My SC4 just, stops

[9oft 2]

Litterally, I'm playing normally, then it freezes for a second and minimizes but the game is closed and I have to do my city again from the last save point. I've tried re installing twice and it still happens. Please help!

[9oft 2]

Wait, I didn't see this. He has the same problem: https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=24&threadid=93787&enterthread=y

[9oft 2]

But I still have the problem.

[masochist 111]

Hello!

First...I'd suggest just using the Edit option to edit posts instead of posting three different ones in a row. It saves space, and gets people off your back.

Second, there are plenty of reasons for your computer to crash to your desktop. For example, do you have any plugins installed? It could be one of those...or two plugins that don't like each other. It could a number of things. Can I ask about how long you play before it crashes? Is it immediate (before your city loads up), or after you've been playing for a while?

[9oft 2]

Um, it usually happens after about 3 minutes of gameplay.

[Silur 3,308]

Supporting Masochist

Hi, 9oft - You must give more information about your problems ...

[9oft 2]

Originally posted by: masochist Hello!

First...I'd suggest just using the Edit option to edit posts instead of posting three different ones in a row. It saves space, and gets people off your back.

Second, there are plenty of reasons for your computer to crash to your desktop. For example, do you have any plugins installed? It could be one of those...or two plugins that don't like each other. It could a number of things. Can I ask about how long you play before it crashes? Is it immediate (before your city loads up), or after you've been playing for a while?quote>

 

Yeah, I have a lot of plugins installed. I have NAM, Radius Mod, Industry Quadrupler, both of Simgoober's Chicago fire stations, Smalltown Fire Station 2, St Twigiilian hospital or something like that,  Newman Inc. Memorial Hospital, General Hospital, Tragocimus PD, Sheriff's Sub Station,  Philadelphia style airports, Aral Gas Stations, Shell Gas Station, Asphalt highway texture, PEG Leveler,  Gated community set, Simgoober's public pools, and Haiwian Holiday Water Texture from PEG.

My graphics card is a NVidia 6600 GT. I have 102 Free GB out of 149 GB.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Yet more information is needed.  Without it we are shooting in the dark:

1. In your folder My Documents\SimCity 4\Exception Reports you will find a text file that contains some header information then a memory dump.  We don't need the memory dump, but the first 20 or so lines of this file can tell us a lot.  Please copy them into your next post.
2. What operating system are you running?  Service Packs?
3. What is the configuration of your machine?  In particular, how much RAM do you have?  What processor are you running?

4. We see your graphics card is an NVidea 6600 GT.  What driver version do you have for it.
5. What are the settings for your virtual memory?
6. What are you usually doing when the game quits?

If we can get this amount of detail from you, we can get a better handle on what is happening.

[scannernut 0]

So I just uninstalled/reinstalled mine today and don't have any exception reports. But mine crashes/freezes as soon as i start to do something in the game.

[tungston 19]

Originally posted by: scannernut So I just uninstalled/reinstalled mine today and don't have any exception reports. But mine crashes/freezes as soon as i start to do something in the game.quote>

 

If you would please read the post above yours, then supply the information, some help might be possible.

[scannernut 0]

I did READ IT, and that's why I said, that I don't have any exception reports, because I just did a fresh install.

[tungston 19]

What operating system are you running? Service Packs?

What is the configuration of your machine? In particular, how much RAM do you have? What processor are you running?

What graphics card are you using. What driver version do you have for it.

What are the settings for your virtual memory?

What are you usually doing when the game quits?quote>

[scannernut 0]

Not sure if this will work, I will attempt to input the image picture, if not I will also have a direct link.

or

Hope that works

[9oft 2]

Originally posted by: scannernut Not sure if this will work, I will attempt to input the image picture, if not I will also have a direct link.

or

Hope that worksquote>

 

You just hijacked my thread, .

To N_O_Body:

1. I have Lots exception minidumps and execption reports. Which one do I choose?

2. My proccesor is an AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+,

3. Don't know.

4. I actualy have a 7600, must have been that upgrade 3 months ago. The version is 6.14.10.8421.

5.Don't know.

6. Normal things, however it does seem to happen more when I'm zooming out.

[Skram 4]

the same thing happens when i zoomout its very anyoing i wish i could help but i can't

[tungston 19]

9oft:

I can't tell is you have a dual core processor.  If you do the AMD Dual Core Optimizer [link] might solve the problem.

[Jasoncw 11,949]

There is a forum bug so I need to post here.

[scannernut 0]

And you hijacked my picture. What's it matter if I ask a ? in this forum, is that not what this is all about?

He was right in complaining about your post.

Do you not know how to start your own topic?

tungston

[9oft 2]

It happens less often now for some reason. Thanks for your help!

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Originally posted by: scannernut And you hijacked my picture. What's it matter if I ask a ? in this forum, is that not what this is all about?

He was right in complaining about your post.

Do you not know how to start your own topic?

tungstonquote>

I agree with tungston.  You must not hijack someone else's thread especially here.  It just muddies the water.  If you want help with this, start your own topic.

[fern244 1]

sorry, just out of intrest what does "hijack a picture mean"? If they have it in the rule could you please post a link, just out of intrest.

[tungston 19]

Come on people, please stay on topic, if you have nothing to add to assist, start a new topic for your questions.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Originally posted by: 9oft

To N_O_Body:

1. I have Lots exception minidumps and execption reports. Which one do I choose?

2. My proccesor is an AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+,

3. Don't know.

4. I actualy have a 7600, must have been that upgrade 3 months ago. The version is 6.14.10.8421.

5.Don't know.

6. Normal things, however it does seem to happen more when I'm zooming out.quote>

1. They all have dates on the files.  Pick the latest one.
2. See Tungston's comment above.
3. If you run DXDIAG from your run box, it will tell you most of the stuff about your machine on the first page.
4. OK
5. When you tell us what operating system you are using, we can help you with this.
6. Avoid zooming with the mouse wheel.  There has been a lot of trouble with this.  There are only 6 zooms, so use the number keys.

If you are feeling technically challenged by all this, ask a local person who understands this stuff to help you.  You must know someone who is a computer techie.