Bon Voyage inconsistently refusing to load!
Ness:
Just wanted to add... since being reminded of deleting groups cache (something I always forget), I'm finding that when BV gets in a snit about loading, deleting groups cache seems to ensure that it will actually load with the next attempt. It's still a dance through task manager to kill the process first, but at least it appears to be only once.
Only twice so far, so not an exhaustive test just yet, but it does appear promising.
Ness:
ARRRGGHH!!!
new problem - I'm now getting an error message "please insert the original disc instead of a backup (1000).
Only problem is that it is the original disc.
I'm not normally one for no cd cracks and such, but this sodding game seems to be forcing my hand right now!
jsalemi:
Quote from: Ness on 2007 October 02, 23:02:59
I'm not normally one for no cd cracks and such, but this sodding game seems to be forcing my hand right now!
Prior to BV, I always played with Daemon Tools and an image I made myself. That didn't work this time, and then I even started getting the same error message with the disk in the drive, like you. No-CD crack works for me.
snowbawl:
I have always had this problem, even with the Sims1. No one has ever been able to explain the cause to me. I have played on two entirely different comps with two different op sys'. The only consistency seems to be the amount of time the game runs. If I run the game for hours, it will fail to load next go-around. Now that I have BV, I get the "insert original instead of copy" error. I have the original. I get around this by restarting windows every time I want to play. Pain in the ass, but always works the first time. I really do wish someone could explain the reason behind the problem, though.
Faizah:
Restarting hasn't worked for me, but it's been random whether or not I'll be hit with the "insert original" message. My first assumption was that it was because I was connected to the internet at the time - for the first few times, unplugging the network cable 'fixed' it. The third time I hadn't played in days, and I usually turn my computer off at night, so it was definitely the first time running it since restarting. I got the message, unplugged the cable, and got the message again. Well, that was it, I'd ruled the internet connection not responsible, and I was fed up. I went and found a no-CD crack. Ran on the first attempt. And the second. No lag other than what I'd expect for a large lot with 10 sims, and a low end computer. I haven't yet had much chance to see if it will continue to run as smoothly, but it's looking good so far.
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