I have a problem with the Sims 3. I feel like I have tried everything. I bought Regcure and that didn't help, I have tried to update my drivers but I have no idea which one to update. By the way I have a Dell Latitude D610 and it will only let me download one of the updates of the three it has given me on Dell.com. HELP PLEASE! I just can't figure out what to do.

Sims 3 Requirements

One of the first steps that everyone should take when purchasing a game is to check the system requirements for it before they buy it. You'll find a whole list of requirements for Sims 3 at their website here: Sim3 Requirements. The list is divided according to operating system so make sure that you look at the correct one. Check it out and make sure that your system at least meets it if not goes over the minimum requirements.

Pay particular attention to the amount of RAM and the video card. If any of your hardware falls below the minimum expected requirement, then you need to upgrade your hardware so that it is compatible with the game. Remember that each one of the requirements must be met or you will have problems playing the game.

Sims 3 Requirements after Installation

Computer games take up an incredible amount of resources. Each time you save data to a computer game, you take up even more space. If you take up too much, you are not going to be able to play the game. How do I know this? Because I have kids. Because I have kids who have friends in college who borrow their computer to play their Sims 3 game. Not only do you need room to install the game, but you also need room to play the game and to save it. If you don't have enough room (memory) then you won't be able to play it no matter what drivers you upgrade.

So, what I am saying here is that you might need to free up some memory on the computer by deleting old documents, photos, games, and programs that you no longer want to use and make sure that you don't have too many programs running when you want to play Sims 3. Open "My Computer" and double click on the hard drive icon to access the details concerning how much space you have available. If you don't have much, then you might want to consider installing additional RAM. The bottom line is that you need a lot of memory to play the game and sufficient memory to install your updated drivers.

Download Drivers or Updates

To update the video driver (a task that might help here,) you need to access the Device Manager. Make sure that you have sufficient space or memory on the computer to do so. Also, I suggest that you close all other applications while installing new drivers or while playing this game. It doesn't like to share. To do so, follow this path:

1)      Click on "Start."

2)      Click on "Control Panel."

3)      Click on "Performance and Maintenance" or "System."

4)      Click on "Hardware."

5)      Click on "Device Manager."

6)      Look for signs of trouble and check it out if you notice any yellow icons. If not, open the video icon and select update drivers.

Reading through several forums, other individuals have mentioned having some success getting their Sims 3 game to work by downloading the chipset drivers for their computers. You can access Dell's drivers and see if it works for you.

Susan Keenan | June 19th, 2009
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