Hi. I have sims 2 and it works fine. I bought an expansion for it the Nightlife, i installed it but when it reaches the last part of installation it needed me to insert the 1st disk then it launches a white picture sims2 nightlife and after a while it reports an error saying:

AppName: sims2ep2.exe AppVer: 1.2.0.312 ModName: ~df394b.tmp
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 000c486b

i tried seaching for a solution for it and found nothing. PLS HELP.. thanks

Copy and paste here the error that coresponds with the date and time of one of these errors contained in your application log. The Application log is found in Computer Management -> Event Viewer.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 9/27/2005
Time: 3:04:21 PM
User: N/A
Computer: XXXXXX

Description:
Faulting application sims2ep2.exe, version 1.2.0.312, faulting module ~df394b.tmp, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x000c486b.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 73 69 6d ure sim
0018: 73 32 65 70 32 2e 65 78 s2ep2.ex
0020: 65 20 31 2e 32 2e 30 2e e 1.2.0.
0028: 33 31 32 20 69 6e 20 7e 312 in ~
0030: 64 66 33 39 34 62 2e 74 df394b.t
0038: 6d 70 20 30 2e 30 2e 30 mp 0.0.0
0040: 2e 30 20 61 74 20 6f 66 .0 at of
0048: 66 73 65 74 20 30 30 30 fset 000
0050: 63 34 38 36 62 0d 0a c486b..

Update your video card drivers.

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Follow up...

Might also wanna update your motherboard chipset drivers aswell, before getting and installing your vi-card drivers.

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thanks guys.. updated my videocard driver from nvidia.com but its not digitally signed. it still didnt work till i downloaded a mini-image and mounted it but new errors occured...

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 9/28/2005
Time: 3:08:21 AM
User: N/A
Computer: XXXXX

Description:
The IPSEC Services service terminated with the following error:
The authentication service is unknown.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7000
Date: 9/28/2005
Time: 3:08:21 AM
User: N/A
Computer: XXXXX

Description:
The Print Spooler service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the path specified.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: System Error
Event Category: (102)
Event ID: 1003
Date: 9/28/2005
Time: 3:07:39 AM
User: N/A
Computer: XXXXX

Description:
Error code 100000ea, parameter1 ff814730, parameter2 ff964898, parameter3 81483a58, parameter4 00000001.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45 System E
0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72 rror Er
0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65 ror code
0018: 20 31 30 30 30 30 30 65 100000e
0020: 61 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d a Param
0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 66 66 eters ff
0030: 38 31 34 37 33 30 2c 20 814730,
0038: 66 66 39 36 34 38 39 38 ff964898
0040: 2c 20 38 31 34 38 33 61 , 81483a
0048: 35 38 2c 20 30 30 30 30 58, 0000
0050: 30 30 30 31 0001

it also says that nv"SOMETHING".dll causes the problem. havent updated my MB chipset drivers yet is that necessary and where do i get it. my MB is ASUS P4S533-MX and video card is Geforce FX5200.

thanks

"i downloaded a mini-image"

What do you mean by this?

nv*.dll are usually Nvidia drivers, which would appear to be your video card.

When you installed the latest NVidia drivers, did you uninstall the previous version first via Add/Remove programs?

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sims2 nightlife mini-image. yes i uninstalled the 1st using add/remove programs and installed the new one at safemode.

"sims2 nightlife mini-image"

What do you mean by a mini-image?

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its an image file of a cd. can be mounted using daemon tools(virtual drive) so i dont have to use the cd to play the game.. i dont think it has to do w/ the errors. the game launches but cannot load the neighborhood.

kinda an obvios questiion but have you tried uninstalling the game then re-installing it (deleting all the folders in the mydowcuments/ea games and programfiles/ea games directories, as well as cleaning out your registry of any left over traces).

mini images - basically there the new way of having a no cd crack, I personally don't enjoy whipping out the cd everytime I want to play either but please respect this forums rules and reframe from talking about any cracks here.

Windows Xp Pro x64
AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.8ghz
768 mb Ram pc2700
Nforce 4 Motherboard
Radeon X700 256mb
Realtek Ac 97 Onboard Audio
Thermaltake 430W Power Supply

(Nothing to do with your problem) Might wanna do a full spyware, antivirus, worm, trogen horse scan after visting any of those sites you used to obtain an mini-image. It appears that you are indeed puter-savy enough to have adequate knowledge on that matter though.

(Regrading your problem) Being as nightfire is an expansion pack, it might do you some good to get a patch, just a guess.

P.S. any body seen jam latly, I know hes not a (hardcore)gamer, but he might have some tricks up his sleeve to troubleshoot this prob.

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Never heard of it referred to as a "mini-image" before. I expected it was a CD virtual image.

The error concerning IPSec is coincidental and unrelated.

The print spooler looks like you have either a local or network printer the system can't find anymore. Unrelated...

The 1003 error is...

100000ea = "THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER_M"

This traces down to either a bad driver or faulty hardware. Most likely culprits: video or sound, and I'd say it's probably video. It could also be something in Sims2 is causing this error.

Any other games having a problem?

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yes i think its the video card.. error report says:

The driver display device was unable to complete a drawing operation. Please check with the device manufacturer for a driver update.
Please tell microoft about this problem.
The display driver for NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 seeems to be responsible for the system instability

Error signature

szAppName : Drivers.Display szAppVer : 10DE0322A100000000
szModName : nv4_disp.dll szModVer : 6.14.10.7777 Offset : E91D06EA

tried updating my video card driver (versions 66.93, 77.72, 77.77, 78.01). still the same. i can play the tutorial but it cant load the any neighboorhood (pleasnt view, etc.) anymore ideas, other than buying a new vidoe card? this graphics model really is always giving me a headache. thanks for the help.

It's not your video card, it's the driver! Apparently you're not installing it correctly...do not install the new drivers from safe mode. Uninstall the old drivers 1st...when you reboot, stop Windows from reinstalling the drivers & do it manually, but make sure to follow these hints about disabling Anti-virus & download accelerator programs before doing the install.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/driver_installation_hints.html

Personally, I would bring up Windows Task Manager > Processes tab & "end process" anything connected to my username, except for explorer.exe & taskmgr.exe, TEHN install the drivers

ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP2

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ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP2

It could be the card is bad, but you must ensure you are installing the drivers properly. Changing the card won't do you any good if you still don't install the drivers correctly. As Jam is saying, follow the vendor's documentation - down to the last letter!

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tried that already jam, thanks for the help guys. i sorted out the problem its my bios setting for AGP/Graphics Aperature Size it was set at 4MB(preferred bios setting from manual), i changed it to 64MB and it works fine now. thanks again for the time.

Glad it's working for you!

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"i changed it to 64MB and it works fine now"

Yea, glad to hear you finally got it straightened out. I think I would go with 128MB for the aperture setting though. Tom's Hardware just did an article on BIOS settings:

http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20050922/index.html

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1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
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i've another problem, I CANT GO TO WORK, when the pool car arrives for me, i put go to work and it doesn't go!! i put in my own car and i cant go, does someone know why?
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You guys are totally awesome. All I did was search the error in google and this popped up, thank god someone had the same problem as me--I thought it was the cd.

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AppName: sims2ep2.exe AppVer: 1.2.0.312 ModName: ~df394b.tmp
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 000c486b

That error keeps coming up! I've patched, formatted, re-installed, switched drives, re-burned cd's, ripped and mounted images!

I have no idea how to get The Sims 2 Nightlife to work! Help!!!!!!!!!!

Oh and I also updated my video card drivers. Someone please helppp.

Did you try the solution the original person who posted did? (Change AGP aperture size)

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