[coogansrun]

ok...i used to play ts2 on my dell notebook...and it ran fine except sometimes it would be slow. but anyways, i just bought a brand new alienware...and it will play for about 5 mins and then my monitor will shut off and i can't do anything, so then i have to hold the power button to restart my computer. sometimes it plays longer than others. i don't understand what the problem would be.
my video card is NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB

[Jackiefrost9]

check the temperatures and make sure that it is cooling, it really sounds like overheating to me.

[Jackiefrost9]

Originally Posted by shaggyneron

Hi, I don't know jack about computers so i apologize in advance. I'm planning on getting a radeon 9200 pci graphics card for my pc cuz it only has pci slots. The problem is, my pci slot has 2 holes while the graphics card that i want looks like it has 3 parts and fits into something with 3 holes. Will this work?

Your graphics card is an AGP craphics card. You need a PCI graphics card because your computer does not have an AGP slot.

[coogansrun]

Originally Posted by Jackiefrost9

check the temperatures and make sure that it is cooling, it really sounds like overheating to me.

ok...how do i check that...and if it is the case...how do i fix it?

[Jackiefrost9]

Originally Posted by GizardBoy

on sims 2 my job icons on the top left of the screen don't show up, and my memories are still there but the pictures are gone, and when I get a promotion I don't get paid for that day and the thing doesn't pop up saying I got a promotion, and when I die the grim reaper is invisible and you can't click on him to plea, and every so often like every ten times it won't let you save.

and all this stuff always worked before and I've been playing it since it came out

Can Anyone Please Help?

Try to Re-install.

Happy Birthday!

[cgkp]

Hi, I have read about half of this thread but couldn't find an answer to my question so I'm hoping someone can help me out here.

I've installed the game successfully but when I insert disc 1 in order to run the game, the Sims 2 picture appears, after which a window comes up saying that they could not locate the disc and that I should insert the correct disc and click ok. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

[o.0]

Originally Posted by coogansrun

ok...how do i check that...and if it is the case...how do i fix it?

It could be the fan or the power supply box..Since it does come on id lean more towards the fan. It isnt hard to replace or very expensive. 15-20 dollars maybe.

[o.0]

Originally Posted by cgkp

Hi, I have read about half of this thread but couldn't find an answer to my question so I'm hoping someone can help me out here.

I've installed the game successfully but when I insert disc 1 in order to run the game, the Sims 2 picture appears, after which a window comes up saying that they could not locate the disc and that I should insert the correct disc and click ok. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

Might be something wrong with the drive or maybe a scratch on the disk? Do you have 2 cd roms? If you do did you try both and see if it would work?

Check another game or cd and see if you have the same problem. If it runs then its more likely ur sims cd

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Originally Posted by GizardBoy
on sims 2 my job icons on the top left of the screen don't show up, and my memories are still there but the pictures are gone, and when I get a promotion I don't get paid for that day and the thing doesn't pop up saying I got a promotion, and when I die the grim reaper is invisible and you can't click on him to plea, and every so often like every ten times it won't let you save.

and all this stuff always worked before and I've been playing it since it came out

Can Anyone Please Help?"

The have an update that says they fixed that problem. Apparently alot of people has had that problem. Here is the link:
http://thesims2.ea.com/update/
Let me know if this helps you out.

[KittyKat0110]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??????? Dunno!

[Jackiefrost9]

Originally Posted by cgkp

Hi, I have read about half of this thread but couldn't find an answer to my question so I'm hoping someone can help me out here.

I've installed the game successfully but when I insert disc 1 in order to run the game, the Sims 2 picture appears, after which a window comes up saying that they could not locate the disc and that I should insert the correct disc and click ok. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

Try it with disk 2.

[Jackiefrost9]

Originally Posted by coogansrun

ok...how do i check that...and if it is the case...how do i fix it?

Download a program called speedfan (google it), it will tell you what your temperatures are. Check periodically while you are playing and see if it goes above 65. Tell me the last temperature you saw before it crashes.

[Jackiefrost9]

Again everyone please have your game patched with the latest updates before asking for help.

[CoasterFreak]

Wow, I completely abandoned this thread. I'll start helping you out again Jackie.

[Jackiefrost9]

About time lol.
I'm gone for a weekend and i get that many posts to answer

[slayerit89]

Hi!

I just ordered a new laptop and someone informed me they were getting me the Sims 2 for my birthday. I wanted to see if it would work on my laptop before they actually bought it. here are the specs:

Model: Toshiba Satellite P30-S6362T
Processor: Intel® Celeron® D Processor 335 [2.80GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB
RAM: 1024MB (512MBx2) PC2700 DDR333 SDRAM
Card: ATI® RADEON® 9000 IGP w/64MB-128MB DDR shared memory
Memory: 40 GB

Thanks!