How To: Fix games crashing on Windows PC, especially Sims 2
Sims series is one of the best selling life simulating strategy game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. Sims 2 is one of the major title in this series, but there have been numerous reports of it crashing while running on Windows PC. If you are also experiencing such problems while running Sims 2 on your Windows PC then you should take a look at these guidelines to dig out the probable reasons.
NOTE: This guide is equally useful for troubleshooting other games crashing in Windows PC.
# Processes running in the background when you are running Sims 2 can cause the game to crash when there is a conflict for system resources. The best way out of this problem is to download Game Booster utility, which stops all the programs running in the background.
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# The other reason for games crashing in Windows could be the overheating of components like processor, RAM, motherboard, BIOS chip or graphics card processor. This happens because of the precautionary heat sink limitations set inside your CPU to prevent your system from frying. So, when the threshold temperature exceeds the limit, Windows automatically closes down the game unexpectedly to prevent any hardware damages. To get over this problem make sure you CPU is well ventilated, and you can opt for extra cooling fans if everything else is fine.
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# If you have download any cheatcodes or hacks for Sims 2, then you should do away with them as they might be clashing with the Sims 2 program running normally.
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# Fix your Windows Registry entries so as to avoid any erroneous situations while the game is running. To do this, use good registry cleaner programs like Registry Mechanics.
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# Games like Sims 2 have high memory utilization requirements and this can overload the cache memory while playing the game.
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# Update you graphics rendering drivers to the latest version and check if your graphics drivers are good enough to run the game.
