*Possibly resolved--Spontanious reboot
karialSim:
Thank ancient. Husband is awake now, and he's going to install earlier drivers now. We'll see.
wiccadwitch:
I am having the same problem. I have a good system and just recently completely formatted and reinstalled my OS. After doing so I made sure to get all my updated drivers for all my hardware. I was having the issue prior to the format and was hoping that a clean system with all updated drivers would help. It didn't. Whats really depressing is I inevitably lose time when it happens. I save once maybe twice and then it will happen. Once it happend while I was saving. Anyway I am trying to clear out my downloads folder some in the hopes that that will help. I am thinking perhaps the shear size of it might be contributing to the problem.
Just a question but is your downloads folder large? Mine is huge...I am actually a bit embarrassed to admit how huge. I am such an addict.
Speaking of cleaning my downloads folder out does anyone know if there is an app out there for the sims2 that you can run and delete files in that will tell you if those files are being used in your game or not? Basically thats my biggest problem with trying to get rid of some of my extraneous crap. I am afraid that the objects/hairs/eyes/skins/ etc... might be being used by someone or some thingand that when I delete them it will mess up a lot or a sim. Generally when I make custom sims I lik them and would not like to have them inadvertantly altered by a deletion of some genetic they were using. So an app that would warn me I was about to get rid of something that was being used would be really nice.
Back to the issue at hand I really do think my problem stems at least partially from my giant downloads folder(okay, okay it is currently like 10.4 gigs I am so ashamed). I think it just bogs down my system when I run the game and eventually due to lack of system resources wham spontaneous reboot. Of course i definately could be(and probably am) wrong but it is my current theory none the less. Oh I have over 300 gigs of harddrive space my OS drive is partitioned and is only like 42 gigs. I have a 2.5 gigahertz processor, ati radeon pro 9800 with 256 vid ram, 1 gig(yes two matched sticks) of dual channel ram. So my system while not top of the line does not suck.
karialSim:
It has happened to me while saving too. In fact it did the last time, but I haven't loaded the game again yet to see if it actually DID save. My download folder is close to 7gig I think, but I'm sure there are plenty of people with alot more than you and I have. I'm a download addict too!
Love your idea for a program! That would be great! I've got a lot of stuff I could easily get rid of, but I'm afraid to do it. And I can't always tell what is what with clean installer.
ancienthighway:
Wicca, I think you're on your own as far as determining what you are using or not. I've heard of no program that can tell you.
In your case, the size of the downloads could be the problem. In addition to weeding out some of that unused stuff, you might consider adding more RAM to your system. I just recently picked up 2 gb for $99 a gig, so it's really not outrageous. If fact I think that's a damn good price :D
wiccadwitch:
maybe someone will make such a program...just for download addicts who are afraid to delete content for fear of messing with in game sims and lots.
One can dream cant one?
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