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vloveeex3
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5 months ago
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The Sims 1 still not working after 2/20 patch

I have downloaded patch after patch and still have not gotten anywhere with this game. It still crashes during the sims logo loading screen through the EA app. I have included my dxdiag twice and don...
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    puzzlezaddict
    5 months ago

    vloveeex3  When you plug your monitor into the motherboard, the integrated graphics chip runs the monitor, not your dedicated graphics card.  That will absolutely affect performance in any game you play that's even remotely demanding, but you might not notice if you don't know the capabilities of your GPU.

    What may be the case here is that other games run fine on your iGPU, but Sims 1 either does not or is having trouble with your setup.  So please just try my suggestion and let me know whether it helps.  And try some of your other games too, to see whether you spot a performance improvement.

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puzzlezaddict
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5 months ago

MeggleMonster  Please try playing a new save, for comparison's sake.  Go here:

C:\Users\your username\Saved Games\Electronic Arts

and rename the Sims 25 folder to something else, it doesn't matter what.  Doing so will prevent the game from reading your existing save and related data, but it will all still be intact.  Start a new save and see how it runs, including testing the same lots that currently cause problems.  If the new save is fine, the problem is something in the old save, and we can try to figure out what.

If the new save is affected too, please provide a dxdiag.  Click Windows key-R, enter dxdiag in the run box, wait for the scan to finish, click "Save all information," and save the file to your desktop.  From there, you can attach it to a reply using the paper clip (Attachment) icon included with the other formatting buttons.

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