sim-stef

I have lowered my settings on Sims to the lowest they can go. But, as for the Video card, I will have to check that one. Thanks!

Hi!!! Thank you so much for replying to me. I really do appreciate any help or options you guys can suggest to me. So, I shut down everything in the background, and in the lower toolbar, and still only after 5 min. it went all screwy again. It also does this screen, which it just did. : http://www.postidol.com/simproblem2.jpg This is what I have found so far... not sure what it means but it works. slightly. I can play for about 5-10min. then it goes all wonky. So I shut it down, and open it again and it opens on the first screen exactly the same way I ended it (in lines or all red) But it still loads, and the music continues to play. Just the screen is screwy. But, if after I close it down the first time, and I install the new drivers again before I open it up again, I can get another 5-10 min. of play. I don't know what else to do, or what will work!?!?! Please help me!?!?! Thanx again to who responded to me for some answers.

HELP!!! ok, I have seriously done almost evrything I can think of to fix my HUGE problem. I have a problem where, after about 10min. of play my sims menu goes all red, and freezes (like shown in my picture), or half of the screen gets covered in muticolored lines, and freezes. I have a nVidia GeForce 5200 video card, and all the required specs. I have updated all the drivers for the video card, I have installed the sims 2 patch, and I have installed DirectX 9. I tried opening the game in a window ( -w) and have tried it without sound ( -nosound) Still the same problem!!! I don't know what else to do!!! ??? HERE IS THE PIC -->> http://www.postidol.com/simproblem.jpg HELP! CONFUSED??? If anyone has any answers please let me know!!!!