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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:11 pm


	It doesn't matter how many families I make, how many people are in it, male female etc .... They end up either bald or with buzz cuts. WTF!? How do I fix this?

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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:33 pm


	I have never encountered this problem before...

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:14 pm


	It might be the lot you are on, actually. That looks like a glitch I often get when I visit the Sadium or a lot that has bunches of water.

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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:20 am


	It happens in both of my towns, on all lots sad

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:56 am


	Do you have the GMA 950 graphics card? I do, and my sims only turn bald when I zoom in too close.

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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:44 am


	This certainly seems like a graphics issue. Have you tried updating your drivers?

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:46 pm


	I don't know what kind of graphics I have, nor do I know how to upgrade them. Help?

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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:09 am


	I assume you are running a Windows machine? If so, open the start menu and type dxdiag into the Run box. After a few moment this should open a window with information about your machine including what graphics it runs and what version driver you have. Click on the display tab, this will give your your graphics card details.All you have to do then is search online for your card name. It would be best to search for the manufacturer website and then look for drivers there.

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:49 pm


	Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce 7300 LE DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Key: EnumPCIVEN_10DE&DEV_01D1&SUBSYS_04051028&REV_A1 Display Memory: 512.0 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz) Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200 Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8268 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 6/16/2006 09:39:00, 3918720 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys Mini VDD Date: 6/16/2006 09:39:00, 3581888 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4291-11CF-D453-0F2400C2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x10DE Device ID: 0x01D1 SubSys ID: 0x04051028 Revision ID: 0x00A1 Revision ID: 0x00A1 Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A Deinterlace Caps: {212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled DDraw Test Result: Not run D3D7 Test Result: Not run D3D8 Test Result: Not run D3D9 Test Result: Not run Still no idea what that means ......

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Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:08 am


	The important info you need from that is: Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE Manufacturer: NVIDIA Driver Date/Size: 6/16/2006 Go to the NVIDIA website http://www.nvidia.co.uk/page/home.html and click on 'Download Drivers' in the nav bar across the top. Fill in the drop down boxes and click SEARCH, it should take you to a download page for newer drivers for your graphics card. Or click the GRAPHIC DRIVERS button in option 2. You are still using a version from 2006.

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:50 am


	Wow. So I did that. Dowloaded a different one .... My sims won't load at all. Like ... I click on the play icon, and then that's it ......... Doesn't load or anything.

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Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:31 pm


	Okay. I had to uninstall my drivers and reload the one I had before. The one I had downloaded today made my windows crash ..... Not good sad

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:44 am


	I guess your only option now then is to contact EA customer support. Sorry my advice made your problems worse. I know some other people used to have problems with NVIDIA when playing Sims 2. The latest drivers always crashed the game so they had to use the previous, nearly most recent version.

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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:27 pm


	There's something wrong with your memory, you probably don't have enough. I had that problem, I got more memory, now it's fine.

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