I'm yet to try it but really hopeful, thanks so much for the help.

Thanks for this i'll try them all out. Does updating the drivers have any adverse effects on the graphics card?

Running sims 2 with all expansions up to/including seasons but no stuff packs. So i get maybe an hour at the very most of gameplay and then the game will freeze, a tiny flash of blue screen then my computer will beep as if i restarted it. The game screen however is still showing, and if there is a sound playing as the game crashes the sound will continually skip and loop.
Today the game froze, made a sound as though iclicked an object, froze again and repeated, each time making my computer beep.
I've tried deleting cache files, corrupt files, removing any downloads i don't need, playing different neighbourhoods etc, and its not my computer overheating.
Anybody have any similar experiences or know any other ideas to try??
Thanks
xxx

these are gorgeous

I've been having the same problem...i get at most an hour of game and then the game freezes.
Trying the cache method, thanks!

These girls are amazing!