Every time I try running the Sims 2 on my laptop, it runs jerky. M y laptop is brand new. I am running Vista with the latest HP and Windows updates. below are my PC specs, I know it hsould be running perfectly. Can someone help?? 2.10GHz AMD Turion X2 RM-72 dual-core mobile processor 4096MB DDR2 system memory 320GB SATA hard drive ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics with up to 1982MB total graphics memory
Well your computer may not be stout enough, at least on high settings. You have an integrated graphic chip which will hurt you with most games. The other problem is that vista hogs more system resources and sims 2 wasn't optimized for it. You could try right clicking on the executable file and going to compatibility and selecting Windows XP from the drop down menu. Also try lowering the graphic settings within the game. Lowering the resolution may help a lot without much loss of quality. A word of adive for the future though is that this laptop will probably never run most games well.
The Sims 2, on Vista, with that setup, probably isn't going to run very well - I'd say that your framerate will nosedive whenever there's a lot of activity on screen. The Sims 2 is actually a bit of a system hog.
That said, if you had the game running well, and now it's not - then something has obviously gone wrong somewhere. Here's my advice: Don't ask the question here, ask it at the official Sims technical forum.It's surprising how often people don't go to the right forum. Go to where people have the game and ask advice from the experts. You're almost certain to get a perfect answer if you can articulate your problem, and if you're patient enough to wait for a reply.
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