Something is Still Borked...
snowbawl:
I thought of that, as well. New motherboard means that not everything might be compatible. Is your new mobo exactly the same as your old one?
If you added new memory...did you just plug a new stick in? I have found with RAM, it is best to place in twos, both sticks being equal and exactly the same.
jolrei:
Right.
1) Check/ensure RAMZ are compatible with each other and with new board.
2) Wipe the system and rebuild (reload only stuff you WANT). This will get rid of any unwanted Dell-introduced memory pigs that you didn't ask for and therefore DO NOT WANT. It will also nicely get rid of securom, if you have it.
Rhayden:
Laptops are also not really made to be upgraded. Yes, they can be, but the increases are crap. Get a desktop if you want to game and use the laptop for traveling.
amileegirl:
Well, I defraged and made the computer happy, but now the game won't start at all! It appears in task manager for a couple of seconds then dissapears. ARRRGH! I'll re-install the last expansion first to see if that fixes the problem, and then if that doesn't work the whole shebang and see if that works. (Securom is not on my system thanks to MATY and nocd cracks) And if that doesn't work I'll just live without it for now, the budget is too tight to have a real computer geek futz with it.
I have ALWAYS run sims on a laptop and NEVER had a problem other than an occasional problem with the game itself that a reinstall fixed. I know Dell sucks but I can't do anything about it now as I can't afford a new system at the moment. And I still wouldn't buy a desktop because I need the mobility.
The memory I put in goes/went with this system and is the highest upgrade I could make, I made sure of that--they are a pair that go together. But I can't get dell to tell me details about the new or old motherboard or compatability because they are incompetent fools. Of course if I pay a fee they'd transfer me to a higher level tech with more experience. GRR. I guess that information have to wait for a geek. As far as I can tell all the memory is being used now that the other one is in there properly. Performace has improved immensely.
Jolrei, I might reinstall windows at some point and start from scratch, but I need my computer for work right now. But more and more it sounds like I need a completely clean slate!
Thanks for all the help, it is appreciated!
Magicmoon:
Quote from: amileegirl on 2009 April 21, 01:00:33
Well, I defraged and made the computer happy, but now the game won't start at all! It appears in task manager for a couple of seconds then dissapears.
This is quite common and is caused by a corrupted game cache.
Delete Groups.cache in C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2
It will be recreated when you restart the game.
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