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16-Apr-2006, 08:10 PM #1186
Question annoying sims 2 problem
hello
I can very easily and quickly start the sims 2 game on my laptop but once i've been playing for about 2 minutes, a black compass rose thing pops up in place of the blue arrow. (in the neighborhood and the houses) it randomly moves my screen around. (ex: if i move the cursor to the left, the screen moves to the right) but the blue arrow will reappear for a split second. so it's like it is flashing from the arrow to the compass rose thing. it is extremely frustrating! i have tried restarting the game and restarting the computer but it doesnt help!
thanks

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16-Apr-2006, 08:57 PM #1187
Sims 2 Freezes during Certain Acts
I have been browsing around the replies here trying so see if anything helps me, but my dial up is driving me batty. Regardless here is my issue.

I just purchased the Sims 2 and installed it last night. I am mostly goofing around and trying to get the hang of it. The install was successful, and I can create families build homes all of that. I can make my Sims move around and everything seems fine with the exception of some of their thought bubbles are a bit low-res. (But again first time playing it so it might just be some setting I don't know about).

I am playing fine with the game until I make my married couple make out. I have tried a few other things, like admire and chat and all those, but making out? Freezes my game. Making out and the "Woo-Hoo" option freeze the game, and my system. I have noticed only one thing that is possibly trying to "process" right before it freezes but since I am new to the game I am not sure what it is that is causing this problem.

There is usually a light blue glow that is just starting to form above their heads that I can only assume is some sort of reward or status meter of some sort, but whatever that blue thing is I am guessing it is my trouble.

I have not downloaded the patch for the game, because as I mentioned I have dial up and a 24mb file will ultimately time out and never download completely.

Any help or suggestions would be great.

Thanks!
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16-Apr-2006, 10:35 PM #1188
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Hi my ram is 512, cpu is p42800, and video card is fx5200.
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re-install it and update your video card driver.
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16-Apr-2006, 10:36 PM #1189
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I've been trying to get my Sims 2 game to work on my computer now for several days. The installation was successful but I am having problems actually playing the game. I can get as far as the screen that allows you to select which town you would like to play in. Once I select one, it will load and you'll think your going to get there but then the screen suddenly turns blue and an error message pops up:

"Windows - Display Driver Stopped Responding
The nv4_disp display driver has stopped working normally. Save your work and reboot the system to restore full display functionality. The next time you reboot the machine a dialog will be displayed giving you a chance to upload data about this failure to Microsoft."

So after that happens, the whole computer is frozen. I have to turn the computer off by the button. When I turn it back on, no 'dialog giving me a chance to upload data' appears and I end up trying to run the game again. Same problem occurs every time. I've tried uninstalling the game and then reinstalling it, but nothing seems to work. Same problem comes up every time . Can anyone help me?
update your video card driver
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16-Apr-2006, 10:38 PM #1190
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hello
I can very easily and quickly start the sims 2 game on my laptop but once i've been playing for about 2 minutes, a black compass rose thing pops up in place of the blue arrow. (in the neighborhood and the houses) it randomly moves my screen around. (ex: if i move the cursor to the left, the screen moves to the right) but the blue arrow will reappear for a split second. so it's like it is flashing from the arrow to the compass rose thing. it is extremely frustrating! i have tried restarting the game and restarting the computer but it doesnt help!
thanks
and you're not clicking on any mouse button when this happens? is your mouse broke at all to your knowledge?
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16-Apr-2006, 10:40 PM #1191
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I have been browsing around the replies here trying so see if anything helps me, but my dial up is driving me batty. Regardless here is my issue.

I just purchased the Sims 2 and installed it last night. I am mostly goofing around and trying to get the hang of it. The install was successful, and I can create families build homes all of that. I can make my Sims move around and everything seems fine with the exception of some of their thought bubbles are a bit low-res. (But again first time playing it so it might just be some setting I don't know about).

I am playing fine with the game until I make my married couple make out. I have tried a few other things, like admire and chat and all those, but making out? Freezes my game. Making out and the "Woo-Hoo" option freeze the game, and my system. I have noticed only one thing that is possibly trying to "process" right before it freezes but since I am new to the game I am not sure what it is that is causing this problem.

There is usually a light blue glow that is just starting to form above their heads that I can only assume is some sort of reward or status meter of some sort, but whatever that blue thing is I am guessing it is my trouble.

I have not downloaded the patch for the game, because as I mentioned I have dial up and a 24mb file will ultimately time out and never download completely.

Any help or suggestions would be great.

Thanks!
What video card do you have? try to re-install the game it may be a corrupted file.
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16-Apr-2006, 10:56 PM #1192
Well as it says in my computer specs tab, my system goes like this:
Proccessor: AMD Athalon 64 3500+
Graphics card: 256MB Ge-Force 6600
Hard drive: 160GB Western Digital on SATA2
RAM: 2x256MB GEIL
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI (nForce 4 SLI chipset)

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16-Apr-2006, 10:59 PM #1193
i just play like i normally would and it all of a sudden changes to the compass rose thing. and, i am on my laptop so i just have that little pad...what do you think?
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17-Apr-2006, 05:08 AM #1194
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re-install it and update your video card driver.

I have re-installed it several times and i have updated my video card it still comes up with the same message!

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17-Apr-2006, 06:30 AM #1195
Okay, thanks!! But one more question if you don't mind... Can I update this from a site on the internet? And if so, how do I know which one to download?
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17-Apr-2006, 09:27 PM #1196
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Well as it says in my computer specs tab, my system goes like this:
Proccessor: AMD Athalon 64 3500+
Graphics card: 256MB Ge-Force 6600
Hard drive: 160GB Western Digital on SATA2
RAM: 2x256MB GEIL
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI (nForce 4 SLI chipset)
That should be fine I can't remember if you re-installed your graphics driver, if not then do it.

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17-Apr-2006, 09:28 PM #1197
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i just play like i normally would and it all of a sudden changes to the compass rose thing. and, i am on my laptop so i just have that little pad...what do you think?
Well it sort of sounds like something that would happen if you click and drag so it may just be your pad being sensitive. can you plug a mouse into the laptop and try that?
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17-Apr-2006, 09:33 PM #1198
Everyone go patch your game and let me know if it fixes your problem
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17-Apr-2006, 09:34 PM #1199
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Okay, thanks!! But one more question if you don't mind... Can I update this from a site on the internet? And if so, how do I know which one to download?
Well what video card do you have
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18-Apr-2006, 12:28 PM #1200
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Well it sort of sounds like something that would happen if you click and drag so it may just be your pad being sensitive. can you plug a mouse into the laptop and try that?
i'll give it a shot. the thing is though, my friend plays on her laptop (same brand) and it never happens to her...would reinstalling help?
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