Warcraft III FPS Problems

[adventk]

Hello everyone this is my second thread on this new laptop that my aunt just bought me:



Toshiba - Satellite Laptop with AMD Turionâ„¢ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor ZM-80 - Fusion - M305D-S4830


Its running windows vista 64-bit and when I play games like Warcraft III the fps isn't what I expected hovering from 40's to 50's. Why is it so low when I played on outdated desktops they reach 60+? My friend also owns an HP with a 8400M and is getting only 50's. Does this have to do something with Vista and older games?

If not then is there something I should know when it comes to gaming in vista(tweaks, adjustments, settings) because I've always been using Windows XP.

Edit: Also I have cleaned my system out by defraging and getting rid of useless programs. I have 4 gigs of ram so I think my laptop is overqualified for the game.

 

[KSoD]

Right click the executable and select the Run as Admin option. See if that helps. Also have you got the latest patch for Warcraft?

 

[adventk]

Yeah I got the latest patch but the administrator option seems interesting. Would you mind explaining this to me? I understand in XP some programs can't be ran without the admin's concent but can this effect FPS in Games? Also I am on the admin on my laptop, I'm the only user.

Thank you again!

 

[Spit-wad]

Don't forget that Wc3 tops out at like 64 fps... old game, but it has a place in my heart.

 

[akasixcon]

make sure your system is in high performance battery (btw if you play dota whats your account name in the east?)