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All mods are installed to C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages\ Try deleting the following files all found in...
What error message does your computer give you when you try remove it via Add or Remove Programs? I assume it was giving you this error before...
Put the disk in, open My Computer and see if the computer can see it in the disk drive. Normally "D:" drive.
Post a dxdiag please.
Try installing these drivers: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_195.62_whql.html Then reboot your computer and see if that solves it.
Could you post a new dxdiag now? Keep changing drivers till you find one that works as I expect that's the problem.
Snow? You mean that horrible cold ice stuff? :P I think I'll stick with my summer thanks. ;)
Try installing Directx 9.0c from here:...
If the drive can play other disks fine then I doubt it's a hardware/wire problem. Did the game install fine? Any EPs? Does the base game play...
The neighborhood is gone. Nothing you can do. Restore a backup if you have one otherwise there's nothing you can do.
Install it to the internal hard drive. Using an external drive for installed programs is generally a bad idea. Should the registry change or the...
Remove any mods that are in your game first. They should be located in C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages. In My...
Yep, those temps are all fine. Try playing around with the graphic options ingame to see if they can change anything, all the quality levels and AA.
Start Speedfan, then start TS3, play it for a little while, then press the Alt and Tab keys to jump back to the desktop, what are the temperatures...
Welcome to UOEM! What launch problem are you having? An error or nothing coming up at all?
Screenshot - start the game, when the error is displayed press the "Prt Scr" key on your keyboard. Open something like Microsoft Paint, press Ctrl...
Please post a dxdiag and a screenshot of the error.
A new computer most likely. Did you check what temperature your system was running at?
Try deleting/renaming/moving the "The Sims 2" folder from My Documents.
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