The Sims 2 Flickering/Flashing on Windows 8
I recently got a new laptop with Windows 8 pre-loaded. I've been dying to play The Sims 2 ever since my Vista died a year ago. So I installed The Sims 2 Double Deluxe and not surprisingly the launche...
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I'll have to check the graphics card for you but what happens if you run the game in Windows XP (service pack 3) compatibility mode? That's often the solution for running old games.
Look here as well: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-2/The-Sims-2-SIMS-2-compaitability-with-windows-8/m-p/337824#M177
Regarding your graphics card. I found this where Roberta591 said that the Intel (R) HD Graphics 460 is equal to the Geforce 620/630 and according to this, it's not the best but should work for the bare minimum: http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:System_Requirements/MTS2_Recommendations
So, should I update the graphics card driver or get a new one :/ ?
Well, did you try running it in Windows XP compatibility mode as mentioned above? And yes, update the drivers for definite.
Just want to say that if I don't happen to get back to you (I'm really in the Sims 3 forum most of the time), please, please and please drop me a PM. I'd love to get this to work for you.
