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Okay, it says I have a "ATI RAGE128 VR AGP" video card. What does that mean? Is it compatible, because I know other ATI cards are. I wish my computer would stop talking to me in acronyms. 30 Sep 2004, 06:02 1 5 Nov 2004, 08:41 2583
I downloaded Maxis' Sims 2 Content Manager, but it is not working at all. It just keeps saying "Error!", when trying to start it. I have tried all the tricks I have found, now I'm getting desperate here! 26 Dec 2006, 21:03 1 29 Dec 2006, 08:53 2583
how can i spped up my game play cos its goin reli slow but i have the rite graphics card and everything? 19 Aug 2005, 16:08 1 20 Aug 2005, 02:47 2583
I'm looking at buying a Celeron 2Ghz processor with 256Mb RAM. Will this be OK to run Sims2 or should it be a Pentium? 4 May 2005, 15:39 1 5 May 2005, 01:34 2584
I had the DirectX 9 problem but eventually solved it. Only now the program works up until I try to actually play. NEIGHBORHOODS WON'T LOAD. At all. I've already uninstalled/reinstalled 4 times. What should I do? 26 Dec 2004, 22:52 1 20 May 2005, 20:41 2584
Got Sims 2 from Thailand was told it payed English but there is no option for English Please how do I get it to have English. 9 Nov 2004, 06:03 1 24 Nov 2004, 19:16 2585
How will I install the SIMS II? 7 Jan 2006, 05:38 1 25 Jan 2006, 17:43 2585
ive lost my game disk and my game has stoped working, it says to put in game disk but i dont want to waste my money on a new game disk. is there anything elce i can do? 25 Nov 2005, 14:15 2 8 Dec 2005, 09:22 2585
Recently installed Sims 2, and when I tried to load the Goth family, it started loading for five minutes, and froze. Help? 25 Dec 2004, 06:31 3 18 Jan 2005, 23:26 2586
Since installing Nightlife, some houses won't load. They'll almost load, then the game will crash. I've disabled all my hacked objects, since they may not work with Nightlife. Could this be the cause? If not, how can I fix it? 20 Jan 2006, 20:05 1 21 Jan 2006, 12:40 2586
I downloaded Sims 2 but can't run setup.exe or autorun.exe. It says "The Program is too big to fit in memory". First it complained about autoexec.nt, I fixed it, and now this question. What to do??? :( 8 Oct 2005, 00:39 3 8 Oct 2005, 12:46 2586
SIMS 2 AND ZONE ALARM SECURITY SUITE will not work together for some reason... anybody have any clue why?... i have put sims 2 as a trusted program...but it still won't work.. game comes on but then gets stuck after the ea games screen comes on..thanks 29 Dec 2005, 02:14 1 24 Apr 2006, 23:26 2588
I've owned Sims 2 for over a year, and now my disc 1 of the game broke, where can I get an individual one, besides eBay, for cheap or free? 28 Jan 2007, 19:17 2 25 Aug 2007, 10:17 2588
I am trying to install sims2 and it loads fine then it tries to run ok but the screen flickers between normal and bright red which makes it impossible to play, I have a duron 1200+ and geoforce 5200. Any suggestions please!!! 12 Aug 2005, 10:26 1 12 Aug 2005, 12:02 2588
Do i have to Install the original first? 17 May 2006, 16:08 1 1 Jul 2006, 12:22 2588
Please Help! i have installed the sims 2 with the e.p university, pets and business. when i go to create sims, a sim doesnt come up on the screen, or if it does the sims arms are stuck out to the side. i am confused please help! 29 May 2007, 22:59 2 10 Jun 2007, 21:35 2588
Solution to all whose game freezes on 23%, 77% or similar! 16 Aug 2006, 22:51 2 23 Mar 2007, 05:34 2589
I keep getting the error message 32791:5 when trying to install the sims 2 holiday party pack. I've tried reinstalling both the ea downloader and the holiday party pack, but I'm still getting the same error message. So now what? 21 Nov 2005, 07:27 1 25 Nov 2005, 01:02 2589
When i downloaded the house it said clik on a package file or something like that but i cannot not find it, i dont kno wat 2 do! and where do i go 1st? 28 Nov 2004, 22:29 2 29 Nov 2004, 23:11 2589
I have Sims 2 and the University exp. pack. They used to work, but now no longer do, I have tried reinstalling a couple of times, but when I try to run Sims 2, I get the first splash picture then nothing. 26 Jun 2005, 02:54 2 26 Jun 2005, 13:12 2590
when i tried downloading DirectX9.0c it says 'ACabinet File Necessary for installation cannot be trusted' what does that mean 13 Jul 2005, 21:08 2 14 Jul 2005, 07:07 2590
Was wondering if i have the Sims2 DVD Edition, would it be possible for me to install the sims2 Nightlife expansion (CD version) and have it work properly? 22 Jan 2006, 04:02 1 5 Mar 2006, 12:16 2591
I have recieved The Sims 2, and it is going terribly slow .. All the enjoyment is basically gone .. I have updated my memory, but I still have no clue how to get it going faster. I've deleted many files, but it's still not running at normal speed. help !! 1 Jan 2005, 20:01 3 9 May 2005, 20:44 2593
i have 9.c direct x but the problem im running windows 98 intel 810 can i update it to what system requirments says because i really wanna play the game 24 Sep 2004, 11:56 2 24 Nov 2004, 19:15 2596
HELP! I have been trying to install sims original but the autoplay pops up, i chose english, click install and it gets up to 96% then just goes off and the only thing left up is the autoplay! what do i do??????????? 19 Jun 2006, 00:49 1 5 Sep 2006, 19:56 2598
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