The Sims 2 W7 64-bit

So I have all of the Sims 2 expansion packs, and I installed them all perfectly - no issues at all. When I launch the game, though, it gets past the Sims 2 opening video, but freezes on the Mansion & Garden Stuff title screen. It won't even load and CTRL+AT+DEL shows that the game has become completely unresponsive.

I've tried looking for answers on Google to no avail. Nothing seems to work.

Here's my specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 (2GHZ; 1080MB FSB; 3MB cache)
4.00GB SDRAM
256MB Mobility Radeon HD 4550 (Almost Tier 2)
Windows 7 64-bit (x86)

The Sims 3 works perfectly on my computer, but the Sims 2 refuses to start correctly and always ends up not responding.

I really love the Sims 2 and the Sims 3 doesn't have enough expansions to make it interesting. Please. How do I fix this problem?

Oh, I forgot to mention. I installed in W7; I tried to run in XP, XP SP3, Vista, and Vista SP2 compatibility mode. Didn't work. I used "Run as Administrator" every time, but it still didn't work. I've also tried uninstalling and reinstalling the expansions and it still didn't work.

My problem is similar to this guy's problem, but I don't know if the registry thing solved his problem. I'm also afraid to touch it because I have the Sims 3 and I don't want it that it messes up because I deleted something in the registry that I shouldn't have.

Did your game work before you installed the expansion packs?

I never tried. I just installed all of 'em one-shot.

I tried uninstalling the last expansion and launching Apartment Life, but it still didn't work.

Not sure what to do. If I put a new partition with XP 64-bit, will I need to find all the drivers again? I don't know if they're available on XP :s

not familiar with your graphics card, is it an integrated graphics? Sims 2 has known issues in this regard that were never fixed, if its a hardware issue then installing a different OS won't solve it.

on a side note... you'd seriously rather play Sims 2 rather than 3? ok it doesnt have many expansions... but it's alot better (IMO anyway)

edit: Just googled your Graphics card/PC seems its a laptop so therefore, integrated graphics, Sims 2 doesn't like alot of laptops either. My gf had a similar issue, sims 2 hated her laptop, but sims 3 works fine, again this would point to Sims 2 not liking your hardware, so a OS change won't solve it

as stupid as this sounds, I would guess that Sims 2 is looking at your Mobility graphics, doesn't know what it is, and assumes it can't play. that was the issue with my girlfriend's laptop

But it's odd. My graphics card is kinda old - not really, really old, but around two years (around the time the last Sims 2 expansion came out.)

It worked great on a desktop I used to have with a graphics card around the same age (but Nvidia).

I'm'a try to see if it works when I install XP 64-bit on another partition. I don't have a desktop anymore, and Sims 2 > Sims 3 because of the expansions. Sims 3 has a lot of awesome features just in the base game, but I'm having issues with the download content (WA erased my ability to use custom content, including Riverview. No idea how to fix.)

I might reconsider Sims 3 if I can somehow fix that issue :| but since I can't, I'm going to try and play Sims 2 on XP.

If you have any other suggestions, I'd love to hear'em.

iv just reread your initial post.... did you try installing the expansions in the order they came out? so apartment life would have bveen last (i think)

also, normally when it freezes on the loading screen, that suggests a mod conflict, do you have any mods on your game?

I installed in order, yes. I started with University and worked my way until Mansion & Garden Stuff.

I don't have any mods either - no custom content or anything. I haven't even gotten to play it yet so I didn't bother downloading anything custom :s

severedsolo said:

not familiar with your graphics card, is it an integrated graphics? Sims 2 has known issues in this regard that were never fixed, if its a hardware issue then installing a different OS won't solve it.

on a side note... you'd seriously rather play Sims 2 rather than 3? ok it doesnt have many expansions... but it's alot better (IMO anyway)

edit: Just googled your Graphics card/PC seems its a laptop so therefore, integrated graphics, Sims 2 doesn't like alot of laptops either. My gf had a similar issue, sims 2 hated her laptop, but sims 3 works fine, again this would point to Sims 2 not liking your hardware, so a OS change won't solve it

as stupid as this sounds, I would guess that Sims 2 is looking at your Mobility graphics, doesn't know what it is, and assumes it can't play. that was the issue with my girlfriend's laptop

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I have laptop too and Sims 2 plus E.P.'s run great under Windows 7 64 bit. I have strong, new I5 Processor and Nvidia Graphic card 1 GB. True I don't have Apartment Life and Mansion Garden - I read somewhere, that this two E.P.'s couses troubles, but I don't remember anymore what are this problems ...

And I like playing Sims 2 a lot, I don't like Sims 3 anymore, I have only the base game and patch 1.2.7. because of all those crashes (which I had too, now I don't, but I'm not playing TS3 at all). Go to Sims 3 forums and you'll see - people are desperate, they are using many ugly words for EA games ...

darja... i wasn't saying that it doesn't work on ANY laptop, i was just saying that there are alot of laptops it doesn't like, specifically ones with an Intel Chipset.

The Sims 3 has a lot of ridiculous bugs :| Like the speed bug; it's been there how long now? And it's still not fixed.

I reformatted my PC yesterday; I'm not in the process of reinstalling the Sims 2. I'll be checking for every expansion which works and which doesn't.

Thanks for telling me it works for you, darja. There may be hope now xD (and no dual-partition'ing!)

Oki, the Sims 2 lets me make houses but it doesn't let me play families. The screen goes black and Windows says something like:

Error: Application will not terminate.

Any reasons why? I installed in order :s and my graphics card is 100% updated, I even restarted the computer before playing xD

Thanks ): /at-a-loss

please can someone help

hi i need help i used to have windows vista and had all the sims 2 games loaded and worked fine i now got a new computer with windows 7 its a hp computer dont know if that will help or not anyways when i load the games on to this computer it loads fine but when i click to play it has to search for a solution so i click on the sims 2 patches and install the update the game then loads properly but when i go to play it the game goes a bit weird like i will move the sim and the grass and the hole ground in the house becomes the sim head hard to explain i really miss playing the sims just want to know if there is something i can do so i can play it again

I'm so glad, that i didn't buy any E.P.'s for TS3. When I read your comment about WA, I'm glad even more. Because my decision was the right one. All this about TS3 E.P.'s troubles is awfull! Soory-this is not the subject here, but I couldn't help myself to comment.

Yusifer said:

But it's odd. My graphics card is kinda old - not really, really old, but around two years (around the time the last Sims 2 expansion came out.)

It worked great on a desktop I used to have with a graphics card around the same age (but Nvidia).

I'm'a try to see if it works when I install XP 64-bit on another partition. I don't have a desktop anymore, and Sims 2 > Sims 3 because of the expansions. Sims 3 has a lot of awesome features just in the base game, but I'm having issues with the download content (WA erased my ability to use custom content, including Riverview. No idea how to fix.)

I might reconsider Sims 3 if I can somehow fix that issue :| but since I can't, I'm going to try and play Sims 2 on XP.

If you have any other suggestions, I'd love to hear'em.

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Maybe is graphic card - is it integrated? Or - if you recently downloaded custom content, that you didn't have on previous computer?. But I think it's not CC - Sims2 has not so many problems with CC as Sims 3. Once I have similar problem with Sims 3 when I downloaded custom hair and from the neighboorhood look there was one giant hair all over this house where the sim with this hair was, but this was Sims 3 ... To solve this, remove Download folder to other place and run the game completely without it and you,ll see if CC is the problem. Maybe it's something on the hardwear. My Sims 2 run PERFECTLY on Win 7 64 bit, without any problems at all.

marieuk said:

hi i need help i used to have windows vista and had all the sims 2 games loaded and worked fine i now got a new computer with windows 7 its a hp computer dont know if that will help or not anyways when i load the games on to this computer it loads fine but when i click to play it has to search for a solution so i click on the sims 2 patches and install the update the game then loads properly but when i go to play it the game goes a bit weird like i will move the sim and the grass and the hole ground in the house becomes the sim head hard to explain i really miss playing the sims just want to know if there is something i can do so i can play it again

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I've played The Sims 2 Double Deluxe on my laptop with Intel graphics. The last time I installed it I has some weird issues with it. I can't remember exactly what I did to fix it. I either did some kind of repair install or reinstalled it completely. I would try installing just Sims 2 and see if it works. For me Double Deluxe can lag, especially when adding entire walls, or wallpapering entire rooms. If it works alright, install one expansion pack at a time. Their maybe one that causes problems, or having multiple ones installed might cause some weird problem.

I have the exact same problem as the user who created this thread,
has this issue been solved yet?

Sims 2 expansion not working, but base game works.

Hi, I too am having troubles getting the sims 2 to work on my desktop pc. I have had no issues installing the base game or any of the expansion packs. The basic game works just fine, however after I have installed the expansion packs the game get to the load screen and crashes immediately, giving me a blank error (red circle, with a x in it). I am using the 4 disc holiday deluxe game as the base. I am not getting the compatibility error that several people have been getting, but the base game works. I have installed all ep in order. My graphics drivers & direct x are all up to date. I can't seems to find any solution. My problem seems similar to the guy who strted this post, but he never explains how he got the game to work. I know it's been so ,onf since anyone has looked at this thread, but I thought I would give it a chance.

Hope someone can help me. Thanks!


Edit: I have no cc or mods right now & I have uninstalled & reinstalled several times.