helpppp!!! iv tried everything

[ebbyx]

:( okay so iv been download heaps of stuff off this site and iv never had an issue.
but 2 days ago i was downloading stuff then when i tried to play they sims 2 thing would pop up just as i click the icon, and the tower would sound like its loading but then nothing would happen.
so once this happend i un-installed it and re installed but did not back up my stuff or anything i just conpletely un installed it.
but after re searching everyone is saying to back up and stuff first.
iv litterally tried everything, i have no idea what else to do... helpppp!!!!! :( :( :( :(

the sims expansions packs i have are nightlife, open for business, glamour life, family fun stuff, pets.
and the sims 2 i have is sims 2 hoilday edition.

[potatoehead]

Yes, you should have backed your game up, since uninstalling erases all user data, including your downloads and saves. If you have no copies of anything in your downloads folder, for instanced, you're basically out of luck. Did that answer your problem?

[ebbyx]

no it didnt.
how do i fix it...
like what do i do to fix what iv done.

[ebbyx]

i dont care about the downloads if iv lost them, i can always get them back, i just wanna fix sims so it works again

[Mootilda]

If you don't have a backup, then there's nothing that you can do.

Re-download everything that you want. Start a new game.

[ebbyx]

yeah as i said i dont mind if iv lost everything, my sims wont start up...
the thing pops up at the start then goes away.
mygame doesnt even start for me to start again:(

[potatoehead]

What are your specs (http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:System_Specs)?

[ebbyx]

lol i dont know about all that computer stuff...
what exactly do you want to know about????
like my free space ? or ram and stuff

[potatoehead]

Read the guide I linked to, please.
(ETA: Please only provide the Quick Summary.)

[ebbyx]

operating system : microsoft windows xp home edition ( 59; build2600 )
system model : system product name
system manufacturer : NVIDIA
processor : AMD athlon (tm) 64 processor 3200t, mmx, 3D now ~2.0 ghz
Memory : 1024 MB ram
page file : 432 mb used 2028 avaliable
directX version: directX 9.0 c ( 4.09.0000.0904


good?

[ebbyx]

anyone.. please help, i really need it:(

[potatoehead]

Doubt this is particularly important in this case, but what is your graphics processing unit (display device)?

[ebbyx]

where do i find this out?
lol im hopeless.. sorry

[potatoehead]

I provided you with a link telling you how to do this- please follow the instructions. It really isn't terribly difficult.

[ebbyx]

and im having trouble finding what your asking, so if you could PLEASE explain to me where abouts i can find this information i will get it for you.. please.

[HystericalParoxysm]

Reinstalling is probably not necessary yet.

Game Help:Game Problem

First, try every step there, in order. If you've tried that, please explain exactly what you did, in your own words, not just "I've tried all that," but a summary of the steps - people usually forget something.

[ebbyx]

thankyou very much, i will look now and get back to you

[ebbyx]

:help: okay, the bad thing is, i didnt know about all this when i noticed the problem.
i stupidly just un installed it without researching..
so when i un installed it, i lost everything which is okay..
but i didnt find out the problem which is not.
so i installed it again and tried many different things such as:
getting updates for all expansion packs, downloading a program to update my driver and such, going through EVERY single folder on my computer to find things i have downloaded but saved in random spots, deleting the "catche" files iv been reading about, un installing and re installing about 3 times and im pretty sure thats all... iv been trying for 3 days to get it working and i just run out of ideas!!!

[noobkiller138]

Just out of curiosity, how long are you waiting for the Sims 2 to start up?

[ebbyx]

well as son as a click on the icon, the little "sims 2" think pops up for about.. 10 seconds and the driver loads then stops ater 10 seconds

[ebbyx]

soon**

:)

[ebbyx]

yeah i did the second time, cause the first time i just un installed it without researching

[simsample]

Did you try everything on the link that HystericalParoxysm gave?

[simsample]

yeah i did the second time, cause the first time i just un installed it without researching

If you've tried that, please explain exactly what you did, in your own words, not just "I've tried all that," but a summary of the steps - people usually forget something.

Could you give a little more detail? We need to know exactly what you did and what the result was, to be able to give you advice. Otherwise, our response would have to be that there is no solution!