I tried moving the folder to the desktop screen and then opening up the game again, still the same issue at hand. So attached to this response is the dxdiag.exe file you had mentioned. Let me know if you need anything else, and I of course appreciate the help!!!
@kelpiimilo Your dxdiag shows some generic Windows update errors and a crash of the graphics driver, which is quite old. The place to start is with a couple of basic checks of your Windows system files:
Restart your computer, hit Windows key-i, select Update & Security, and click the box to check for updates. If any install, restart again afterwards.
Afterwards, please download the newest (Windows 10 64-bit) driver for your AMD graphics card:
https://www.amd.com/en/support/professional-graphics/firepro/firepro-wx100-series/firepro-w2100
Run the installer as an admin: right-click the download and select "Run as administrator." Restart your computer after installing and before trying to play.
Hello, thank you again for your response and help!
I ran into an error in Windows Powershell after pasting the text you had provided:
Error: 740
Elevated permissions are required to run DISM.
Use an elevated command prompt to complete these tasks.
@kelpiimilo That means you need to choose the PowerShell version with (Administrator) in its name, not the regular one.
My bad!
Here is the message received after the last scan, like you asked:
"Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.
For online repairs, details are included in the CBS log file located at
windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For offline
repairs, details are included in the log file provided by the /OFFLOGFILE flag."
I will create another reply after I follow the rest of the steps you have provided for me.
Thank you, again!
So, I went through the rest of the steps that you provided, and I went to download the latest Windows 10 64-bit system version of a new driver for my AMD graphics card like you had mentioned. I even right clicked and ran it as administrator before installing. It completely finished the installation process and then it gave me an error message three times in a matter of seconds saying:
" Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurfaceFormat(version 2.0, options QFlags QSurface Format::FormatOption>0, depthBufferSize 24, redBufferSize -1, greenBufferSize -1, blueBufferSize -1, alphaBufferSize -1, stencilBufferSize 8, samples -1, swapBehavior QSurface Format::DoubleBuffer, swapInterval 1, colorSpace QSurfaceFormat::Default Color Space, profile QSurfaceFormat::NoProfile). This is most likely cause by not having the necessary graphics drivers installed. Install a driver providing OpenGL 2.0 or higher, or, if this is not possible, make sure the ANGLE Open GL ES 2.0 emulation libraries (libEGL.dll, libGLESv2.dll and d3dcompiler*.dll) are available in the application executable's directory or in a location listed in PATH."
I'd appreciate any further assistance as I'm not sure at all what to do from here... I updated all of the updates that were provided in the Settings, restarted my computer, and did everything else that you had instructed to do.
@kelpiimilo I understand what this error means, enough for our purposes anyway, but it looks like the most common causes of the error don't apply here. At any rate, there are a couple of things you can try that may help. First, try running the same driver, except if you see the option to remove all old drivers, check that box. It might be hidden under a custom install option, so be sure to look at all the options the installer gives you.
If that doesn't help, try installing the W2100 graphics driver from Dell, the one dated December 12, 2016:
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/precision-t5810-workstation/drivers
It's slightly newer than the one you currently have installed, but probably not new enough for Sims 4. The point though is that it may be easier to update from this newer driver to the newest one.
If that doesn't help either, please try the method of force-installing the newest driver listed in the last post in this thread:
https://community.amd.com/t5/drivers-software/firepro-w5100-drive-installation-error-loop/m-p/492337
If none of this works, please post a new dxdiag, and I'll look it over and get a second opinion if necessary.
Well, not exactly sure what’s happened now, but i went to download the driver you had listed, the 2016 one. the link to me to the dell page and it popped up that i could scan the pc to see if any updates were necessary so i installed an official dell application to do some updates it had listed. they all had downloaded and so i restarted my computer.
Now it’s seemingly not displaying whatsoever. The monitor is hooked up properly and there were no real issues before i did those updates. Previously i would have issues with having to turn my monitor on and off a few times in order for it to start displaying properly but it always eventually displayed. Now, it’s not displaying at all no matter how many times i turn it on and off, switch inputs, i even gave the cable a little wiggle to see if that would maybe do the trick, no luck there.
If you have any further advice, i would greatly appreciate it! You’ve been such a big help this far and i’m very thankful and grateful as well!
*update: the power button on the tower is now flashing a yellow/light orange.
@kelpiimilo The manual for your computer says a blinking amber light can mean a few different things depending on the pattern of the blinks:
So the important question is what that pattern is.
So i looked over the manual, and the blink pattern is 2,7… which according to the manual that means:
“Memory modules are detected, but a memory power failure has occurred. If two or more memory modules are installed, remove the modules, then reinstall one module and restart the computer. If the computer starts normally, continue to install additional memory modules (one at a time) until you have identified a faulty module or reinstalled all modules without error.“
Not really sure what that means, I tried to switch to a different hard drive from a previous computer i had, but the hookups weren’t a match. Tried taking the hard drive out and just having a toshiba or crucial hard drive in, still the same issue. I’m hopeless at this point :/ All i wanted to do was play sims 4…
@kelpiimilo Memory is RAM; hard drives are storage. The instructions are to remove all the RAM modules, which are these long thin sticks inserted directly into dedicated slots on the motherboard, typically in the upper-right corner. This guide to upgrading RAM should give you an idea:
https://www.crucial.com/articles/about-memory/how-to-upgrade-desktop-memory
Your computer's manual has more specific instructions. Start here:
Each section has its own page, so proceed to "removing the memory" in the table of contents on the left and go from there.
If you can't get your computer to boot with even one RAM module inserted, and please try each module in each slot to be thorough, then it's time to take the computer to a repair shop. Many services will charge nothing, or a nominal fee, for diagnostics, so you can decide whether the repair is worth the cost ahead of time.
RAM is cheap, especially these days, so if one or more modules are failing, that would be a relatively simple fix. (A quality 2x8 GB DDR3 1600 kit is around $30, and you could install it yourself.) If the motherboard is broken, that's somewhat more expensive to replace and much more complicated.
