Takes a while when moving between groups of items?

[f1d]

Hey all!

I'm a bit stuck/annoyed at this, and I'm not sure if it's my computer, or if it happens to everyone!

At the moment, it seems to take a while when moving on to the next "page" of items, like 3-4 if not more seconds as if it's loading - sometimes with the egg timer.

Does this happen to everyone?

I don't think it's because I have a slow computer, it's quite the opposite! Any ideas of how to speed it up, or is it just part of The Sims 2?

My computer is:

Windows Vista Business 64bit
Intel Quad Core 2.4ghz
4gb xTreme RAM
Nvidia 8800GT 512mb

Cheers guys!

[GeneralOperationsDirector]

How much Custom Content do you have? I`ve noticed similar delays when accessing Custom Content in the catalog. Once the information has been retrieved, the delay goes away until such time as additional information is required. I`m not sure when the game dumps cached information, though, as I seldom play more than one lot per session.

[f1d]

That's just it, at the moment I have no custom content!

Yes, once I've already looked at the items, it does load quicker the next time, but it just is a bit annoying if I'm decorating a whole house going through all the items heh.

[GeneralOperationsDirector]

In that case, how many expansions do you have? I would expect that to have an effect, too, though not as large an effect, as the objects are collected into far fewer files. [Try saying that ten times fast. "Ok, 'That ten times fast."' :p ]

[callistra]

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