Create-A-Family Wont Load --- Game Freezes

[LMT]

The only thing I have installed right now is the first Sims 2 disk set. Original or whatever its called. Ive followed your FAQ all the way through and tried all of it. Even installed the Patch. Nothing is working. The game itself loads up just fine. I can go into an already premade house that has a family in it. And play with them just fine. But no offense to anyone I would rather create my own and play with my own. That and building to me are the most enjoyable of Sims.


My problem is going into create a family. Which I can go through all the steps. Making the people eyes, clothes etc, and linking them as a family its when I click accept family is when it all freezes up and I end up having to restart my computer which is getting rather annoying. The laptop I have is a new one. Just got it about a week or so ago. My old laptop couldnt handle Sims 2 so I played Sims 1 which I enjoyed. Im looking forward to creating myself a family and playing with Sims 2. If I can ever get it to let me create. Please help me. :cry:

Below is my system information.




System

Operating System -Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000)
Processor - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66 GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.7GHz
Memory - 3062MB RAM
Page File - 1227MB used, 5098MB available
DirectX Version - DirectX 10
Dell Model Number - Its not a Dell. Aspire 5920

Display

Name - Mobile Intel® 965 Expres Chipset Family
Manufacturer - Intel Corporation
Chip Type - Mobile Intel® 965 Expres Chipset Family
Approx. Total Memory - 358MB
Main Driver - igdumd32.dll
Version - 7.14.0010.1409 (English)

Sound

Name - Realtek High Definition Audio

[Whiterider]

Your new laptop can't handle The Sims 2 either, which may be the issue if we can't find another solution.

You've tested with clean user files? Patched? Updated your graphics drivers? Reinstalled?

[HystericalParoxysm]

http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:System_Requirements

Whiterider's correct - you need at least a 2.0 gHz processor if you have a non T&L graphics card - you have an Integrated Intel (and not one of the supported models) so you need to have at least a 2.0 gHz processor, which you don't.

[LMT]

Why will it play the rest of the game but not the create a family then? that doesnt make sense to me. How would I make my processor more? I have 1.66 and what is needed is 2.0. Which is stupid to me. A brand new computer it should be able to handle anything. UGH sooo annoying this is...

[HystericalParoxysm]

It's possible it's doing something there that it needs a bit more power, and it's hitting a snag.

You probably can't upgrade it because it's a laptop. That's a case where you really should have checked the system requirements before purchasing the laptop. Just because it's new doesn't mean it should be able to handle everything you may want to do with it. That's not even a real graphics card, but an integrated chip that shares your RAM. It's more a computer for basic stuff like word processing, internet, etc. than gaming... Gaming laptops are usually -very- expensive and at least 3 times as much as you would pay for the same specs in a desktop computer.

Think of the game as a heavy load needing to be hauled - just because you purchased a new car doesn't mean that your brand new 2-door compact car can haul the same load as a couple year old 4-wheel-drive diesel-engine pickup truck.

[LMT]

this is a temporary computer until I get to order my new one. This infact is going to be my husbands after I get my new one.. I would like to Show you what the new one is going to have and see if its a good gaming computer

[LMT]

This is what I am ordering. May be a few months down the road. But Ill be ordering it so what do you think?


Operating System: Genuine Windows Visa Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-Bit)

Processor: AMD Turion(TM) 64X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology Gold Edition TL-68 (2.4 GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache)

Display: 17.0" diagonal WSXGA+High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680x1050)

Memory: 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)

Graphics Card: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Personalization: HP Imprint (Radiance) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone

Networking: Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n & Bluetooth

Hard Drive: 240GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (120GBx2)

[Whiterider]

Those specs will be fine for pretty much anything, and will stay that way for a while too. Your best option is to buy that, and hold off playing TS2 until it arrives.

[LMT]

Just sucks I have to wait to order it... But thanks.. Sucks I cannot play the game.. Guess Ill have to reload the Sims1 in here and just play it. :( least itll be something to play I guess.. Thank you all for your help!