I have a problem of not being able to see some items. If an objected has been dowloaded (including from Maxis) it is displayed black in the purchasing sction, but is "normal" when used.

Also, when a sim changes/plans an outfit, they're clothes are black, making it hard to figure out what is what. And when adding/changing make-up/hair, the preview faces are black so that you can't see how it looks until you have accepted the changes and goes into play mode.

Another thing is when a sim ages or changes (clothing/hair/make-up) from their original picture box, their clothes and hair are black, but their face remains visible.

What can I do to correct this???

Thanks!!!

You can try this... go to your my documents/ ea games/ the sims 2/ thumbnails/ folder and copy and paste it to your desktop. Now go back to the thumbnails folder in you my documents folder and delete the contents. Load your game, it will regenerate the thumbnails. Not promising this will solve your problem, but it will not hurt your game. Good luck!

Teresa

Thanks for your advice. I did try it, but now every object is black, and so are the clothes when changing outfits...

Any other ideas???

What are the specs of your computer? Do you have the newest drivers for your video card? If not, might try updating them. Also check your ingame options and see if lowering or raiseing them might help. Good luck!

Teresa

Do you still need help with this?