TS2 startup video freezes - Solved
SnootCB:
Quote from: Breadpazoid on 2008 January 05, 19:35:12
I know for sure that the CPU only rarely hits 100% when I'm trying to get the game to run. I wonder if it is a RAM issue then, because when I close the game, it does the same thing, only doesn't freeze as long. The game will disappear but the .exe will show in the Task Manager still taking up a couple hundred thousand K or so. It takes maybe 5 minutes for the exe to disappear from the roster, and in that time, my whole computer is pretty much immobile.
Mine does that too, so I suspect it is just s matter of the game being slow to shut down properly. I've never had a problem with the intro video freezing, though.
Breadpazoid:
Sorry to let this drop off the face of the earth.
I have 1GB of RAM (PC 3200).
The game seems to be running slightly better since I tweak the process to High Priority in Task Manager once it starts. I can't upgrade the RAM anymore due to motherboard limitations, and I am a po' Breadpazoid so adding more really isn't an option either.
I guess there seems to be not much to do about it software wise, but I am getting a Mac in a few months, so I guess my problems will be solved then. Does TS2 and its add ons run directly under Leopard or would I need to do Bootcamp and use XP?
Thanks you guys.
Breadpazoid:
Problem SOLVED. (Yee!)
Uninstalled the game and all EPs, removed Securom. Went to reinstall and realized that the base TS2 .mdf/.mds files I was using for install were the 4 CD multilanguage version (Yarr! ;)), and all EPs after that were US version - not sure but I think that had a large chunk to do with it.
Got Sims 2 Deluxe DVD, installed it, and poof. It works perfectly. There is still a slight lag at loading but it is very much within the "expected" range, seems to be <1-2 min instead of 15+. There is no screeching halt to my system's responsiveness when I close the game either.
Thanks to all of you for your help and advice! I am not yet awesome, but I am less non-awesome than I was before. Much appreciated.
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