Help! Black screen when playing the Sims 3
Hi there, I am desperate for some help on how to fix this problem. I have noticed when playing the Sims 3 that about 10 mins into the game, the screen will go black. I can still move the cursor ar...
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Start the game, go into options, choose the graphics tab and lower the settings there.
Your graphics chip only has 64 mb of dedicated video memory. The minimum required is 128 mb.
I just don't understand why it was running fine up until a few days ago? Would system restore help in any way?
Did you change anything ? Install a patch ? Update your System ? Install new Software ?
Did you try lowering your settings as suggested ?
Hi there,
sorry it has taken me so long to reply. I did install a patch, which was recommended through Sims 3. I also for the first time used my Sim points and bought an object online. However since then I have both uninstalled the object, changed my screen resolution, restored my system to a previous time before installing the patch.. all to which have not helped my situation. I have tried lowering my graphics settings also. I did just get a message when I tried to start the game, which I have never seen. It said:
it looks like you have installed an unofficial game modification that does not match your current version of the sims 3. uninstall these modifications or get updated versions of them - or you may experience crashes or significant bugs.
Can you help me to figure out what this message is talking about? I am not sure what I must uninstall.
Is it better to backup my games, uninstall the last expansion pack and then reinstall?
