Sims 2 crashes at loading screen...?

Question

I've had The Sims 2 FreeTime installed for ages now (since it came out). It's worked okay until today when I tried to play the game, it crashes at the loading screen. (Well, nothing loads and it says that it isn't responding.)

There's no scratches on the disc and I've cleaned it, so what should I do?

I've also uninstalled and reinstalled it.

There's a lot of Custom Content on it, should I take that away and see if it works?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

remove the custome content to see what happens

most likley the  installation has becoem corrupt over time and you need to reinstall  the game

windows and the apps tend to get  ..funky in due time  

Answer 2

first, make sure you have the all latest patches, I know that the FreeTime one has been issued at least twice.

http://thesims2.ea.com/update/index.php

Crashing on loading, or refusing to load can certainly be a sign of bad or incompatible custom content.  It can take just one piece to bork your game.

Try moving all of your custom content out of the Downloads folder and into a new folder in a different location, like your Desktop.  If the game loads fine with no custom content at all, then you have a bad piece.  You can add your custom content back in in small groups to try and isolate the bad piece.  It is slow and tedious, but if cc is your problem, it's what you need to do.

Answer 3

you comouter might not be able to run the game} 800 MHz processor or better

256 MB RAM if Windows Vista, XP, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 2000

At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space

If you have a non-T&L capable video card (an Intel Extreme Graphics or a Radeon 7000/VE Series) then you need at least:

2.0 GHz processor or better

256 MB RAM if Windows Vista, XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, or Windows 2000

At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space