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ChrisinLiberty
5 years ago
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Sims 2 Crashing at Startup + BodyShop

Greetings, The Sims Community. I am having unfortunate problems in getting The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, along with BodyShop running in a new computer I bought, which is an Alienware with the foll...
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    mate54
    5 years ago

    @ChrisinLiberty Have you tried taking out your current Sims 2 folder out of Documents\EA Games\ so the game could generate a completely new, vanilla folder? Perhaps there is something in the current folder that might be acting up.

    If that doesn't fix anything, check that your Windows and drivers are up to date, and scan for corrupt system files (open Command Prompt as Admin, type in sfc /scannow, press Enter and wait for it to finish). If everything else fails, I can also post instructions for installing a dxvk fix.

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ChrisinLiberty
5 years ago

It didn't work for me either ☹️

It's getting really strange on the fact that the game is crashing even with any issue being thought out for it to work...

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mate54
Hero+
5 years ago

@ChrisinLiberty Have you tried taking out your current Sims 2 folder out of Documents\EA Games\ so the game could generate a completely new, vanilla folder? Perhaps there is something in the current folder that might be acting up.

If that doesn't fix anything, check that your Windows and drivers are up to date, and scan for corrupt system files (open Command Prompt as Admin, type in sfc /scannow, press Enter and wait for it to finish). If everything else fails, I can also post instructions for installing a dxvk fix.

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    ChrisinLiberty
    5 years ago

    That helped out! It was also very convenient for me to take out any conflicting mods that made these crashes. Thank you!

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    mate54
    Hero+
    5 years ago

    @ChrisinLiberty You're welcome! I'm glad that it works now. When downloading mods, always make sure to check creators' notes about possible issues and conflicts.

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