSD, hence the flashes). See if there is an updated keyboard driver available or check your keyboard manufacturer’s FAQs or forums for mentions of this issue. Also see if there is some sort of keyboard program (eg MS Intellipoint, Logitech iTouch) running and either quit it or disable the OSD.