SimCity 4 won't run

[J00B91 0]

Yea, i had no trouble installing it. But when i go to play it, it runs the EA vid, the Maxis Splash, the Preview vid, and the game splash and then it just crashes back to desktop.

I have updated the patch already.

Need help, really wanna play thanks!

-j00b

[JakeMD 107]

First of all we must ask you if you have any plugins installed. When more than one of the same plugin or plugins that conflict with each other are installed, this causes problems with the game trying to load them, and they game has no choice but to terminate it self.

Some things you can do, (If the above instance is true), split your plugins folder in half. Move half of the contents to a folder to your desktop and load the game. If it doesn't crash, the fault is in the mass of plugins on your desktop. Start moving stuff back into your plugins folder, and begin trial and error. (If your game still crashes, move more plugins to a separate place on your desktop, and move the old stuff back into your plugins folder.)

Good luck

[J00B91 0]

I have no plugins installed.

[J00B91 0]

Please halp

[JakeMD 107]

Interesting, then what I suggest you do is do a complete re-install. If you have any cities at all, go ahead and back up that entire region on your desktop somewhere. (Copy and paste the region folder).

[J00B91 0]

Have already re-installed.

[JakeMD 107]

Does it work?

[ScarcticCG 3]

Perhaps its a vista compatibility cross over if you have vista. But I have vista, and it works fine for me (exept for the fact that rush hour deleted all of my saves)

[J00B91 0]

Re-install didn't work.

I have XP.

[J00B91 0]

I tried using a crack but that didn't work.

Please help... doesn't anyone know why it isn't working?

[J00B91 0]

Ok reinstalled it AGAIN and now the game won't even load. My CD drive just makes a bit of noise then stops after awhile..................................

HELP

[J00B91 0]

Can anyone atleast tell me if a specs problem or a graphics problem or a CD problem.

Please someone help.

[Yuu Caa Sim 55]

What else is in your computer? What's your processor, your graphics card, the driver version for the graphics card? How much RAM do you have?

Did you make sure you uninstalled completely, and then reapply all patches after you reinstalled (version should end in 640, I believe) ?

[J00B91 0]

My comp specs:

Windows XP Service Pack 3

Intel Core Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16 3.17

4 GB Ram

Nvidia GTX 260 896MB

1.2 TB Harddrive

[JakeMD 107]

Oh boy, I am almost sure its your comptuers specs. Simcity 4 was made to operate on slow machines, from back in 2002/2003, so running it on a modern computer with such a high spec count is almost impossible.

[k808j 0]

Wow, I did not know that.  So I guess the old computers are good for something.

[J00B91 0]

That doesn't really make sense... i can run all my old games... SimCity 3000, Diablo 2, UT 99, The Sims, Red Alert 2............... are you sure its a specs issue?

[J00B91 0]

Originally posted by: J00B91 Please halp quote>

[jon7985 3]

The Specs isn't the problem, I run SC4 on a dual core laptop with 3 gigs ram and vista as well as a desktop with similar specs to JooB91 and I've got no issues.

I know you don't want to hear it but maybe its time for a harddrive reformat and windows reinstall, that usually fixes all my problems.

[J00B91 0]

Originally posted by: jon7985 The Specs isn't the problem, I run SC4 on a dual core laptop with 3 gigs ram and vista as well as a desktop with similar specs to JooB91 and I've got no issues.

I know you don't want to hear it but maybe its time for a harddrive reformat and windows reinstall, that usually fixes all my problems.quote>

Thats kind of a last resort for me, [deleted], if that doesn't work i'll try reformat.

Please do not speak of using pirated software.

tungston

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Well, you have and a lot of replies, but have you checked your virtual memory settings?  Notwithstanding all that memory you have, and depending on what else is running, SC4 can take up a lot of memory.  If you don't have a big enough paging file, it may fail to build the linkage table correctly.  Try setting your virtual space to 4095MB both initial and maximum.

Also, your disk may be very badly fragmented, including your swap file.  How many partitions do you have?  Try defragmenting them all.

If you have to defrag your swap space (paging file) it gets a little hairy.  Consult a local tech guru for that.

[J00B91 0]

Originally posted by: N_O_Body Well, you have and a lot of replies, but have you checked your virtual memory settings?  Notwithstanding all that memory you have, and depending on what else is running, SC4 can take up a lot of memory.  If you don't have a big enough paging file, it may fail to build the linkage table correctly.  Try setting your virtual space to 4095MB both initial and maximum.

Also, your disk may be very badly fragmented, including your swap file.  How many partitions do you have?  Try defragmenting them all.

If you have to defrag your swap space (paging file) it gets a little hairy.  Consult a local tech guru for that.quote>

Thank god, finally got it working. I think defragment helped clean up my system. Thanks mate.