Brandon Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 i have the origional "the sims" 1.0 i reinstalled it like 4 times, and it still does this. i have it on an older laptop with less mem and video memory. P3 700 20GB ATI Rage Mobility M1 with newest drivers XP Pro SP1 mouse is all juttery in only this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugi Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 GO TO CONTROL PANLE THEN UNINSTALL THEN GO TO GAME FOLDER AND DELETE POP IN DISC AND INTALL GAME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 he jsut said he reinstalled like 4 times bub. as for that, maybe there is a patch or a support place on EA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 no patch... i looked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 ?//?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 i put in another HD with it on it, and it worked fine... not hardware issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 someone please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 .... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 24, 2003 Subscriber² Share Posted December 24, 2003 check for new drivers, try this, go to display -> settings -> advanced -> troubleshoot try taking the hardware acceleration down to each bit and see if it makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 same thing happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 i updated to directX 9, still hPPENS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimreaper Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 its a sign, stop playin the sims and wait for the sims 2 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 LOL no seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 ? help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMasamune Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Try turning down the detail and shadows in the options to see if it makes any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 i have put all detail to the lowest. still happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 ummmm... HELP. i put back the old HD, and its fine, so its some software prob.. but what. fresh install of XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 wonderful.... HELP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 jeez this thread got you 11....12.....13 posts!! jesus! you dont have patience do you :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 not when im goin on vacation w.o internet for 4 days in like 5 hours!! i LOVE the sims thats all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkinzer Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Play Solitaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 here is some GREAT help that will fix your issue. play a different game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novex Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 hmmmm look here and here :) Support on the EAGames site isnt that hard to find if you look, I mean if my 11 year old sisters copy of the Sims hadnt buggered up tonight (making me look for support) I woulda never come across those topics and youd still be searching ;) Try the official sites first :) btw, theres a 1.1 Patch for the Sims here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple-a-Day Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Seems like your system is lagging Check task manager for how many processes are running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugi Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 aim msn ect can make this happen with the notifacation window thing causeing the fps to go insane and you system to lag and do that they not running any expect sims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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