Sims 2 woes

[HISRADEON9550]

I've recently installed Sims 2 on my computer, and though its weird, it does work ... Kind of...

All of the walls/ ground, etc is purple-pink, no textures shown and flashing to black and back to pink. My computer is a bit over the minimum specs, so I dont understand this weird graphical issue... Any ideas? Thanks

(I've attatched a screenshot of the issue)

 

[mailpup]

Have you installed the latest graphics driver?

 

[HISRADEON9550]

Yessir, first thing I've tried. Not sure if its a video card or on-board, but I believe it is a video card, under the Display Adapters.

Still been trying to fix it... Still no luck :\

 

[tifc8lraz]

If you look in the Guide in my signature below, follow it and post your system specs please .

 

[TimeParadoX]

Go this this website:
www.systemrequirementslab.com and run the test for The Sims 2

If you get recommended you system might need updated video drivers, 1st see if you have a Videocard or a Integrated chipset which you can see from the test above!

Integrated would be something like "Intel e8751423 graphics chipset"
and Videocard would be like "ATI x1650xt pro"

If you get a minimum pass then upgrade your system to the stuff it needs ( videocard, RAM or something else like that )

If you fail do the same for the minimum pass results

Hope I helped

 

[HISRADEON9550]

Go this this website:
www.systemrequirementslab.com and run the test for The Sims 2

If you get recommended you system might need updated video drivers, 1st see if you have a Videocard or a Integrated chipset which you can see from the test above!

Integrated would be something like "Intel e8751423 graphics chipset"
and Videocard would be like "ATI x1650xt pro"

If you get a minimum pass then upgrade your system to the stuff it needs ( videocard, RAM or something else like that )

If you fail do the same for the minimum pass results

Hope I helped

Helped a lot acually, now I know for sure, that it surpasses the specs

CPU Speed - 4/6 bars
System RAM - 6/6 bars
Operating System - 6/6 bars
Video Card - 3/6 bars
Direct X Version - Pass
Sound Card - Pass
Free Disk Space - 6/6 bars
DVD - Pass


Everything passed. 2 bars are bare minimum. Closest thing I could think of is the Video Card, because it doesn't pass by much.

My graphics card is a SiS M760GX using driver version 6.14.10.3780



Now, I got the program from a friend, and it was on a burned CD, but, on my other computer, it runs 100% fine.

Thanks a lot for the help, I feel a step closer, be it a small one, to solving this oddity

 

[HISRADEON9550]

http://reviews.cnet.com/Acer_Aspire...12_MB_RAM_80_GB_HDD/4505-3121_7-31356797.html

There's the notebook computer I have, that is having troubles. The only difference, is mine has 1 GB of RAM (The one in the link I provided has 512) and this has a 100 GB HDD (As apposed to 80 in the link)

 

[tifc8lraz]

Make sure that all your Video Card Drivers are updated, as well as DirectX 9.0c. Good Luck :wave: !