Your specs look below minium requirements. Both your graphic chip and your CPU are too low to play the game/demo
Could you post your Computer's DxDiag?
To gather a DxDiag on your computer, please follow the steps here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/HOW-TO-DxDiag-for-Sims-3-PC-Only/td-p/1049584/
It's huge and I get a warning about the message exceeding 20,000 characters. Will the first part be enough? I did try to update my video driver, Java, etc.
System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 8/15/2014, 09:57:07 Machine name: RINDA-PC Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.130707-1535) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA System Model: Satellite A305 BIOS: Default System BIOS Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.8GHz Memory: 3062MB RAM Page File: 2349MB used, 3973MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 2: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (retail) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (retail) DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family DAC type: Internal Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A02&SUBSYS_FF1C1179&REV_03 Display Memory: 358 MB Dedicated Memory: 0 MB Shared Memory: 358 MB Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor Driver Name: igdumd32.dll Driver Version: 7.14.0010.1329 (English) DDI Version: 9Ex BGRA Supported: Yes Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 9/13/2007 16:23:46, 2498560 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-6942-11CF-F877-16DFA2C2CA35} Vendor ID: 0x8086 Device ID: 0x2A02 SubSys ID: 0xFF1C1179 Revision ID: 0x0003 Revision ID: 0x0003 Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV9_B ModeVC1_B
Your specs look below minium requirements. Both your graphic chip and your CPU are too low to play the game/demo
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