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help on the sims 2

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  • cooper1303
    cooper1303 Posts: 38 Forumite
    i have tried all this and everything is correct HELP:confused: please . . . . . .:eek:
  • fwor
    fwor Posts: 6,942 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    cooper1303 wrote: »
    I have been on a website to check to see if I have the right video card and sound card and graphics card and i have passed it

    That's not what I meant. Have you checked that the Windows drivers for your graphics card are up to date? You can do this either via the graphics card maker's website, or sometimes via the Hardware section of Windows Update.
  • D.K.
    D.K. Posts: 596 Forumite
    Sorry, but I'm not much help but my daughter had problems with the Sims after installing SP2. DirectX also caused problems and the solution lay there in the end.
    The guy in the local computer shop was inundated with people asking!!! You are not alone!
    Best of luck...it IS solvable and if I get any info. I'll get back.
    D
  • rancid-a
    rancid-a Posts: 410 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Have you actually got to play the game before it crashes on you Cooper?

    Have you Patched the game itself?

    Visit the official sites forum - you're bound to find someone there who's had the same problem, they may be able to help.

    Good luck
    Sealed Pot Challenge 15  #78

     Debt Free: July 2022.
  • culpepper
    culpepper Posts: 4,076 Forumite
    Are you running it with the game disc in? It will try to run without it and then wait for you to put it in. IIRC that can sometimes crash it too.
  • cooper1303
    cooper1303 Posts: 38 Forumite
    i had the disk in from the start. . . . .

    how do i check to see if my video card is up to date
  • sco0ter
    sco0ter Posts: 2,476 Forumite
    Could you just post your system spec first?

    Processor speed, Ram, Video card type, operating system... That kind of thing
  • cooper1303
    cooper1303 Posts: 38 Forumite
    how ??:confused::confused::confused:
  • sco0ter
    sco0ter Posts: 2,476 Forumite
    Are you using XP or VISTA???
  • cooper1303
    cooper1303 Posts: 38 Forumite
    i am using windows XP
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