to install, or not to install...
Ness:
ok... in the middle of an OS upgrade here - I was finally convinced to ditch 98 and go XP... after major dramas with graphics drivers, I've got a functional computer, but my graphics card isn't yet operational...
should I go ahead and install just so I don't go completely mad? Or will I just have to reinstall ts2 when the graphics driver is sorted to get it to use the card?
*sigh*
Ness
Motoki:
You shouldn't have to reinstall TS2 if you change video cards or drivers, but if your card isn't working right with XP and your are using default drivers or an old card then the game might not run so well if it at all.
Dark Trepie:
It should at least try to run in Software Rendering Mode. Which I could only imagine would look like a giant puddle of puke.
Ness:
the processor is more than capable of running without the graphics card...
but, considering I only have a half-baked XP install right now, I got through the base game install and decided to see if it runs... at which point in time the monitor went completely black... turning on the second monitor (attached to the second, temporary graphics card that we could actually get to work - major dramas yesterday!) reveals some error message about a lack of direct X compatible hardware... so I guess there shall be no more sims until my husband gets home - I'm through battling with this machine!
Ness
Regina:
Quote from: Motoki on 2005 September 27, 04:21:10
You shouldn't have to reinstall TS2 if you change video cards or...
I agree there's probably no reason for a re-install for new drivers, but with a new graphics card a re-install might be necessary. When I 'upgraded' mine, my game simply would not run until after I re-installed it.
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