The Sims 2 Vista Problem

accipiters · 12-10-2007, 08:50 AM

hello,

I have a HP Pavillion DV 6600 Notebook (128MB Shared Memory Intel Graphic Card) 2 GB RAM with Windows Vista Home Premium.

I installed sims 2 but it is not running, it always opens a window stating 'Unspecified Error'.

Kindly Help.

**Aus_Karlos** · 12-11-2007, 03:32 AM

Sims 2 requires Transform and Lighting support. Most Integrated graphics cards do not support this function.
To check visit this website and look for Sims2. It will check your PC to see if you can run it on your system.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

ebackhus · 12-11-2007, 01:52 PM

SRL says that TnL isn't necessary if you have a CPU running 2Ghz or faster. It says mine will run it since my 1.8Ghz processor has a rating of 3Ghz. My X2 system rates at about 7Ghz performance...

dancinangel67 · 03-19-2008, 03:22 PM

You might want to reinstall the game.. this may work. After you reinstall the game try again.. if that does not work I would contact EA Games or Maxis... both own/created Sims 2

whiteknite · 04-17-2008, 05:12 AM

hi i read your post on looking at the website to se if my lappie is compatable with the sims 2 and it is, ive looked at many forums and it seems that my problem is not that common, i can load the game and the expansion on fine i have the universaty expansion. but if i chose an existing sim it goes to the loading screen and thats all nothing else happens, the misic still plays in the background but thats all. the same happens when i create my own sim, when i click on the tick to finnish creating it will go to the loading screen and again do nothing the music will still play in the background,ive left it for a while to see if it just needed to catchup but no go. i have to ctrl ald del and end program through the taskmanager which says program not responding. this also happens when i just use the sims 2 with no expansion. now i play wow alot and i have no problems with that, and it needs more advanced systems and graphics to run and i can run it with no problems. i have a figitsu seimens amilo with the intell centreno core two duo running at 3.4gig and 2 gig of ddr2 memory 160 gig sata hard drive and intel 965 express chipset. ive looked at lots of sites and this laptop comes out top for buisness and gaming every time, i think its vista but dont know what to do can u help?

Leticron · 04-17-2008, 06:48 AM

@accipiters:IIRC I had to install a patch from a Maxis/EA page to run Sims2 on wife's Vista (home Premium) computer.
just check if there is some patch that fits your computer/situation.

@whieknight:it's not nice to "hijack" threads ;). Try to delete all .cache files in \Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\

-le

maz18 · 09-02-2008, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leticron

@accipiters:IIRC I had to install a patch from a Maxis/EA page to run Sims2 on wife's Vista (home Premium) computer.
just check if there is some patch that fits your computer/situation.

@whieknight:it's not nice to "hijack" threads ;). Try to delete all .cache files in \Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\

-le

what patch was it you installed?

12-10-2007, 08:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
accipiters Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 OS: Windows Vista	The Sims 2 Vista Problem hello, I have a HP Pavillion DV 6600 Notebook (128MB Shared Memory Intel Graphic Card) 2 GB RAM with Windows Vista Home Premium. I installed sims 2 but it is not running, it always opens a window stating 'Unspecified Error'. Kindly Help.

12-11-2007, 03:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,800 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit My System	Re: The Sims 2 Vista Problem Sims 2 requires Transform and Lighting support. Most Integrated graphics cards do not support this function. To check visit this website and look for Sims2. It will check your PC to see if you can run it on your system. http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest

12-11-2007, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,732 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	Re: The Sims 2 Vista Problem SRL says that TnL isn't necessary if you have a CPU running 2Ghz or faster. It says mine will run it since my 1.8Ghz processor has a rating of 3Ghz. My X2 system rates at about 7Ghz performance... __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-19-2008, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
dancinangel67 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 19 OS: vista	Re: The Sims 2 Vista Problem You might want to reinstall the game.. this may work. After you reinstall the game try again.. if that does not work I would contact EA Games or Maxis... both own/created Sims 2

04-17-2008, 05:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
whiteknite Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: vista home premeum	Re: The Sims 2 Vista Problem hi i read your post on looking at the website to se if my lappie is compatable with the sims 2 and it is, ive looked at many forums and it seems that my problem is not that common, i can load the game and the expansion on fine i have the universaty expansion. but if i chose an existing sim it goes to the loading screen and thats all nothing else happens, the misic still plays in the background but thats all. the same happens when i create my own sim, when i click on the tick to finnish creating it will go to the loading screen and again do nothing the music will still play in the background,ive left it for a while to see if it just needed to catchup but no go. i have to ctrl ald del and end program through the taskmanager which says program not responding. this also happens when i just use the sims 2 with no expansion. now i play wow alot and i have no problems with that, and it needs more advanced systems and graphics to run and i can run it with no problems. i have a figitsu seimens amilo with the intell centreno core two duo running at 3.4gig and 2 gig of ddr2 memory 160 gig sata hard drive and intel 965 express chipset. ive looked at lots of sites and this laptop comes out top for buisness and gaming every time, i think its vista but dont know what to do can u help?

04-17-2008, 06:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Leticron Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 54 OS: Vista Home Premium 32Bit SP1, XP Pro SP2, System V	Re: The Sims 2 Vista Problem @accipiters:IIRC I had to install a patch from a Maxis/EA page to run Sims2 on wife's Vista (home Premium) computer. just check if there is some patch that fits your computer/situation. @whieknight:it's not nice to "hijack" threads ;). Try to delete all .cache files in \Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\ -le