I have the sims 2 but my computer wont let me play it, and i installed all of the latest directX drivers?

Question

What do I do? i want to play it bad.

Answer 1

"Won't let you play" covers a lot of area.

What did you see exactly? An error message? What did it say?

And why don't you call EA for help? They made it after all.

Answer 2

Tell all of the tech specs, and I'll come back to you. I want you to find out the current specs of these things on your computer.:
- RAM
- VRAM (sometimes known as a graphics card/chip or a GPU)
- Processor type and speed (example: Intel Pentium 4 with 3 GHZ or AMD Athlon 3000+ with 2.5 GhZ)
- Hard drive space
- What your current disc drive is. The Sims 2 won't run since it's a DVD, so if you don't have the proper drive included/installed on your PC, get a DVD±RW/CD±RW drive
- The OS you're using (Vista probably won't play it, so check if there's a patch for the Sims 2 that lets you play The Sims 2 on your Vista PC)

If all else fails, try these methods to make The Sims 2 to work on your PC:
- Try doing a sweep with your availible anti spy/anti virus software. There might be infections clogging up your hard drive, which probably won't let you run The Sims 2 on your PC
- Take it into a PC specialist (Geek Squad, your handy-dandy ISP guy, etc.) and get your computer repaired

Good luck! I'll make sure I'll update this answer once you update your question.

Answer 3

In order for The Sims 2 to work on your computer, your computer needs to meet certain system requirements.

If you have a T&L (info about what T&L is below) capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM (such as nvidia GeForce 2 or better or ATI Radeon 7000 or better) then you need at least:

* 800 MHz processor
* 256 MB RAM if Windows XP
* 128 MB RAM if Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows 2000
* At least 3.5 gigs of free hard drive space

If you have a non-T&L capable video card (such as TNT2, Intel, or Rage for example) then you need at least:

* 2.0 GHz processor
* 256 MB RAM if Windows XP
* 128 MB RAM if Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows 2000
* At least 3.5 gigs of free hard drive space