My Laggy Sims 2 Game?

Question

Okay i have the Sims 2 Double Deluxe which includes the Sims 2, The Sims 2 NightLife and The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff pack and i also have The Sims 2 University.

Ive had it for a few months now and ive realized when i first turn the game on it runs smoothly and quickly but a few minutes in it will begin to lag quite a bit and its really annoying. How can i make the entire game run smoothly?

I have Windows Vista

and im on an HP Laptop

Answer 1

Compare your system specs with the requirements for Celebration Stuff (which has the highest requirements of all your games):  http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title...

If you don't know how to check your system specs the easiest way is to click start> run and then type dxdiag in the little box. Click OK.

When the DirectX console opens, give it a few seconds until it has read your system components. From this screen you can tell your operating system, your RAM and your processor speed etc. Click on the display tab to find out the details of your graphics card.

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Answer 2

Next time you play the game go into the settings then display settings. Set everything to low or medium and save your settings. If that still doesn't fasten up your game try playing a smaller house/family.