Thanks for the advice. As I have tried everything suggested and it still doesn't work.

I have searched and nothing helps.....

is that what you mean??

I had to repair windows xp pro yesterday and now my sims2 apartment life is saying "Conflict with Emulation Software".  We did some research and we have no emulation software on the computer and we have the original DVD/CD for Apartment life.  I couldn't uninstall by the program or add/remove programs, so I read another post somewhere to delete the directory and then remove the program, which worked, reinstalled apartment life and it is having the same problem.

Can anyone help me with this?

I would greatly appreciate it.

ok I did the patch but my sims still jumps out of the hammock if rejected for woohoo....anyone know anything about it?

My spouse and I are interested in Spore and we each have our own computer.  The big question now is do I have to buy two games for us to each play on separate computers or can one game work the same as we do with The Sims?

Thanks for any help

Slowly we are upgrading, but my motherboard is going.  I have the last slot go last night.....so....save up for a motherboard.....

Thanks for the help....

Amberyl

Guess what....I followed your advice and removed ram and switched and everything was fine with 1 256 ram.....placed one in the second slot and bammmm.....nothing....no computer system....nothing....then I went and put one 256 in the first slot and one in the third slot and lo and behold....I am operational again......at least with Sims.....

Thanks for all the wonderful help.....

Amberyl

Okay, cpuz...here are the results

CPU-Z Report
CPU-Z version 1.33.1.

CPU(s)   
Number of CPUs   1
Name   AMD Athlon XP
Code Name   Palomino
Specification   AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700+
Family / Model / Stepping   6 6 2
Extended Family / Model   7 6
Package   Socket A
Core Stepping   A5
Technology   0.18 um
Supported Instructions Sets   MMX, Extended MMX, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE
CPU Clock Speed   1460.8 MHz
Clock multiplier   x 11.0
Front Side Bus Frequency   132.8 MHz
Bus Speed   265.6 MHz
L1 Data Cache   64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Instruction Cache   64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Cache   256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed   1460.8 MHz (Full)
L2 Location   On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic   yes
L2 Bus Width   64 bits
 
Mainboard and chipset   
Motherboard manufacturer   MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
Motherboard model   MS-6330,
BIOS vendor   Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS revision   6.00 PG
BIOS release date   12/19/2001
Chipset   VIA KT133A rev. 03
Southbridge   VIA VT82C686 rev. 40
Sensor chip   VIA 686A/B
Graphic Interface   AGP
AGP Status   enabled, rev. 3.0
AGP Data Transfer Rate   4x
AGP Max Rate   4x
AGP Side Band Addressing   supported, enabled
 
Memory   
DRAM Type   SDRAM
DRAM Size   512 MBytes
DRAM Frequency   132.8 MHz
FSB:DRAM   1:1
DRAM Interleave   4-way
CAS# Latency   3.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS#   3 clocks
RAS# Precharge   3 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS)   6 clocks
# of memory modules   2
Module 0   SDRAM PC133 - 256 MBytes
Module 1   SDRAM PC133 - 256 MBytes
 
Software   
Windows version   Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
DirectX version   9.0c

Power supply is practically new, 400.  motherboard is old...still uses DIMM PC 133.

The problem with SP2 is I still have systems in my LAN that use Windows 98.......not 98SE......

The ram I have is correct according to the manual for my motherboard.....
I will try and remove a stick of ram and see what happens.......

Thanks....any help is appreciated....

Amberyl

 
Guess what.....it's stopped working.....

here is the easy info....

Your System Game Requirements
Operating System (Get Updates) Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (Build 2600) (refuse to use SP2 due to LAN issues) Windows XP/2000/98/ME
System Memory 512.5 256.0
Processor Speed 1460.8 1000 MHz
DirectX Version (Get Updates) 9.0c 9.0c (newest drivers from Microsoft)
Display Device (Get Drivers) NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (newst driver from Nvidia)
Display Memory 256.0 32.0
Display Driver 6.14.10.8421
Sound Device (Get Drivers) SB Live! Wave Device (newest driver)
Sound Driver 5.12.01.3509

anybody have any ideas?

All hacks all downloads are in....and it's doing wonderfully....thank you thank you

YEAH!!!!!

My sims are back!!!!

Thanks you Phyllisp.....

I took out the 128 meg and it works......so far...need to test all my downloads and hacks...

new ram checks out fine....yes I did add some new one.....and it is seated properly...hard drive is fine too

Okay I went and got an old video card driver from Nviada, put it in per their instructions....installed sims 2, went into th game fine.  Went to build a family, took a default female, gave an aspiration and......no hang ups....worked fine.......

Then....went and made a female, with different hair, face, makeup, clothes, etc.....clicked on the check mark and immediately freeze up.......

There are no hacks or extra downloads in the game......

Amberyl

Yes, lol, the store only had 2-256 ram so I got it and placed a 128 (of the same type) to get 640....

My spouse's machine is separate from mine (another computer), but we have the same motherborad, hd, os, everything....and it works fine on his.

My driver I got from the Nviada web site and its version 8.1.9.8, March 2006 I think.....I might try an old one.....the one with the video card was 8.1.2.4 I think.....thanks I will try an older version......

I appreciate all the help....


I have installed the games and uninstalled the game now 8 times in two weeks....thanks though...I might try it again after I get the old drivers...

Amberyl

PS the funny thing is that my spouse has it on the same machine and it works fine....

I have 640 ram and using a Nviada (sp?) Geforce FX 5500 OC with 256 meg ram on board.  I have just about given up on the game.....it worked fine until i had a major hard drive crash and then i got new hard drive and it won't work......

Thanks for the help anyway

I have the most up to date drivers for DirectX and video card....I reloaded all 3 games, Sims 2, University, and Nightlife. I didn't put in any hacks or recolors or newly designed items. I go into the game fine, but when I make a sim (male or female) and just take the one that comes up, and hit "6" and just randomly pick turn on-off and aspiration, I ckick on the check mark.....and it freezes.....

Anyone have any idea?

I have ran spybot, adware, ccleaner, antivirus programs....and nothing....

Desperately missing my sims....

Amberyl

My question was answered by Emma.....

And by the way...the game is not running....and it is saying "not responding.....

Amberyl

That is part of it...thanks...but what are unknowns??

Amberyl

I am trying to use SimPe and it keeps crashing on me.  I have a lot of Unknowns in my community, who knows who they are...and I would like to stop the respawning of NPCs PERIOD!!!  I saw on MTS the children hack...have searched here for the files and cannot find....can someone help me???
I am desperate.....

Amberyl

I have tried and tried....now I need some expert help.....

I went to Pleasantview, made my objects into needed collection folders, they defaulted to sims2/collections.  I went into the game, went to a community lot and nothing....

Did i miss a step or what am I doing wrong?

Amberyl