Please Help me get my sims 2 to work

gabbyk88 · 11-21-2008, 04:24 PM

I need help. I have a new dell inspiron 1525 and I am trying to play the sims 2 on it. As far as I know its compatible with my computer however I keep having the same problem. It loads up fine but randomly freezes during game play…usually when I switch families or try to create a character. The screen still appears to be loading and the music still plays but nothing happens. I could leave it there for over and hour (which I have tried) and it never moves). Can anyone help me?

**af3** · 12-09-2008, 02:20 PM

Please post your computer specs. All I gather is that you are using Vista. You can try to run the game in compatibility mode by following these steps:

Right click the game shortcut and choose Properties, then click the Compatibility tab. You can get to your disc contents by opening My Comptuer, right-clicking the disc/drive and choosing explore. Try different Windows versions starting with Windows XP and see if any of those options help.

psd123 · 12-13-2008, 11:21 PM

some of the sims 2 expansion packs are not compatiable with vista. that may be one of your problems.

11-21-2008, 04:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
gabbyk88 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Vista	Please Help me get my sims 2 to work I need help. I have a new dell inspiron 1525 and I am trying to play the sims 2 on it. As far as I know its compatible with my computer however I keep having the same problem. It loads up fine but randomly freezes during game play…usually when I switch families or try to create a character. The screen still appears to be loading and the music still plays but nothing happens. I could leave it there for over and hour (which I have tried) and it never moves). Can anyone help me?

12-09-2008, 02:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,173 OS: XP32, the gaming OS. My System	Re: Please Help me get my sims 2 to work Please post your computer specs. All I gather is that you are using Vista. You can try to run the game in compatibility mode by following these steps: Right click the game shortcut and choose Properties, then click the Compatibility tab. You can get to your disc contents by opening My Comptuer, right-clicking the disc/drive and choosing explore. Try different Windows versions starting with Windows XP and see if any of those options help.

12-13-2008, 11:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
psd123 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 60 OS: Windows Vista	Re: Please Help me get my sims 2 to work some of the sims 2 expansion packs are not compatiable with vista. that may be one of your problems.