Sims 2 won't start!!!

[sk8r_gurl]

I have just reinstalled Sims 2 + the University EP on my new computer (a notebook equipped with an Athlon 64 3500 and 1 GB RAM).

I couldn't wait to play S2 on my new pc, but... it WON'T start! :insane:

I have searched on google and MTS2 for a solution and went to see in the TSBin directory - there are two Sims2Exception files, and they contain an error message and many other things.

The following is part of the file:

Exception time: 03/23/2006, at 17:54:23.
Exception code: 0xE06D7363 (-529697949) .
Current thread ID: 344 (0x00000158).
Version information:
Application/module path: D:\Games\S2\TSBin\Sims2.exe
Application/module version name: The Sims 2
Application/module version: 1.0.0.999
System version: Windows NT 5.1
System memory: 1024 Megabytes total, 680 Megabytes free.
Application/module configuration: ReleaseSRT-P

Exception module: C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll.
Exception address: 0x7c81eb33. Section:Offset: 0x01:0x0001db33.

Registers
EAX: 0012f80c
EBX: 016b2220
ECX: 00000000
EDX: 00000000
ESI: 0012f89c
EDI: 0012f89c
CS:EIP: 001b:7c81eb33
SS:ESP: 0023:0012f808 EBP:0012f85c
DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003b GS:0000
Flags: 00000206

Keep in mind that:
1. I have not installed ANY custom content yet - nothing!
2. I have tried deleting groups.cache as suggested elsewhere but nothing happened.

Please HELP!!!!!!

[simfantastic2]

Hold ctrl, alt, and delete at the same time to open task manager. Now go to the processes tab and click on User name. Now click on each thing that is running under your user name and click end process. Do all of the ones with your user name EXCEPT explorer.exe , taskmanager.exe, and iexplorer.exe if you have the internet opened. Once your done just x out the task manager and start the game. To do this it might be more explained in the university booklet that comes with the game box. it should be in there. Hope this works.

[simsample]

It looks like you may be trying to run the Sims2 instead of The Sims2 Uni.

[sk8r_gurl]

It looks like you may be trying to run the Sims2 instead of The Sims2 Uni.

The same things happens even if I run Uni. I uninstalled everything, removed the folders, and installed Sims 2 ONLY... but the same problem is still there.

[simsample]

Are you installing to the default location? I would recommend performing a clean install, removing the registry entries.
http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=139059

[sk8r_gurl]

I followed all the steps and reinstalled Sims 2 (no Uni)... nothing :(

[sk8r_gurl]

I think it could be the video card (Radeon Xpress 200M)... two people have a similar problem here: http://www.computing.net/gaming/wwwboard/forum/5984.html

[sk8r_gurl]

i asked a friend and he changed a driver on my pc, it works now (finally!)
thanks everybody

[simsample]

Nicely done, thanks for the information!