Crashing problem...
CountessAmy:
Thanks again. I was sort of afraid of even posting, but I've been pleasantly surprised, you are all very helpful and not at all scary.
I updated my drivers, deleted securom (stupid awful thing, that), and made sure my disk was clean. I even made a different account on this computer to see if that worked, and I've deleted the little Sims folder in hopes that regeneration would clear up this thing. Maybe I'm just not destined to play The Sims again. :p
I know its not my cd drive as the thing starts to load, it just stalls at "faceting precious gems." At least it doesn't exactly crash anymore since i updated my drivers, but I wish i knew what was happening when the gems were faceted. That way i could find out what was screwing the whole thing up.
Is there anyway to know what is going on when the loading screen comes up?
veilchen:
There really shouldn't be more going on than the files being loaded up to get ready for play. I wish Phyllis was around, she knows a lot about computer hardware. She's more often at the Sporum though. It's too bad you don't have another computer handy to see if the game loads on that one.
Phyllis is a member here too. I'm not sure whether she's just Phyllis or PhyllisP here, but you could try to PM her.
Oh Ivy... Did you know that Zoo Tycoon has another expansion out? It's got Dodo birds and stuffs like that.
Ivy:
Quote from: veilchen on 2007 November 30, 07:03:36
Oh Ivy... Did you know that Zoo Tycoon has another expansion out? It's got Dodo birds and stuffs like that.
Nooooooooo!!!*headdesk!* That's it, Santa *has* to bring me a new hard drive now! *Imusthaveit!* lol
:)
Ivy
olypolygirl:
All right. I really didn't want to jump in, but I have a very similar problem. My game also freezes during load at "Faceting Precious Gems".
I have been running all of the EPs and all but the last two stuff packs (H&M and Teen Style) just fine for about a month. Two days ago, it just stopped loading. I have many downloads, but I have tried removing them with no result. I have also tried: deleting groups.cache, running HCDU, restarting my computer, virus/spyware scans, and various other ineffectual desperation moves, all to no avail.
It's not just a Vista problem, since I am running XP Media Center (on a duo core Intel with 2G RAM). I suppose it could be related to the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE, since I am also using that (with freshly checked drivers). I have not done anything unusual or played other games since the last time I successfully loaded/played BV, so I doubt there is interference from that arena.
CountessAmy, I'm selfishly glad it's not just me... Thanks for any advice.
Emma:
Have you changed any of the catalog scripts for fireplaces, modular stairs etc? If you have made a mistake when modifying these scripts this can cause the crashing when the words are scrolling along the screen.
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