Hey.. someone needs to help me before i QQ in the corner.. well you see i bought sims2 the nightlife and it doesnt work properly always freesing (yes i have enough RAM etc) so i thort it was the game so i bought the sims 2 holiday edition.. and it works but it wont let me make a damn family!!.. and wen i read the problem is says “not compatible with ur version of windows” (Vista) and i googled and tryed to download the update and i saved it and tryed to click run to download it.. and well it just freeses straight away.. and again my laptop is friken awesume and fast so its nothing to do with that .. i play wow with no lag aswell so im pretty sure sumtimes wrong hahaha.. sorry for the Essay but i need help.. i didnt waste money on sims2 for no reson.. and i WANT to make a family.. grrrrr
PLEASE HELP 
xox
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1 toffeebluecake // Sep 25, 2008
Vista sucks. Its doesn’t work with most stuff!
2 Bubbie // Sep 25, 2008
Some laptops do not play games well, usually because their graphics solution isn’t very good.
Minimum System Requirements For The Sims 2 Nightlife:
In order to install and play The Sims 2 Nightlife you must have The Sims 2 installed and meet the hardware requirements listed below:
Windows Vista, XP, ME, 98, or 2000 operating system.
1000 MHz (1 GHz) or faster processor.
256 MB or more RAM.
At least 1.5 GB of additional hard drive space.
Supported T&L-capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM.
Supported Video Cards:
ATI Radeon series 8500 or better (7×00 models no longer supported), All-In-Wonder 8500, 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X300, X600, X700, X800, and X850.
NVIDIA GeForce 2, 2 GTS, 3, 3 Ti, 4, 4 Ti, 4200, 4600, and 4800.
NVIDIA GeForce MX 420, 440, and 460.
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, 55500, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, and 5950.
NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5300, and 5900.
NVIDIA GeForce 6200, 6600, and 6800.
NVIDIA Quadro, Quadro2, and Quadro4.
Intel Extreme Graphics 82865, 82915, and higher.
NOTE: If you have a non-T&L capable video card, such as Intel Extreme Graphics, then you need at least a 2.4 GHz processor.
3 wollybutt // Sep 25, 2008
Well according to the official site http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=281any problems with the Sims 2 and Vista is usually related to your graphics card.
Best cards:
These cards will fully support DirectX 9 and should provide the best The Sims 2(and Vista) experience
ATI Radeon 9800 and above. (9800, X550, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950)
NVidia 6000 series and above. (6600, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950, 8800)
OK cards:
These are early DirectX 9 cards and budget cards that may not support all The Sims 2 graphical features.
ATI Radeon 9600, 9700, X300, X1300
NVidia 6200, 7100
Any other cards will cause you to have problems, basically.
4 Sims2Player // Sep 25, 2008
I actually think that Wollybutt and the other person are correct and the problem is your graphics card, but here is some info that I got from EA’s sims 2 website about playing the game on Vista:
Many games that seem to have problems running in Vista can be fixed by doing this:
1. Right-click the game’s desktop shortcut icon and choose Properties.
2. In the Properties Panel, click the Compatibility tab.
3. Place a check in the Compatibility Mode checkbox.
4. Select Windows XP (Service Pack 2) in the mode box.
5. Click Apply to save your changes.
If you did not opt to have a desktop icon installed:
1. Find the game icon listed in your Games directory.
2. Right-click on the game and click on Customize. This will bring up the Customize menu.
3. Select Play.
4. Select Edit.
5. This will bring up the Properties screen. Click the Compatibility tab.
6. Check Run in Compatibility Mode and then choose Windows XP (or whatever operating system the game was designed for).
7. Press Apply, and then press OK. You will be back at the customize menu.
8. Close the customize screen.
9. Now the game is configured to run in Compatibility Mode.
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