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Posted 8/27/2008 10:38:31 AM
 

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hi! i just bought my laptop but im unable to install Sims2. The Sims2 wont even run automatically! please help me.

here are some of the specs:

Intel(r) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53GHz

4GB, 32-bit Operating System, 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB

Intel GM45 express chipset, 250GB SATA HDD

Thanks so much.

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Posted 8/27/2008 3:50:04 PM


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General comment is that games struggle to work with onboard video chipsets -- generally not enough memory or too low a frame rate to be useful.

The Vista FAQ at the EA site mentions certain graphics cards that work and others that don't. It doesn't say anything about onboard graphics chipsets.

The FAQ is linked below:

http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=281

I would recommend that you login to the EA site, register for an account, and post a message on their forum. You would probably get a response a lot faster than here.


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Posted 9/1/2008 9:39:18 AM
 

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Thanks a lot!
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Posted 9/9/2008 9:36:32 PM


 

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I'm not having any problems running The Sims. I have all expansion up to Apartment Life. I did change it to run in xp compatibility mode though. It did load kinda slow for awhile.

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