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Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: BeosBoxBoy on January 24, 2007, 09:41:05 am The following is quoted from EA Tech Support: http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=281 (http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=281)
Quote Thinking about upgrading to Windows Vista or getting a new Vista machine? We've been extensively testing Vista with a wide range of hardware and came up with this handy guide. HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY: Q: Is The Sims 2 compatible with Windows Vista? A: Yes! The Sims 2 and its expansion packs run well on Windows Vista. If there is a problem, it's mostly likely due to the Vista support of your graphics card. (See more details below). Q: Will my computer be capable of running The Sims 2 on Windows Vista? A: The required hardware for The Sims 2 on Vista is a 1.3GHz processor with 512MB of memory. The extra memory is needed is because 512MB is required for a Windows Vista Capable machine. Since Vista does use up more processor power, game performance will not be as good as on an equivalent XP machine. Q: Ok, I've got that. What about my graphics card? A: This is where it gets tricky. Because of new graphical features, Vista requires a DirectX9 capable graphics card. Here's a rough guide of graphics card capability: Best cards: These cards will fully support DirectX 9 and should provide the best The Sims 2(and Vista) experience
OK cards: These are early DirectX 9 cards and budget cards that may not support all The Sims 2 graphical features.
Unsupported cards in Vista: These cards aren't DirectX 9 compatible and may actually work fine, but are not Vista capable. As a result, graphics card manufacturers are unlikely to support Vista driver updates for these cards.
Q: Hey, I've got the right graphics card! I should be all set, right? A: Unfortunately, there are still a few things to watch out for. Because Windows Vista was just released, a lot of the Vista drivers are still evolving toward stability and performance. You may see some problems with early versions of graphics drivers. Windows Update should automatically keep you up to date with driver updates, but it may be worth checking with your graphics card manufacturer for updated drivers if you are having problems. KNOWN ISSUES WITH VISTA DRIVERS: nVidia Geforce Series Problem: Stuttering sound during gameplay and lower frame rate and problems showing rain Cards: Most Geforce cards Please check for the latest drivers. NVidia is actively working on this issue. Problem: Sims, plumbob sim indicators, and other various objects appear corrupt in both the neighborhood and lot screens on Windows Vista Cards: Geforce 7300 ATI Radeon Series Problem: Gameplay does not meet the 15fps minimum requirement. Setting details to low and off allows an average frame rate of 24fps. Cards: Radeon 9550XL Please check for updated drivers. In the meantime, adjust your graphics details to improve your framerate. Intel Extreme Graphics Series Problem: Ground tiles flicker when panning or zooming the camera around and occurs more frequently with snow accumulation as well as blocky graphics for trees. Cards: Graphics Media Accelerator 900, 950, X3000, Mobile 945GM (GMA 950) S3 Chrome Series Problem: Clothing textures on Sims will randomly disappear and reappear showing incorrect textures. Trees do not appear in neighborhood view. Cards: S3 Chrome S27 Problem: Mouse cursor is invisible, but only flickers briefly when user stops moving it. Cards: S3 Chrome S27, GammaChrome S18 Pro and Ultra Problem: Trees are not present in the neighborhood screen, however tree shadows are visible. Cards: S3 Chrome S27 Problem: The fruit trees have large blocky spikes that appear on them when snow accumulates and framerate is slow. Cards: S3 GammaChrome S18 Again, if you experiencing any of these issues, please check with your graphics card manufacturer for the latest drivers. OTHER TOPICS: Q: Can The Sims 2 run under a Standard User account? A: Yes. Although you need to have administrative privileges to install the game, you can run the game as a limited user. There are a few things to watch out for when installing and running the game.
Q: Can The Sims 2 be uninstalled for all users? A: Yes. Although you need to have administrative privileges to uninstall, the game does uninstall for all accounts, including the Start Menu and Desktop Icons. Uninstalling will automatically delete the administrator's save files. The save files for the Standard User folder, and any other users that play the game, will need to be manually deleted from each account. Please reply in this thread only if you currently have Windows Vista installed and have on-topic commentary. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Squinge on January 24, 2007, 09:15:40 pm I just tried the game with the 64bit version of Windows Vista & it works fine without using the compatibilty mode; If you have just the base game installed windows will warn you about a compatibility problem to fix it just patch the game with the patch on the TS2 website.
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: BeosBoxBoy on January 24, 2007, 09:23:21 pm That is great news, Squinge. Thanks for trying it out. Hopefully this will be a smoother transition than Windows ME ... but then again, most anything would be :lol:
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Pilotpigen on February 08, 2007, 09:18:28 am I just can't seem to make my game work with Vista :( I think I have tried almost everything. It begin loading the game, but then it stop.... Bodyshop is working without any problems.
Maybe I'm just ignorant - but if any of you have any ideas on how I make it work I would be very happy! I have an Acer Athlon 64 X2 4200+. My graphic card is a 512MB GeForce 7300SE Turbocache. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: BeosBoxBoy on February 08, 2007, 01:48:35 pm well - the 7300 is listed as a chipset with a known problem. Have you tried changing the compatability mode?
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Pilotpigen on February 08, 2007, 05:19:55 pm Yes - I have tried that one too, so I guess I just have to use my old computer for TS2 :( Hopefully NVidia will make an update for the card... Otherwise the computer was a waste of money! I actually brought it becourse my old one was 4years and I hardly could play TS2 on that one.
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Squinge on February 09, 2007, 11:41:59 am Have you tried the drivers from the nvidia website? they are newer then the ones that windows update installs.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_97.46.html Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Pilotpigen on February 10, 2007, 08:55:54 am Yes - I've tried that also... I have decided to send my computer over to my very own computer wizard. If he can't fix it I don't think anyone can! But thanks so much for the tips! ;)
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: FallenAngel86 on February 12, 2007, 01:01:00 am kewl i'm about to install win vista Ultimate. but not sure whether to go 32bit or 64bit. My pc can handle both.
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: kathy on February 12, 2007, 01:07:14 am Nvidia is aware of driver issues with the Sims 2, according to an article that I read, and is working on a fix.
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Squinge on February 13, 2007, 12:41:29 pm I wonder why I'm not having that problem with my nvidia card both the 32 & 64 bit versions work for me.
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Pilotpigen on February 16, 2007, 05:37:28 am Yay! My game works fine know! There is something with the installation of the game that was a little different on my new computer - how was I supposed to know that ROFL
Looking forward to the knew driver so my graphics can get a little better! LOL Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: dorkapalooza on February 16, 2007, 06:09:14 am So what is the diffference between 32 and 64bit. And how do I see what video card I have...
Thanks, Sara Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Squinge on February 16, 2007, 09:15:36 pm To use the 64 bit version of vista you need a 64-bit processor in your PC, the 64-bit version allows you to have more than 3 gigs of RAM installed & it seems to run a lot faster to me than the 32-bit version does.
You can find out which video card you have by clicking start, run then type dxdiag & click ok. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: dorkapalooza on February 17, 2007, 12:00:35 am Thanks, Sorry to ask but there is no run on this vista... my start is totally different. Am I blind?
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Squinge on February 17, 2007, 12:30:05 am Sorry if you have vista just click start and type dxdiag in the start search box , I thought you had XP :)
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: billyd1000 on February 17, 2007, 03:47:46 pm Quote from: Squinge;577181 I wonder why I'm not having that problem with my nvidia card both the 32 & 64 bit versions work for me. Squinge according to my understanding of the article in the maxoids blog, this problem is only with certain combinations of cards and drivers, not all cards and drivers. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Squinge on February 18, 2007, 07:44:51 pm Oh ok thanks :D
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: FallenAngel86 on February 19, 2007, 04:07:09 pm ok i was wondering if i should install vista 64bit then, if u think it's better.
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: earth2luna on March 03, 2007, 03:09:28 am Hi, I hope its cool to post this here...
I just got a new computer from Dell. Love Dell, never had a problem w/ them. THAT was before I got this new pc w/ Vista! I'm definately have a horrible skipping of sound. The slowing down at times while say, My sims are using the karaoke mach. It's driving me up the wall. There is no way in heck, I'm going to install the new "Seasons" ep w/ that going on. Seriously, I'm ready to pull my hair-out! I know, I know... I should have did more research on Vista, but too late now, sniff. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do, maybe duct-tape it together till the new drivers come out? Lol. Beosboxboy, exactly what is "compatability mode"? Well, I did a DXdiag, for all you brainy people to look at? ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 3/2/2007, 23:46:43 Machine name: ndsfklfhf Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Dell Inc System Model: Dimension E521 BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz Memory: 1022MB RAM Page File: 862MB used, 1447MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 10 DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: XPTL297 on March 04, 2007, 07:25:16 am I never worry about new systems at least after two years they have been in the market. One of my computers still run Windows 2000 Professional and works feilfree.
My questions is: I have always used NVidia graphic cards and my last computer got a sli double gc system (using at the moment only one) and the graphic cards is a PCI express Geforce GT 7 series ( I do not know 7what) As it is reported that NVidia is having serious issues, I'm confused to what to change in the case I change GC. My Win2000 comp is using an old NVidia card (I think it GeForce 5600 AGP type). I don't want to buy a new comp everytime of an EP release. I know that I cannot place more than 1GB RAM in this comp. The newest has capacity for 8GB. But for the hell, newest GC costs around 2 to 3k hard money over here. As I do not play any other game than TS2 (bought some that disappointed me at install), so what is really the point? In true lines, I'm fed-up to install new EPs just because of a small addition in terms of building houses. The new Seasons EP has up now just some lines about adding round swimming-pools. And this is far too little to justify so much trouble. I have a list of more than 20 items I would like to have a correction. My previous experiment shows that it pays much better to follow developpment of single artists like Numenor and his group. I would pay much happier if EPs were made for the kids. And extra Packs were made to correct faillures and include better building tools and items for us Oldies. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: jinyc on April 17, 2007, 04:03:23 pm NVidia issued driver updates today for Vista 32 bit and 64 bit. I just updated my 6150 LE piece of crap that came with my new PC. Hopefully, games will play better now.
EDIT: BTW, is there anyway to change my Vista (Home Premium) from 32 Bit to 64 Bit without paying MS for an update??????? There is not a way to change it internally? Pardon my dumb question! According to System Requirements Lab Analysis this is how my 6150 rates. Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS or greater; ATI Radeon 8500 or greater. You Have: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE () PASS Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card Video RAM: Required - 32 MB , You have - 128.0 MB Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes After the driver update it shows two bars above minimum. I forget what it was pre-update. What I have never understood is that the card also shows as fails under the recommended tab: Video Card: Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or greater; ATI Radeon 9600 or greater. You Have: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE () FAIL: Sorry, your video card does not meet this recommended requirement. Upgrading to a more powerful video card will make all your applications look better. Click the 'We Recommend' button to see some great options. Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card Video RAM: Required - 128 MB , You have - 128.0 MB Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 3.0 Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 3.0 Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Megadrive on May 04, 2007, 06:11:09 pm Excellent News, Just Have to make sure I Get a Real Good Graphics Card, (LOL).
Cheers Megadrive Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PiperK1980 on June 12, 2007, 01:41:23 pm Quote from: jinyc;686766 NVidia issued driver updates today for Vista 32 bit and 64 bit. I just updated my 6150 LE piece of crap that came with my new PC. Hopefully, games will play better now. EDIT: BTW, is there anyway to change my Vista (Home Premium) from 32 Bit to 64 Bit without paying MS for an update??????? There is not a way to change it internally? Pardon my dumb question! I also updated my Nvidia 7300 LE and I still have the plumbob and other stuff getting corrupt. They end up looking like the screen in a screen door!! The only way I can get around it is to run the game in windowed mode. Which before was the other way around. That was about 3 driver updates ago. I was hoping they would have had that fixed by now. But alas, until the next driver comes out.....hopefully. The only way I've found to change from 32 to 64 is to buy another OS. You cannot upgrade from a 32 to a 64. Different files and stuff. I'm running a 32 and my processer can handle 64, but I'm not shelling out the 159 or whatever. I upgraded from Basic to Premium online and that was $79. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Squinge on June 13, 2007, 04:03:13 pm You can upgrade to 64 bit you need to order a 64 bit upgrade (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/1033/ordermedia/default.mspx) DVD :) just buy the 32 bit version then order the 64-bit DVD.
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Squinge on June 23, 2007, 06:31:00 pm What kind of trouble?
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: queen_b on June 25, 2007, 01:38:40 pm [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]earth2luna Sounds like you and I bought the same computer from Dell. Which graphics card did you get? You can check that under the "Display" tab in your DxDiag. I had the exact same sound problem when I first got my new Dell computer, and all I had to do was upgrade my *GRAPHICS* card drivers. I have NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE, and when I upgraded the drivers on it, my problem was fixed.
I fixed my problem!! So I edited out all my mess :P [/COLOR][/FONT] Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PiperK1980 on June 27, 2007, 06:56:14 pm Quote from: Squinge;773485 You can upgrade to 64 bit you need to order a 64 bit upgrade (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/1033/ordermedia/default.mspx) DVD :) just buy the 32 bit version then order the 64-bit DVD. Oopsy!! Thanks for correcting me Squinge. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Bev in NY on July 18, 2007, 10:17:35 pm Hi all,
Well i too just got new computer 2wks ago....and of course it has vista.... I've only installed Sims2 base game so far....i wanted to see the improvements with the game....and i was blown away by all the stuff i've never saw b 4 and i never seen the way special events like birth,marriage and engagement proposal it has like a little movie type scene...it was so cool !!! I know i sound like a kid with a new toy,but what can i say it is so much better.... My computer is a Compaq Preserio AMD Anthlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ (2CPUs) 2.0GHz memory ram 894MB DirectX 10 Nividia Geforce 6150SE -chip type aprox.total memory: 313MB 1024x768 (32bit) (85Hz) Now ask me what all that means and my answer is i have no idea... I have the choppy sound with music and some static noise sometimes during game play....I haven't installed the patch yet and that's why i'm not installing the other expansions i have...well i got all of them.....i downloaded the patches on my old computer and i have dial-up and it takes forever....so I'm going to use a Jump Driver to copy them and then transfer to this one...that is as soon as my b/f brings it to me.... The thing i noticed the most with Vista so far is it asks u for permission on everything and sometimes it asks u r u sure? It even knows there is a patch for the game and wants me to go to Sims2 site to get it... So my question is does anyone think i need to update my nividia card? or just wait til i install the patch and see what happens then? Well unfortunately i'm having to download patches all over again....bummer old computer won't even load windows now...that's what u get for havin a so called frnd. build one for u....anyways i have a new question? i'm assuming from the info. abt. my computer above is that i'm running it on 32bit...correct me if i'm wrong...also i noticed above posts that they say they have nividia 6150LE and i have 6150SE....what is the difference with those letters after the number? Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Katheryne on July 20, 2007, 07:42:27 pm FWIW, maybe this will save some people the cost of "side-grading" from 32- to 64-bit:
I beta-tested Vista Ultimate 32-bit since last November on my Athlon64-based laptop. When the beta license ran out last June, I bought Home Premium 64-bit. I have noticed very little in the way of discernible performance improvement. In fact, given that Sims2 is a 32-bit application, it will gain absolutely no benefit from running in a 64-bit environment. So, in short - if you are getting ready to upgrade to Vista, buy the version appropriate for your computer (there's no cost difference between 32- and 64-bit). If you've already bought the 32-bit version for your 64-bit machine, just leave it. The minimal performance increase is not worth the price of buying the 64-bit "upgrade" - unless you absolutely need to have more than 3GB of RAM. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: billyd1000 on July 21, 2007, 05:27:31 am Quote from: Katheryne;835982 FWIW, maybe this will save some people the cost of "side-grading" from 32- to 64-bit: So, in short - if you are getting ready to upgrade to Vista, buy the version appropriate for your computer (there's no cost difference between 32- and 64-bit). If you've already bought the 32-bit version for your 64-bit machine, just leave it. The minimal performance increase is not worth the price of buying the 64-bit "upgrade" - unless you absolutely need to have more than 3GB of RAM. The point is why are we all buying 64bit processors and using a 32bit OS? At some point in time 64bit software will be the norm. When? 1 year? 2 Years? Next week? I think home computer users are being used as beta testers for 64bit computing. When enough bugs are worked out it will start to become a necessary "Must Have" in order to run new software and games. Of course DVD's were supposed to replace CD's as the media of choice for software and games, and CD's are still the norm. So why all the development for 64bit processors? Why Direct X 10? It keeps evolving folks. To say it's good enough as is kills the spirit of development. MOHO of course! :) Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Katheryne on July 26, 2007, 11:33:35 pm Unfortunately, I just don't see any significant programs on the horizon that would take advantage of a 64-bit processor. By the time enough of them come out, Vista may be all but a memory.
I confess I'm old enough to remember the transition from 16-bit processors, and even from 8-bit processors. Both times, there was a significant performance gain from the next evolution. Not so this time. Also, there were an abundance of programs that took advantage of the new architecture that came out very quickly. Not so this time. Why? Well, I wish I knew. Maybe computers really have become "good enough". *shrug* Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Megadrive on July 27, 2007, 01:47:37 pm Thanks For The Info, Just Bought A New Dual Core Intel, I'll Get Back to U on The Reinstalation Of The Sims2 On the New Computer.
Cheers Megadrive Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Ramika on August 01, 2007, 02:38:53 pm Oh gawd, reading all this really makes me nervous. XD I'm getting my new computer tomorrow. HP Pavilion Slimline s3050 with Intel Core 2 Duo processor E4300 (1,80 GHz), 2048 MB of RAM, and nVidia GeForce 7300LE Turbocache graphic card.
And of course, Windows Vista. Can anyone predict from the facts above... am I in for trouble? ^^;; This whole Vista thing is seriously pissing me off, since I'm buying this computer mainly for Sims 2, and if I can't get it to run well, it will be a waste of money (waste of very much money)... I'm considering I'll just install Windows XP if Vista turns out not worth it. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: xHannaHx on August 01, 2007, 02:44:20 pm vista works perfect with the sims 2 on my new laptop, but sometimes the game doesnt load, saying that it's just a blank disk. otherwise, it works perfect for me. I'm in game and on insim currently :)
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: shootingxstar on August 28, 2007, 03:32:46 am Ok well I cannot find out what graphics card I have. I have read so many different things which I should do to try and find it out but nothing works. Could someone please tell me in a little bit more detail how to find it out.
On the front bit of my laptop is says this Graphic: Int. GMA 950 Gix I dont have a clue what it means but maybe it helps... I forgot to mention, TS2 works very well its just body shop. Once i click on the icon a little message appears saying Direct3D returned an error: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL! The aplication will now terminate... Whats it mean? Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PiperK1980 on September 01, 2007, 06:50:58 pm It is an Intel. I searched Intel GMA 950 Gix and it returned a page on another forum. It definately is Intel and it is your graphic card. My friend had this same problem and he just updated his graphic card and it worked. If I find the driver, I'll link you to it. What version of Vista are you using and is it 32 or 64 bit?
To find you graphics card, go to Control Panel>System. On the left side click Device Manager. When the window opens navigate to Display Adapters. Open that up and your card should be listed under there. What type of laptop do you have? I found that Levnovo Thinkpad's come with this card. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: shootingxstar on September 04, 2007, 04:34:02 am Thank you so much!!
Ok.. How do I update my graphics card? I feel like i know nothing about my laptop. Umm I have a Asus something rather and I have Vista Home Premium or whatever its called. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PiperK1980 on September 05, 2007, 12:45:15 pm Go to Start>Run and type in 'dxdiag' (without the ''). A window will pop up. Select Display from the top and you will see this:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h280/PiperK1980/dx.jpg) The black area will tell you the type of card you have while the red area tells you your driver info. You can do a search for drivers for that card. Could you post what type it is after you do this? Someone might have a similar card and can tell you where to get it or someone, including me can help search for it. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: shootingxstar on September 07, 2007, 06:56:19 am Ok I did that thing. Here is a screen shot of what came up.
Thank you so much for all the help you have given so far. =) Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PiperK1980 on September 07, 2007, 11:44:43 pm Your welcome. Here you go...
32 Bit Driver (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=2301&OSFullName=Windows+Vista*+Home+Premium%2C+32-bit+version&lang=eng&strOSs=153&submit=Go%21) 64 Bit Driver (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=2301&OSFullName=Windows+Vista*+Home+Premium2C+64-bit+version&lang=eng&strOSs=159&submit=Go%21) I don't know if you have a 32 bit or 64 bit so I included links to both. You need to find out which you have before downloading. So go to Control Panel>System (or Control Panel>System Maintance>System it just depends on the view you have set). You will see this.... (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h280/PiperK1980/System.jpg) The system type in the red area will tell you what you have. When you click the link to download the driver there are two files. One is a zip and the other is a exe. It doesn't matter which one. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Bev in NY on October 03, 2007, 11:42:36 pm Hi guys, 1st. of all i really screwed things up with sims 2....i can't believe i did it and it is so fustrating now to get things back to normal...2nd. i will say it ahead of time i'm a idiot...well i have vista and 2 days ago i was playing my games just fine no problems....but...and i mean but......i decided to uninstall my games to start fresh...i have all expansions and i have H&M stuff pack....i should have left things as they were and not did what i did...i also had all the patches installed too...well now i installed the original game and tried to play it and it won't let me says it's not compatible with this form of windows...and i installed the patch but it still repeats that same thing....Why was all of the games working before and now i can't do anything???? can anyone help me?
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: billyd1000 on October 04, 2007, 11:58:40 am Hello Bev, been a while since I've seen you post, was hoping you had all fixed! I know some will disagree with what I am going to say, but I have done this successfully a number of times. So here goes:
Use windows uninstaller, (remove peograms) found in control panel to remove all sims 2 games from your computer. This is a clean install! follow these procedures only if you are willing to start over from scratch! 1) after the final game is removed -the base Sims 2 - it asks if you want to save your game. Say no. 2) exit control panel, open widows explorer found in accessories. scroll down the left side panel to "Computer" click on the + sign. Then click the + sign beside "OS {C:} " . Then scroll down to "Program Files", and click the + sign. Scroll down to the file named "EA Games" Click on the file name once then hit the delete key on your keyboard. Say "continue" when it asks for conformation of the delete. Bev, are you with me so far? :) Now for the tricky part. Close windows explorer and return to your DeskTop. Click start then in the window at the bottom of your start menue type: "regedit" without the quotation marks. This will open your registry editor. When you begin to do the following steps it will ask if you want to back the registry up. You should say yes, but I don't back it up for this operation myself. Step# R-1): click the + mark beside: HKEY_Current_User Scroll down and click the + mark beside Software Scroll down to the EA Games folder, click it's name once then hit the delete key on your keyboard. Confirm deletion when asked. Close by clicking the - sign beside HKEY_Current_User Step #R-2): Click the + sign beside: HKEY_Locale_Machine Scroll down and click the + mark beside Software Scroll down to the EA Games folder,click it's name once then hit delete key on keyboard. Confirm deletion when asked. Close by clicking the x on the editors window. Note: In Vista removing the first entry SOMETIMES removes both. Just do both steps R-1) and R-2), If EA Games is not in the list of software in StepR-2) do not worry. If it is just follow the above instructions. You now have a computer that is free of any bits and pieces of sims 2 information that may buger a reinstallation. I would at this point go to http://www.thesims2.com and download (save) to your desktop a copy of each patch you need for the games you own. If you are on dial up this will suck! Then start by putting the sims 2 on first, then run the patch for it. Go to the next EP you plan to put back on and install and run it's patch. Do this for all EP's and SP' that require a patch, FamilyFunStuff is currently the only SP that requires a patch. I would put everything I was planning on using back on the computer before starting the game. Of course you can if you want to, but this is my method!:) You should at this point have a perfect reinstallation with all patches in place. Be careful with hacks and other CC. Make sure they are updated for use by your game configuration. Throw the newest CEP in an Quaxi's censor remover if you use it. The one he made for Pets seems to work well with both seasons and BV. Ask if you have any questions Bev. Good Luck -Bill Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Bev in NY on October 04, 2007, 03:21:39 pm hey thanks alot Billyd1000....i can't start reinstalling my games right now i got to b to work in a hour...but when i get home i will start doing them....i do have all the patches i saved them to a cd....so i wouldn't have to redownload them again and yes dial up is a pain...one patch takes about a hour to a hour in a half to get....so add that up for each patch....long haul for sure....so i will start on my reinstall later like i said when i get home and will reply back to let u know how it all went....but thanks alot for the help with the registry.....
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Bev in NY on October 05, 2007, 03:17:16 pm well Billyd1000...i'm back!!! i installed base game and then the patch for it....and next University...game installed but when it asked for Disc4 from base game to check if updated starts to go thru the checking then error comes up saying..."Error during update installation" the update process didn't complete successfully..." installation will now terminate" so it will not install UN....i didn't try to install my other expansions cuz i figure it will do the same thing and i have read u should do them in order....I read another thread where someone had the same problem...but the only answer they got was to install patch...i assume they were referring to base game patch and i have that installed already....and that doesn't help...I am so kicking myself in the butt for trying to start from scratch when i wasn't having any problems playing the game before....infact i was so relieved when i read other threads and seen all the issues others were having and i didn't have any....now i'm on the list of "Issues"....Well i'm going to try a few things and will check back on here later to see if u can save me again or anyone else with your helpful suggestions....u guys r so appreciated i am sure with all the help u offer....
U know what would b great? if Eric could somehow incorporate a way to use insimenator and when u click summoner...one of u guys could magically appear on my door step....LOL Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: billyd1000 on October 05, 2007, 03:42:07 pm Hello Bev, Gee I hate to hear you are having problems with this. The Uni disk should not have needed to ask for disk #4 from the base game at all. If you first installed all 4 disks of the base game, chose the option to "quit" at the end of base game install, left disk#4 in your disk drive, double clicked the patch for the base game, you should have seen a box open up with a horizontal metering line in it. It should have fed it's self full red numerous times, ending with a message saying "Update of The Sims 2 was Successful" If you did not get this message, your base game was not patched. We need to get this very first problem taken care of, then the rest should be a cake walk.
I just did a complete game removal\ reinstall on my Vista Machine, not really because of problems, but I had pushed testing way beyond safety! :) So. I decided to do this to make sure I didn't buger up any game code. The whole process took a pot of coffee! :) Don't give up yet. Try to reinstall the patch for the base game with disk #4 in the drive. If you do not get the properly installed message, chances are your patch is shot. You may have to re-download it. What I would suggest is finding a friend with high speed, have them download all of the patches and put them on a cd for you. Big downloads some times go bad on dial up. Let me know how it goes . -Bill Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Bev in NY on October 05, 2007, 06:56:48 pm Well Bill...
i got them all installed and the patches too...i think not sure abt. Seasons patch....but i had the samething before...so anyways here's the analysis of what my problem was i think....i read on the BBS that u need to wait for the disc drive to stop blinking after u put disc in b 4 u hit OK...it said if u don't wait it is possible for it to not read correctly...so i waited this time and it may have been the problem since everything is installed now... also i had restarted my computer b 4 i started installing all the expansion packs....I do have a thousand more questions... 1.after i install Seasons and then go to install the patch...and it won't it says uninstall seasons and reinstall....which last time i did that and it still said it...and i read on the BBS abt. people having same problem and one of maxoid people told how to fix it....but i didn't try it....afraid to mess with things....anyways then i installed H&M fashion stuff pack and then it checks for updates says it is updated then when i click ok... it starts Seasons updater and then says seasons is updated....Does that mean it did install seasons patch??? Now for the other 999 questions....u ready? j/k So thanks for all your help an advice i really appreciate it... Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: billyd1000 on October 06, 2007, 11:16:12 am Bev, That is an excellent question, and I think the answer is yes. A few reinstalls back, I believe when the celebrations SP first came out, I did a full reinstall when half asleep. I got out of order (which by the way really does not hurt anything) and installed the new SP before Pets. When I installed Pets I got a message that said "Pets will now be updated, you have a newer EP than Pets installed and should check for new updates." Well at that point of my install the only thing newer on the drive was celebrations. When I tried to run the patch manually, It said Pets was all ready up to date. So though this neither proves nor disproves your question, I still think the answer is yes! I think this may only apply to the newer EP's and SP's though, and not to the older ones. Again, a guess. -Bill
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PrincessIsabelle on December 23, 2007, 08:47:30 pm I am having no toubles running my sims 2 on my vista i read this thread before i and my mom planned on buying it
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PiperK1980 on December 24, 2007, 01:05:52 am @PrincessIsabelle: Good for you!! You're very lucky. I know I've had my share of problems.
@Bev_In_NY: If you need help with 'messing' with things, PM me with the link to that thread in the BBS, or post it here. I could go through it for you and take screenshots of what to do. I know when I messed around the first time I was afraid I was going to destroy my computer. I'd be glad to help you more. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PrincessIsabelle on December 24, 2007, 04:03:13 pm I had no idea these toubles existed even on my desktop and i am a notebook at first i thought the sims ep wouldn't installed but they did i wonder why it happens to some and not others
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: xeldapaige on December 29, 2007, 11:33:02 pm I'm not sure if this is Vista related, graphics card related, or bad download related, but from some of the issues listed here it seems to be Vista/graphics card.
I have Vista Home Premium and an ATI Radeon graphics card X1200. I downloaded some custom furniture and started up the game and it seemed to run fine when I built my living room, kitchen, and custom sim. I minimized the sims for a minute and when I pulled it back up, the custom objects were flashing blue. I restarted the game and there were some weird pointy shadows going on, so I fiddled with the lighting and shadows options, which fixed that, and then my sim had no body. I unpaused the game and my sim's body was sort of floating around and being generally weird. I restarted the game again and it was fine until she sat down to watch TV, then the body started flashing big and distorted when I rotated the camera. I'm so confused... Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: KCeeV291 on December 30, 2007, 12:13:25 am I'm having the same exact problem with mine. I also have ATI Radeon and been trying to solve this problem as well. I even reinstalled the Sims and I'm still having the same problem.
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: xeldapaige on December 30, 2007, 01:40:14 am Okay, so I discovered that it's not just my sim in the game. I took her downtown and all the other sims had (what looked like) random pieces of their clothes and skin shooting off the screen all over the place. Other sims on the lot just looked like disembodied heads with the bodies somewhere else. I believe that this is a problem with my graphics card, but I really don't know what to do. I searched for driver updates but there aren't any.
Edit-- Okay, so I deleted ALL my 1,200+ custom files and started downloading them all over again, and I discovered that it's a problem with XM Sims custom hairstyles. For some reason it causes some major glitching, especially when there are multiple sims around. =( Is there a way to fix this? My graphics card is fully updated with the highest version of Directx (9.0b) it will support. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: xeldapaige on December 31, 2007, 05:32:37 pm ARG
Okay I really need to know if there's something I can do about this. I really hate the regular maxis crap and I want to know what's up with these downloads. I had an older laptop with only 512 mb of RAM and stuff and it still ran the sims 2 fine, now I can't play because my people are glitching out. I wish someone would read this and help me! =( I downloaded stuff from Insim and MTS2 today and look what it does: Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PrincessIsabelle on December 31, 2007, 05:42:03 pm I have that iusse to for me i just keep playing and moving my sims around intel it stops
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: xeldapaige on December 31, 2007, 06:03:17 pm It doesn't stop for me. It just keeps glitching out all over the place. =( I really need to figure out how to fix this.
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PrincessIsabelle on December 31, 2007, 06:15:55 pm I wish i could be of more help but i don't know what else i can say
Title: Wow ! I don't have any of these problems ! Post by: kanesmom99 on January 18, 2008, 04:19:14 pm Hi all,
Long time no see, my computer died and I had to get a new one. It's cool I guess. There's just one problem, only half my custom content shows up in my game and none of my hacks ! I am going nuts ! Have a new Gateway w/ Vista And I am still not sure if it is 32 or 64 bit ! LOL Hey, remember I am a Granny here. All I want is my stuff back ! Any help will be appreciated greatly. Huggles to all, Donna P.S. Got 32 bit just checked ! Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: PrincessIsabelle on January 18, 2008, 04:25:35 pm You need 64 bit to run sims 2 but i am running on 32 bit but you may need to update your drivers
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: adalita on January 19, 2008, 03:17:41 am I got an AMD Athalon 64 x2 dual core processor 6000+ 3.01GHZ 2047MB RAM, on a 32 bit operating system and my sims runs fine (unless I do something to it like upload new stuff pack without backing up)
Title: I Got It Post by: kanesmom99 on January 19, 2008, 09:13:07 am Wow This is weird.
I now have almost everything I want on my game. I am just having to extract the files to my downloads folder my self. It seems that vista does not like my Sims 2 Pack Clean installer, nor my File Maid. Hummmmm, well maybe I don't like Vista ! LOL All this administrator stuff is agrivating, I bought the dang thing, I should be able to run anything on it , without an act of congress. Gosh, I miss XP ! ROFL Thanks all, for your help, by the way I must say my Sims have never looked so good. In a lot of ways this computer is the bomb! Huggles, Donna Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: lewisb40 on February 08, 2008, 08:49:53 am I am so scared now. I just bought a dell computer, Inspiron531s, AMD Athalon 64X2 dual core processor 4000+ 2.30GHz with 2 gigs RAM and I don't know what the bits on the OS yet, but it's Vista basic. I didn't want Vista, but that is all you can get, without paying higher for XP. I have a video card I planned on installing when it gets in, ATI x1650 pro, 512mb ddr2. I wondered if I will have a problem installing the Sims games and expansion packs on my new computer? I pray not! I will be very disappointed. :D
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: foxhop10 on February 13, 2008, 06:24:46 pm Heyloo. Long time lurker first time poster.
I'm just wondering if anybody's heard a cure for the "the application has crashed. The application will now terminate" error. It's really kicking my ass. The furthest I ever got to playing on my new Sony Vaio was to the neighborhood screen, and that was for about a second. I've done clean uninstalls and reinstalls, have all the updates from ea, tried running it in compatibility mode and in a window... No change. I do have an assload of custom content, but it doesn't run even without it. Not to mention bodyshop, with it's error of, "Direct3D returned an error: D3DERR_INVALID CALL! The application will now terminate..." I like the exclamation point. And "derr" is right! Apparently the computer is using DirectX for things, but there aren't any updates to be installed to that end. It's a 32bit, Vista Home Premium, with a video card called "Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family". That doesn't have any updates either. So basically I've tried everything that's been suggested (for the range of problems that come with running sims2 on vista), but haven't seen a definitive solution yet that'll... work for me. I've tried running the game on my old XP, but it's the dvd version and my old computer doesn't have a dvd drive... So in sum, I'm in sims withdrawal. Does anyone know what's goin' on? Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: vikvac49 on February 24, 2008, 07:18:04 pm I need help installing the Sims2 extensions I am new to window I have an imac G5 which I have been playing the sims2 on but got a laptop and I am sooo lost on how to install on my laptop. It is an HP Pavilion dv9500 has NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS intel r core 2 duo cpu T7300 2.00 GHz. 32 bit operating system, 320 gb hard drive, 2gb memory so im sure it is compatable. I just don't know how to get the extensions to install without getting an error and having to stop the install it is supposed to install the extensions somewhere other than where the original sims2 is but I am lost as to the functioning of windows. Please can someone help me get them installed?! I have all extesions up to bon voyage with the exclusion of the small packs. uni, nl, ofb,pets, seasons, then bon voyage. Thanks to anyone who can help.
Here is the error I get trying to install University at 68% (a problem occured when trying to transfer the F:\TSbin\Ts2UPD.exe from the media). What does this mean and how can I get the extensions to install? I may just go back to playing on the mac soooo easy to install and play. But people say how much better the sims2 is on windows but not if you can't get the extensions to install!!!! Turned out to be a defective CD, I tried installing Nightlife and it installed!!!! I will go buy another University disc tomorrow then install all the others and hope they work. Guess I should have tried installing others before. LOL Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: DollyLlama on March 24, 2008, 09:02:30 am Quote from: iamsmash;1168071 i'm completely stumped here!! if i'm not in the right place kindly direct me to where i should be posting. thanks!! No clue, friend. But I have major game issues. I'm crashing constantly. I can play. And some lots crash more often than others but I'm still crashing. And its been within the last month, more so now that I have Free Time. Its driving me buggy. I've gotten rid of hacks, downloaded patches, etc and nothing works. And The Sims 2 and associated expansions run great on Vista. But I was coming off of Windows 2000 NT so of course its going to be better. *LOL* Title: AHHH Post by: pipernoelle on March 26, 2008, 07:30:56 pm i am having the exact same problem as iamsmash
what is wrong! i also have a windows vista and i think that it may have something to do with the problem... if anyone figures out how to fix the horizontal stretch problem in my sims PLEASE TELL ME HOW my email is daisyishott@hotmail.com Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: sarahkratos on March 27, 2008, 07:07:04 am The Sims 2 and all related expansion packs run fine on Vista.....32 bit and 64 bit , I have used both.
The problems associated with random crashes, "more often than not" are from downloaded "add -ons".... which are probably written wrong.. or not given the correct "file extension" I have come across loads of faulty downloads from various websites... its a case of try it and see... you can download programs that test add-ons.. Im sure someone can name many such programs and will be along shortly to name a few.... Crashes and lock ups also occur from weak hardware... thus graphics card, processors, power supply units and low memory.... Vista itself to run ok needs at least 1gb.... if you only have 1gb then running games will be glitchly... I have tried various ways.... the more the better..ram that is... To run most games you need a pretty good system spec. Too many people are going to their local pc retailer , buying a £299 PC or Laptop and expecting it to run anything they chuck at it.... reality is, you get what you pay for... look at any pc retailers website and you will see... office pc's... entertainment pc's and then gaming machines.... all getting more expensive... thus cheaper pc's limited capability... higher end, will play almost anything... Most of my gaming pc's I have built have graphics cards that cost more than some "budget complete pc's".... I say this many times to many people I meet who ask what PC to buy... You have to decide what it is you are going to be doing with it... If its gaming, you will need a powerful graphics card, plenty of memory and a fairly fast processor... If you plan on doing pictures and such, again, pretty good graphics card, and fairly large hard drives, jpegs and the like, take up a large amount of space. If you want a media pc... you will want Big hard drives, fairly modern graphics, mid budget..... and a tv card(sometimes built into graphics card) and a pretty good sound card ...5.1 or 7.1 etc. and decent speakers. So.. the moral is... if you want to play EA games in particular... you will need a pretty top of the "mid range pc".... if you try on a budget pc, you will have allsorts of problems.... and simply adding another graphics card doesnt always solve the issue... as you then have "power supply problems".... Below is a breakdown of a system spec that runs ALL EA games fine... on mid range settings... no lock ups, glitches or freezes....it gives you an idea of how on a budget you can get to play top end games without breaking the bank. Vista Premium 32bit. Intel core 2 CPU 4400 @ 2.00ghz 4 GB DDR 5300 memory ( 4 x 1 gb sticks ) Nvidia Geforce 8400GS 256mb ram..( will use some of the 4gb system memory, extending graphics ram to (in my case) 1gb.. games run smooth... for a mid range affordable card. Onboard realtek 7.1 HD sound... ( plays ok, but dedicated sound card would be better and use less resources ) 320GB Hitachi Sata,hard drive, silent and never misses a beat. If you use that as a template... you know what minimum spec you should really be looking at... most Sims 2 games will play on lower spec systems, but you will run into problems mentioned above... I run it on a Celeron 2.4ghz laptop,running Xp home, it plays, but is stuttery....(graphics are onboard and cheap)..... I hope this answers all the people who claim Sims 2 will not run on Vista... it runs fine on Vista.... both 32 bit and 64 bit... I use both, so know for sure. You do get warnings on Vista 64 about not tested etc on many EA games, but I simply install them and they to date....all play fine. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Afterlight on March 30, 2008, 12:03:11 pm Quote from: Pilotpigen;568739 I just can't seem to make my game work with Vista :( I think I have tried almost everything. It begin loading the game, but then it stop.... Bodyshop is working without any problems. Maybe I'm just ignorant - but if any of you have any ideas on how I make it work I would be very happy! I have an Acer Athlon 64 X2 4200+. My graphic card is a 512MB GeForce 7300SE Turbocache. Exactly the same problem, only my graphic card is an ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 and my Laptop is a Sony VAIO. Basic Information: Windows Vista Home Premium, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10 GHz), 200GB Hard Disk Drive, 2 GB Memory. I've tried reinstalling the game (to no avail), downgrading the game to play in Windows XP mode, and I have the highest version of Direct X installed already. Help? :( Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Inacitha on April 01, 2008, 10:27:55 pm Hoping someone has an answer for me... my problem is that custom content wont show. I have a new system with vista and almost all content wont show up. I know some of them work but the majority dont. Is there a fix.
Help. *Edit 04-02-08 I finally downloaded sims 2 clean installer and have no more problems, not sure what it did to fix my problem but im not complaning. :smile: Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: summersong86 on April 14, 2008, 01:34:04 pm Clean Installer works with Vista? I thought it didn't. Did you have to do anything special to make Clean Installer work under Vista?
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: sarahkratos on April 15, 2008, 02:15:11 pm No you do not need anything special to make clean installer work with vista i have vista 32bit and clean installer they work fine together.
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: zilzos on April 23, 2008, 10:39:25 am Hey guys
hope someone can help - have vista and seem to be ok at minute with all my sims eps (have everything so far) I've only had sims since I got new computer with vista and not sure if need a better graphics card as have nothing to compare it too game play ok but having problems with blue flashing floors and some objects (have downloaded the reflective walls and floors and the shader too but no difference) The graphics card was included in the computer package Computer is Intel core duo - 2.33ghz Ram - 2073mb 32 bit Graphics Card NAME : Intel G33/G31 MANUFACTURER : Intel Corp CHIP TYPE : Intel GMA 3100 DAC TYPE : Internal APPROX. TOTAL MEMORY : 286MG CURRENT DISPLAY MODE : 1280 X 1024 (32bit) (64Hz) Should I be getting the best of my game fom this or should I go for a better card ? And if so can you recommend which one to go for Thanks - I'm a complete numpty when it comes to this technical jargon :toothy10: Title: Vista or is it me that is causing the problem Post by: K_L_Carten on May 05, 2008, 08:35:35 am I am having a couple problems with vista, and hope for any help. I had xp until my less than year old laptop decided it didnt like me any more. So the store that I bought it from replaced it with a comparable one. So no more hp and crashing issues, and hardware failures, yippee. Now, I have vista and well, the game playes very nice. Its the custom contant, have no problem with furniture, walls, windows and anyother object. I seem to have a problem with skins, make-up and hair. Made a download file, unzip or or wrar it, and put it my download and it wont appear. Any ideas? I also enabled custom contant. Just strange that objects show up and not the skins. I havent even touched hacks yet.
Thanks in advance Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: zilzos on May 06, 2008, 01:52:08 pm Where are you looking for this stuff in the game ?
Sorry if it sounds stupid but it wont be in any of the buy catalogues - it will be in the create a family bit of the game under the custom content symbol you probably already realise this so hopefully you get a more helpfull answer Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: K_L_Carten on May 06, 2008, 07:52:16 pm I checked in the make a sim and body shop nothing there. I downloaded some skins, make-up, and hair and they arent there. All I have is what came with the game. All my furniture, walls and carpet showed up. Really Wierd, just thought someone might have had the same problem.
Thanks for trying Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: zilzos on May 07, 2008, 11:28:47 am Try downloading whole sims see if that works
Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: K_L_Carten on May 07, 2008, 07:51:20 pm I tried that, didnt show up. I did install the ford fusion, and the other fords on the site. They did show up, pretty strange. I installed Simpe, and ran a scan, the downloads are there and they are in working orders. Have anyone else had a problem like this?
Thanks for all the help you have giving. I finally figured it out, have to put the files in saved sims. Not sure if thats right, but the content is in the game. Never had to do that before, I really hate vista! Thanks for all the help zilzos. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: zilzos on May 08, 2008, 11:51:28 am No worries
yeah I've only just started putting them in the saved sims folder recently - any sims I downloaded before were all there in the relevent bits - skin tone, hair, accessories etc so ended up havin to build them all again and matchin the right skin tone to the right heads pain in the bum - have learnt loads from this place tho and everyone is very helpfull even tho I've been askin stupid questions too Have learnt to check all the tutorials and do a search on here fer answers tho as they are all here somewhere Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: hellandbliss on May 30, 2008, 09:03:55 am hi all, just joined this forum, im having problems with my sims 2 for vista. Here is all my laptop info:
operating system: windows vista premium (6.0, Build 6000) System Manufacturer: DIXONXP System Model: Plillips Freevents Processor: Intel(R) Core (TM)2 Duo CPU T7250 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUS,~2.00GHz Memory: 2038 Ram DirectX version: DirectX 10 my graphic card is (i think): Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family Right the problem i'm have is after i've installed it and the patch which fixes the solution thing that comes up is it runs, i click on pleasentville or any other town and go into that and when i click the create a sim it brings it up and when i try to change there face or anything it freezes, also i did try to play with the goth family to see if that will work so i click on the house and click play and it brought up the goth family loading thing and then it froze!! I don't know what to do or to fix it! I can't even get into the game to even play if you no whati mean? Can someone please help as i really wantto play it! Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Diantha Lafurre on June 24, 2008, 08:11:46 am I'm posting on behalf of my mother in law. She recently bought a new laptop and we installed the Sims and the expansions up through Open For Business. It loads fine, but after a while the sims will be stretched across the screen and it's quite irritating. Her laptop has Vista on it and I would really like to get it working for her because she loves the Sims as much as I do!
Here is a bit more information, if it helps: windows Vista Home Premium, AMD Turion (tm)64X2 Mobile technology TL-58, 1.87 GB RAM, ATI Radeon X1200 Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: miclab312 on June 24, 2008, 04:57:27 pm My sims' bodies go all over the place...? Same problem as Diantha Lafurre I think. I have a Vista, Sims 2 + NL. :sad4:
This happens all the time, and I was wondering what is causing it. Also, my computer shuts off while I am playing the sims. I uninstalled it a few times, and when it wasn't there, my computer didn't shut off. So basically my game makes my computer shut off unexpectadly, without saving anything. What's the problem here? :chainsaw: Help please! (also, how do you upload package a sim that is in your game already? shes not in bodyshop, and SimPE says that there are "Errors". Is there another way?) :tongue8: ~Mic :angel: Title: vista 64 or ati radeon 2600 card ? Post by: idic5 on August 27, 2008, 03:35:54 pm I just bought a new gateway m6862 laptop with vista 64 and ati mobility radeon 2600 512 mb graphics card, and I recvd an error on the 2nd time invoking sims2. A find on 2600 in this thread and I did not get a hit.
installed sims2 - ok created chars and home and saved the game - ok tried to go in again - error ("unspecified error") old machine with xp and ati card - x1300 series - worked fine Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: eccentricgnat on August 27, 2008, 03:58:49 pm The ati 2600 was a real problem for some folks on macs, trying to play the sims. I waited to get my new imac. I got it when they came out with nvidia 8800. Of course, now we find out nvidia has problems with their graphic cards. I thought...awww doesn't affect me...I have an 8800....wrong...But it does work so far. Anyway, folks with the newer macs, with ati 2600, were having real problems, such as you mention.
This doesn't help your problem though, but at least you are not alone. Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: ~Amaryne~ on September 22, 2008, 09:31:19 am I've noticed that some of my maxis made meshes and clothes cloned from maxis (i think, cc meshes) have "clipping" the meshes have black holes in them when the sim is moving... The ballerina outfit for adult females, true nude, some warlokk meshes.... This is after I installed the Apartment EP before that this wasn't a problem...
Graphics card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 Haven't tried to upgrade the drivers because I was told not to.. People I've been talking to say this is a fault in the game and not my computer... So the question is, does anyone else have this problem? Title: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: Assassin on November 11, 2008, 09:56:56 am I have problem with vista patch it asks me insert cd 4, but when I insert it still asks me put it in. What do I need to do?
Title: Re: The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007) Post by: john_bli on January 19, 2009, 10:36:09 pm Don't know if this will help, but if the game doesn't work, and you have other games that don't want to install, get the service pack for vista. that helps emensly!
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