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groovypancakes · (This post was last modified: 31-05-2008 01:19 PM by groovypancakes.)

YAY! I found a place to get help! lol Well basically I got a new computer it's vista. I loaded sims2(and all my expansion packs - I don't think any of them are vista compatible) onto it and it was fine, then I loaded windows2007 (the newest office version) and it suddenly stopped working properly. It would basically just freeze randomly in the game. I can move my mouse sometime but "esc" doesn't work although "alt" + "tab" gets me out of the game but when I try bring it back again it's black with the sims sandtime thingey or the sims mouse design. Ok so I figured out that it was because they weren't vista and so I got a new base sims2 (the one with nightlife) that's compatible with vista and so I loaded it (without expansion packs) but it still freezes(same freezing as before) especially on CAS or when I just make a family and they are on their way to the neighbourhood...they never get there...it always freezes. I've checked my graphics and sound card and I'm perfectly compatible so I don't know what the hell is wrong with it! Please somebody help! Oh and I've tried to follow all the offical help stuff on freezing. I haven't even tried sims1 on it but should I and see if this works? I mean at least I'd have A sims to play! But I really don't want to mess up my baby computer! PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP!!! I haven't been able to play sims for absolutely ages! It's lkilling me! I keep trying but it just freezes!

Oh yeah my computer specs are: 160GB hard drive, 2GB RAM but as like a dual core and I know all the graphics and sound is compaitable because I got my computer to check it. I have Vista and then Windows Office 2007. I know I have enough space because I've checked this too. Seriously I NEED HELLLPPPPPPP! I'll go insane otherwise! lol well more insane...

Paul · 22-05-2008, 09:33 PM

Wow, that sucks. I'm sorry.

Well, I googled your problem, and I found this. Would that help?

Jack Kaur · 22-05-2008, 09:42 PM

The same thing happened to me,It is something to do with downloading too much cc

groovypancakes · 26-05-2008, 02:00 PM

I haven't downloaded any CC...I only found websites with it AFTER my sims crashed =(
I'm going to try deleting the folder and reloading it and see if that works...will tell you how it goes.
And seriously that article thingey supergeek told me to read was EXACTLY the same as me! Weird...
Do you think complaining to EA would help? lol

Paul · 27-05-2008, 01:49 AM

lol

I just searched Google 'game crash sims 2 vista CAS' lol

groovypancakes · (This post was last modified: 28-05-2008 01:10 PM by groovypancakes.)

Lol weird...right am re-downloading sims now! Fingers crossed!

Didn't work =(

natinati12 · 29-05-2008, 12:04 AM

Sims didn't work?
O I HOPE IT DOES!

groovypancakes · 31-05-2008, 01:10 PM

Me too! =((( Anyone got anymore tips?

chelikins · 31-05-2008, 02:41 PM

If it worked before installing office.. I wonder if it is something that was downloaded with windows that is interferring with the sims. Have you tried unistalling that?

groovypancakes · 09-06-2008, 04:39 PM

No because I think if I unistall windows I won't be able to reinstall. It's got that thingey that sims3 is going to have on it... Also I've got to have office anyway for school work and things. Sims doesn't mean that much to me that I would let my school work suffer