This user has the following games installed:
Sims 2, University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons
"Artifacts" Show Up In Neighborhood of Newly Downloaded Game
Okay, long story short. I used to buy all of my games from the Origin website and download them legally to my computer. Origin has completely rid their website of TS2 games so I purchased my entire collection on disks so I can buy expansion packs I didn't have and still be able to use them.
After I installed Double Deluxe, I went to check it out to make sure was installed properly. It wasn't. My neighborhood looked like the picture I have attached. I have re-installed it twice. I do not want to update my driver because I would have to pay $40 to do so.
What am I doing wrong? I had DD, Seasons, University Collection, and Pets Collection all downloaded from Origin without any problems, why are the disks giving me problems?
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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/13/2014, 21:18:47
Machine name: PAITYNNRENAEE
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP 625
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II P340 Dual-Core Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 3072MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 2812MB RAM
Page File: 2006MB used, 3616MB available
Windows Dir: C:\windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode
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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 Graphics
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9712)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9712&SUBSYS_1475103C&REV_00
Display Memory: 1402 MB
Dedicated Memory: 252 MB
Shared Memory: 1150 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: LGD02AD
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.636Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: aticfx32.dll,aticfx32.dll,atiumdag.dll,atidxx32.dll,atiumdva.cap
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.0029 (English)
Driver Version: 8.743.2.2000
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/4/2010 18:26:10, 511488 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D452-11CF-9173-7F34BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x9712
SubSys ID: 0x1475103C
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem7.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTx86.6.1:ati2mtag_RS880M:8.743.2.2000:pci\ven_1002&dev_9712&subsys_1475103c
Rank Of Driver: 00E60001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
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{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
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{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
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{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
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{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
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D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
DXVA-HD: Not Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers / HP (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_7667&SUBSYS_103C1475&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: stwrt.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6275.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 3/17/2010 07:48:42, 423424 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: IDT
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Description: Headphones (RTC) (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_7667&SUBSYS_103C1475&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: stwrt.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6275.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 3/17/2010 07:48:42, 423424 bytes
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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 179.7 GB
Total Space: 287.5 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD3200BEVT-60A23T0 ATA Device
Drive: F:
Free Space: 2.0 GB
Total Space: 2.0 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: WDC WD3200BEVT-60A23T0 ATA Device