Sims 2 Crashing

[hipchick185]

I Have Sims 2 and it worked perfectly fine month ago and all of sudden it keeps crashing and i dnt kno wat to do

 

[motarola2]

hi, to better address the root of the problem and it´s possible fix, we need you to post your system specifications, such as: video card, ram, CPU, hard drive.
also tell us if you have installed any patch lately, video card driver version.

are you getting this problem with other games?
have you noticed any time frame pattern? for example, after 10min of game play.

 

[hipchick185]

No I only have this problem with The Sims 2 a

Windows Vista Home Premium 6.0
Language: English
System Manufactuer : Hp Pavillon
System Model: GX615AA-ABA s3300f
BOIS: Phoenix - AwardBOIs v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon (tm) 64x2 Dual Processor 5000+ (2 CPUs) ~2.6GHz
Memory: 1918 RAM
Page file: 1551MB used, 2530MB avaliable
Direct Version: DirectX 10

Display - NO PROBLEMS
Sound 1 - NO PROBELMS
Sound 2 - NO PROBLEMS
Input - NO PROBLEMS

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC

iz that all u need ?

 

[motarola2]

try a Clean boot to disable the programs running on the background, that could be affecting your game play.
download and install the latest driver for your video card.

check the temperature of your system, if it's running hot, it will cause issues with your gamming. use this program called HWmonitor.

 

[Spd2Last]

Hi there,

Do you have the latest drivers for your components and the latest patches for the Sims 2?

Here's the link to the latest DirectX
Here's the page with the latest Sims 2 Patches
Also, be sure that your graphics card has the latest driver. You could get it by searching for your model in HP's website.

If those do not work, I noticed that the Sims 2 uses the C++ runtime components. The latest build could be downloaded from:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) for 32 bit
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) for 64 bit

Hope this helps

 

[hipchick185]

Um i did wat both of yall said and it didnt wrk it still crashed

 

[hipchick185]

how do i find wat kind of vista i have 64 bit or 32 bit plz AND THANX 4 RESPONDIN

 

[motarola2]

how do i find wat kind of vista i have 64 bit or 32 bit plz AND THANX 4 RESPONDIN

click start, right click computer, and click properties.
it'll display the system properties where one of the things it says is the OS.