Technical problems with THE HORROR: downloading, installing, and running it
rosemary:
I have been reading that running the game in windowed mode may be a short term fix for freezing and black screens :)
moonluck:
Quote from: Gelina on 2009 June 03, 14:15:45
I have now installed the legal copy and it does seem to play smoother than the Reloaded version. My video card is running a cooler temperatures consistently now. However, I'm still having problems with the game randomly closing (no error message, it just disappears) and it's not due to overheating. My CPU is consistently between 30-35 degrees while playing and the video card was at 66 and 71 degrees the two times it closed this morning.
I'm having the same problem. It doesn't seem to be getting too hot but I don't really know. I'm running 64 bit Win 7 is that could be anything. It happened with and without the launcher, I didn't really know what to try. Any help would be appreciated.
Fubuki:
Quote from: crunk on 2009 June 03, 13:08:32
Quote from: morriganrant on 2009 June 03, 05:58:53
Quote from: crunk on 2009 June 03, 03:45:14
Has anyone experiencing the "Unauthorized copy" issue with a legit game found a work around? I uninstalled, used the ccleaner, and reinstalled - only to have the same message pop up. Suggestions are welcome.
https://easims.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/easims.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=ankuvozj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_faqid=22234
Well, according to EA, it's because you still have programs installed that they have issue with. Like MagicISO or Daemontools.
Those miserable bastards - I uninstalled Daemontools and the screen went away. On the upside, that answered my questions about random traces of stuff left on my system from the pirated version.
EA's site says that you only have to "disable" Daemon Tools; it doesn't say anything about uninstalling it. Do you actually have to remove it completely to fix the problem? I ask because this may affect my decision to purchase the "official" version of the game.
TapThatBooty:
Quote from: TapThatBooty on 2009 June 02, 23:55:35
I have managed to get the horrid lines off of my sims, I had changed a setting in my ATI driver when trying to fix the crashing to desktop problem. The crashing is still happening though. I've tried a fair amount to try and sort it, but nothing. I have been using that FPS tool, and it still happens. My computer is capable of playing it, but it doesn't want to.
If anyone can help, I'd much appreciate it.
My system specs are:
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: FUJITSU SIEMENS
System Model: GA-8I915PM
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 452MB used, 3543MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
Card name: ATI Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON X600 (0x5B62)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5B62&SUBSYS_0490174B&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6925 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/25/2009 22:41:10, 325120 bytes
Any help I would very much appreciate.
Could someone please try and help with this? I'm at my wits end trying to fix it when I have no idea what I'm doing, I'm not good with computers.
morriganrant:
Quote from: TapThatBooty on 2009 June 03, 21:54:03
Could someone please try and help with this? I'm at my wits end trying to fix it when I have no idea what I'm doing, I'm not good with computers.
Dude, it's nothing against you personally, people still just do not know. I'm sure when someone finds the common denominator to peoples crashes then they will cry it from the rooftops. Currently there doesn't seem to be much of a pattern and it is happening on various different card. Some people with the same cards aren't even experiencing the same crashing.
Maybe it's related to the memory leak?
Anyway, just reporting that those crashes that I experienced in the beginning have not happened at all again, even after leaving the game minimized overnight. Seriously, is Ea just incapable to creating a game without a memory leak?
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