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"Jeanie" <taureanmoon RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Crimbin wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have AMD Athlon(tm)xp2800+
> > 2.12 GHz
> > 1.00 GBof RAM
> > and i just changed my video card today an ATI Radeon 9600 series.
> > The thing is the game loads until i see the neighborhoods but then it
> > freezes.I just can't play.I tried at least six times but no go.What
could be
> > wrong?
> > Thanks
> > C
> >
> >
> Are you sure you have the latest driver for your video card?
>
> Jeanie

I don't know much about these things so i'm not sure.
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"Crimbin" <cveilleux.TakeThisOut@lynxx.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have AMD Athlon(tm)xp2800+
> 2.12 GHz
> 1.00 GBof RAM
> and i just changed my video card today an ATI Radeon 9600 series.
> The thing is the game loads until i see the neighborhoods but then it
> freezes.I just can't play.I tried at least six times but no go.What could
> be
> wrong?
> Thanks
> C
>
>

You should check to see if you put the correct time/time zone in your
computer as you seem to be posting 2 hours fast.
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"Crimbin" <cveilleux DeleteThis @lynxx.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeanie" <taureanmoon DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:7QVZf.914599$xm3.868755@attbi_s21...
> > Crimbin wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have AMD Athlon(tm)xp2800+
> > > 2.12 GHz
> > > 1.00 GBof RAM
> > > and i just changed my video card today an ATI Radeon 9600 series.
> > > The thing is the game loads until i see the neighborhoods but then it
> > > freezes.I just can't play.I tried at least six times but no go.What
> could be
> > > wrong?
> > > Thanks
> > > C
> > >
> > >
> > Are you sure you have the latest driver for your video card?
> >
> > Jeanie
>
> I don't know much about these things so i'm not sure.

Well, if you just got it today, you probably don't. Usually if you get a cd
with card the drivers on it are pretty old.

Try going to www.ati.com and downloading new drivers
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"Crimbin" <cveilleux DeleteThis @lynxx.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeanie" <taureanmoon DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:7QVZf.914599$xm3.868755@attbi_s21...
>> Crimbin wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have AMD Athlon(tm)xp2800+
>> > 2.12 GHz
>> > 1.00 GBof RAM
>> > and i just changed my video card today an ATI Radeon 9600 series.
>> > The thing is the game loads until i see the neighborhoods but then it
>> > freezes.I just can't play.I tried at least six times but no go.What
> could be
>> > wrong?
>> > Thanks
>> > C
>> >
>> >
>> Are you sure you have the latest driver for your video card?
>>
>> Jeanie
>
> I don't know much about these things so i'm not sure.
>

If you have Windows XP you can go with the Device Manager route to update
drivers for any hardware.
I've just checked mine (as the game collapsed into a bluescreen which I
couldn't get out of without turning off the computer at the wallsocket) and
I got an update for my ATI Radeon X300.
You rightclick the My Computer icon (in Classic desktop mode), choose - in
order -
Properties,
Hardware,
Device Manager,
Display adapters,
If you rightclick the first Radeon ...... you get an update option and you
can choose to let XP search for the update for you. It only took a few
minutes to search and update. If there is none better than that you already
have it informs you.

BTW after I restarted my computer XP prompted me for an error report and
then replied with the address of the ATI support page.

hth
Skeats
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"Jeremy Reaban" <jer.DeleteThis@connectria.com> wrote in message
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> "Crimbin" <cveilleux.DeleteThis@lynxx.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Jeanie" <taureanmoon.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:7QVZf.914599$xm3.868755@attbi_s21...
> > > Crimbin wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I have AMD Athlon(tm)xp2800+
> > > > 2.12 GHz
> > > > 1.00 GBof RAM
> > > > and i just changed my video card today an ATI Radeon 9600 series.
> > > > The thing is the game loads until i see the neighborhoods but then
it
> > > > freezes.I just can't play.I tried at least six times but no go.What
> > could be
> > > > wrong?
> > > > Thanks
> > > > C
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Are you sure you have the latest driver for your video card?
> > >
> > > Jeanie
> >
> > I don't know much about these things so i'm not sure.
>
> Well, if you just got it today, you probably don't. Usually if you get a
cd
> with card the drivers on it are pretty old.
>
> Try going to www.ati.com and downloading new drivers
>
> I've downloaded DirectX latest version tried the game again.This time
i've entered a house but almost as soon as i touch the mouse the screen
freezes.Will i have to uninstall and reinstall the game?
Thanks everyone for your answers,
C
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