This user has the following games installed:
Sims 3
the game crashes causing shutdowns/poweroff
hi i'm a newbie here and my life is miserable rite now having to deal with all the TS3 crashes.
i first ran it nicely. then it started crashing whenever i attempted to create a sims. it would turn all black and the power go off after 5 secs or so.
then things worked ok like nothing ever happened (???) until recently when i tried to move my Sim to another lot. it would crash rite when i arrive at the new lot - again causing my laptop to "black out" and then shut off after a few secs.
whenever i restart my laptop again after blacking out, my display settings are all off place and my resolution goes back to 600x800.
also, after researching around, i tried to upgrade my graphic card - NIDVIA 9600M GT - but i can't install it having a message popping up "yours is not a vista-32" or something like that. but i checked my display settings and it does say 32bits. are they the same thing?
i really wanna play this game, but i'd prefer to keep my laptop alive. as some mods have suggested that it could be a drivers problem, which could potentially be a severe damage if kept trying... I still have warranty with the manufacturer, should i bring my laptop back there?
here's my specs:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/1/2009, 01:17:31
Machine name: NHON-DE-COCO
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5800 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 4092MB RAM
Page File: 1611MB used, 6765MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode.
Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 9600M GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0649&SUBSYS_30F4103C&REV_A1
Display Memory: 2283 MB
Dedicated Memory: 493 MB
Shared Memory: 1790 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (59Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum,nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2um, nvwgf2umx.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.7553 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 5/13/2008 19:09:00, 5545984 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4509-11CF-0D6E-FF1001C2CA35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0649
SubSys ID: 0x30F4103C
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1