Game Help:System Checkup - Revision history

HystericalParoxysm at 16:24, 14 January 2010

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HystericalParoxysm at 15:55, 14 January 2010

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Callistra: /* Related Links */

2008-10-08T22:31:51Z

‎Related Links

Callistra: /* Upgrading your computer or purchasing a new one */

2008-10-08T22:31:11Z

‎Upgrading your computer or purchasing a new one

Callistra: /* Tweaking Windows */

2008-10-08T22:30:10Z

‎Tweaking Windows

Callistra: /* System Requirements */

2008-09-07T20:43:07Z

‎System Requirements

HystericalParoxysm at 13:26, 6 May 2007

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HystericalParoxysm: /* Your System Specs */

2007-04-21T12:17:55Z

‎Your System Specs

HystericalParoxysm: /* If your system doesn't meet the requirements... */

2007-03-01T17:39:24Z

‎If your system doesn't meet the requirements...

HystericalParoxysm at 17:31, 1 March 2007

2007-03-01T17:31:19Z

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−	If so, it may be time to take a look at your computer and see if it's the problem. Even newly purchased computers can have issues, especially with high-strain games like The Sims 2.	+	If so, it may be time to take a look at your computer and see if it's the problem. Even newly purchased computers can have issues, especially with high-strain games like The Sims 2/3.

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 * [[Game Help:Slowness and Lag]]
 * [[Game Help:System Specs]]
-* [[Game Help:System Requirements]]
+* [[Game Help:System Requirements/MTS2 Recommendations]]
 * [[Game Help:Graphics Cards]]
 [[Category:Game Help]]
 <!-- system checkup, system health, spyware, adware, viruses, tweaks, performance enhancing tweaks, performance issues, blue screen of death, crashing, freezing, crashes, freezes, rebooting, reboots -->

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 * http://www.tomshardware.com/
 * http://anandtech.com/
 ===System Health===

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 * [http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1681 104 Performance Tips for Windows XP]
 * [http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1590 99 Performance Tips for Windows XP]
+* [http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=166532 Vista Tips and Tweaks Guide]
 ==Related Links==

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 You can see a full listing of all the system requirements for the base game as well as each expansion and stuff pack at:
-* [[Game Help:System Requirements]]
+* [[Game_Help:System_Requirements/MTS2_Recommendations|System Requirements]]
 ====If your system doesn't meet the requirements...====

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 {{GameHelpHeader}}
-==System Checkup==
+=System Checkup=
 Are you experiencing any of the following symptoms?
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 * General poor performance, slowness, and lag.
-If so, it may be time to take a look at your computer and see if it's the problem.  Even newly purchased computers can have issues, especially with high-strain games like The Sims 2.
+==Solutions==
-==Your System Specs==
+===Your System Specs===
 The first thing to do is to find out what your system's specifications (specs) are.  That will tell you all the details about your computer - what kind of everything you have, which is quite important!
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 * [[Game Help:System Specs]]
-==System Requirements==
+===System Requirements===
 Once you have identified your system's specs and know what you have, then you need to check whether your computer can handle the game and its expansions.
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 * [[Game Help:System Requirements]]
-===If your system doesn't meet the requirements...===
+====If your system doesn't meet the requirements...====
 ... then you cannot expect to be able to run the game properly!  If your hardware is not supported and is not powerful enough to run the game, no amount of tweaking, prodding, and praying will get it to run correctly.
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 * http://anandtech.com/
-==System Health==
+===System Health===
 If you are sure your system is powerful enough to run The Sims 2, and all of your hardware is supported, you may need to look into doing some basic computer maintenance, cleanup, and scans to ensure that it is running well in general.  This will not only help the game work better, but will improve the general performance of your computer.
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 * [http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1458 Spyware/Adware Protection and Removal]
-===Blue Screen of Death===
+====Blue Screen of Death====
 Are you still experiencing (after doing all the above) a blue screen with white lettering?  That's called the Blue Screen of Death, and its appearance can mean something has gone extremely wrong - or maybe just a little wrong.  For information on fixing it, see:
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 * [http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1647 Crash Recovery and the Blue Screen of Death]
-===Bad Hard Drive?===
+====Bad Hard Drive?====
 Sometimes general computer problems can be due to a dying hard drive.  For information on symptoms and diagnosis of a bad or dying hard drive, see:
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 * [http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1583 Diagnosing Bad Hard Drives]
-===Bad Memory?===
+====Bad Memory?====
 A generally flaky, grumpy computer can be due to bad memory.  For information on symptoms and diagnosis of bad or dying memory/RAM, see:
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 * [http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1565 Diagnosing Bad Memory]
-===Tweaking Windows===
+====Tweaking Windows====
 If you are using Windows, here's some great guides on how to change some settings and things to make it run a lot better:

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 Now then, forget all that truck business and go find out what's under your hood.  See this article for full details and instructions to help you identify all of the important specs on your computer:
-* [[Game Help: System Specs]]
+* [[Game Help:System Specs]]
-−
 ==System Requirements==

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 You MUST at least meet the minimum system requirements for the game to run at all, and you must meet or exceed the recommended requirements to expect it to run anything resembling well.
 Your only options are to either upgrade your current computer's hardware or purchase a new computer.
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 * http://www.tomshardware.com/
 * http://anandtech.com/
 ==System Health==

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 ==System Checkup==
-* My whole computer reboots while loading or playing.
+Are you experiencing any of the following symptoms?
-* My whole computer freezes while loading or playing.
-* I'm getting a blue screen with white writing and lots of error text.
-<!-- System Checkup -->
+* The whole computer reboots or freezes up while loading or playing the game.
-{{GameHelpHeader}}
+If so, it may be time to take a look at your computer and see if it's the problem.  Even newly purchased computers can have issues, especially with high-strain games like The Sims 2.