SIMS 2 4GB patch and nvidia drivers problem

Hey,
As a new person on this site I would need help with my Sims 2 Game. I have disk version (all disks except 1 stuff pack). My game has been crashing a lot and I heard 4 GB patch would help but... No matter how I try install it game log shows only 2048 memory. Already tried moving the exe file from tsBIN to csBIN and to desktop with no luck - memory still stays 2048. Any help would be appreciated!! I am playing Sims 2 with ASUS laptop with windows 10. Since I have been having problems uppdating my Nvidia Drivers I would like to know can that be the reason for my problems? Below are my latest game log:
Log generated on 4/18/2021, 14:02

=== Application info ===
Name: The Sims 2 EP9
Version: 1.17.0.66
Build: ReleaseSRT
=== Machine info ===
OS version: Windows NT 6.0
CPU: 3491.599853Mhz, Name:GenuineIntel, FPU:1, MMX:1
Memory: 2048MB
Free memory: 1744MB
User: Omistaja
Computer: DESKTOP-GRVRST5
=== Sound device info ===
Name: Unknown
Driver: Unknown
=== Graphics device info ===
Number: 0
Name (driver): Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Name (database): Intel® HD Graphics 4000 <<NOT FOUND IN DATABASE!>>
Vendor: Intel
Chipset: Vendor: 8086, Device: 0166, Board: 14c71043, Chipset: 0009
Driver: igdumdim32.dll, Version: 10.18.10.4358, GUID: D7B78E66-4226-11CF-F562-CD34B4C2C735
Driver version: 4358
Monitor: \\.\DISPLAY1
Monitor aspect: 1.785046, 16:9
Screen mode: 1600x900x32BPP,60Hz
Texture memory: 1792MB
HW T&L: Fixed function:1 Programmable:3.0
Pixel program: 3.0
Texture stages: 8
AppControlledAA: 1

Global properties
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uintProp propertyRevision 6
boolProp allowCustomContent true
boolProp animationLOD false
uintProp antialiasingQuality 0
boolProp autoCentering true
boolProp autoLogin false
boolProp bumpMapping false
boolProp checkForPatch true
boolProp constrainFloorElevation true
uintProp cutawayMemorySize 3
boolProp cutawayOutside true
boolProp disableCustomObjects false
boolProp displayCustomObjectInfo true
boolProp displayLookAtBoxes false
boolProp displayPaths false
boolProp deviceVsynch true
uintProp dynamicRenderStrategy 0
boolProp edgeScrolling true
floatProp horzedgescrollrate 0,5
floatProp vertedgescrollrate 0,5
uintProp effectPriorityLevel 3
stringProp lastLoadedNeighborhood Kuja
boolProp freeWill true
floatProp geomBoneInfluenceThreshold 0,01
boolProp geomCheckGeomDataIntegrity false
uintProp geomGenerateTangentSpaceNormalLines 0
boolProp geomGenerateTangentSpaceSxT false
floatProp geomGeneratedTangentSpaceNormalLineLength 0,1
uintProp geomMaxBoneInfluencesPerVertex 4
sintProp geomMaxMorphTargetDeltasPerVertex 4
floatProp geomMorphTargetDeltaThreshold 0,001
floatProp geomPerBoneBoundBlendWeightThreshold 0,9
boolProp guob true
boolProp interrupt false
boolProp lightOpenGLStyle false
uintProp lightingQuality 3
boolProp livePIP true
boolProp lotInfoAdvancedMode false
stringProp lotWindowFillColor (0,0,0,1)
uintProp maxParticlesTarget 10000
uintProp maxTerrainGrade 5
boolProp morph true
stringProp neighborhoodWindowFillColor (0.5,0.5,0.5,1)
boolProp noStupidIFFUnlocking false
boolProp optimizeMeshes true
floatProp particleDamping 0
floatProp particleDensity 1
uintProp particleLODOffset 0
floatProp particleScale 1
floatProp particleSizeThreshold 1
boolProp quickTips true
boolProp reduceBoneWeights false
boolProp renderOpaqueUI false
boolProp reflectionWithExtraViewer false
boolProp rotateCameraSims1Mode false
boolProp nhoodWaterReflection false
boolProp renderInsideObjectOnlyOnSelectedSimLevel true
boolProp showSnowOnGround true
uintProp renderInsideVisibleObjects 1
boolProp renderSelectedSimLevel false
boolProp sleepInBackground true
boolProp simInBackground false
boolProp simShadows true
boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true
uintProp soundDetail 2
boolProp specHighlights true
boolProp unevenTilesFloorable true
boolProp useEffects true
boolProp useLODs false
uintProp snapshotPictureQuality 3
uintProp snapshotPictureSize 3
boolProp usePixelAspectRatio false
uintProp videoCaptureMaxRecordingSeconds 120
uintProp videoCaptureQuality 3
uintProp videoCaptureSize 3
boolProp videoCaptureAudioOn true
boolProp CameraDriftCamEnabled true
boolProp CameraSpecialEventEnabled false
boolProp ShowLotPackageFilename false
boolProp SoundMasterGroupVoxEnabled true
boolProp SoundMasterGroupFXEnabled true
boolProp SoundMasterGroupMusicEnabled false
boolProp SoundMasterGroupAmbienceEnabled true
uintProp FXVolume 24
uintProp VOXVolume 35
uintProp AmbienceVolume 29
uintProp MusicVolume 35
floatProp tvVolume 0,5
uintProp AudioPerformance 1
boolProp ShowTutorialWelcome true
boolProp NoLegacySounds true
boolProp liveCameraConstraints true
uintProp edithConfigFlags 1
uintProp copiedShippedDataToUserDataFolder 261887
boolProp enableLotImpostersInLot true
boolProp enableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot true
uintProp lotSkirtSizeIncrease 9
uintProp neighborhoodPropFadeDistance 50
boolProp clickableLotImposters true
boolProp showXRayCursor true
uintProp maxTotalSims 10
uintProp maxTotalHumans 8
uintProp maxTotalPets 6
floatProp pagodaSlopeControlX 1
floatProp pagodaSlopeControlY 1
floatProp pagodaCornerHeightRatio 0,25
floatProp pagodaEaveX 1,5
floatProp pagodaEaveY 1,5
floatProp diagonalPagodaEaveX 1
floatProp diagonalPagodaEaveY 1
boolProp force12HrTime false
boolProp enableOceanReflection false
boolProp includeCeilings false
boolProp quarterTilePlacementEnabled false
stringProp activeDeviceDisplayMode 1366x768x32x60
boolProp activeDeviceUseSoftwareRasterizer false
uintProp optionMaterialDetail 3
uintProp optionObjectDetail 3
uintProp optionObjectHiding 0
uintProp optionSnowOnGround 1
uintProp optionShadows 3
uintProp optionOpaqueUI 0
uintProp optionReflection 1
uintProp optionEffectsQuality 3
uintProp optionLightingQuality 3
uintProp optionSoundQuality 3
uintProp optionEnableLotImpostersInLot 1
uintProp optionEnableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot 1
uintProp optionLotSkirtSizeIncrease 1
sintProp activeDeviceNum 0
boolProp copiedUSToUKEnglishNames false
stringProp activeDeviceList 1;0;NVIDIA GeForce 610M;10de;1058;8873;23.21.13.8873, GUID: D7B71E3E-5318-11CF-5A51-3D011BC2DA35;
stringProp SoundOutputMode stereo
uintProp optionCeiling 1
boolProp perfAddLights true
boolProp perfRenderParts true
boolProp perfLightCaching true
boolProp perfEnableSkinning true
boolProp perfEnableMorphing true
uintProp lodOverride 0
boolProp effectLODSoftChange true
floatProp effectMaxTimeDelta 0
boolProp enableSnapshot true
boolProp floorCollisions true
boolProp wallCollisions true
boolProp creatingLotTemplate false


Device 0
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Options
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uintProp MaterialDetail 3 #default: 3
uintProp ObjectDetail 3 #default: 3
uintProp ObjectHiding 0 #default: 0
uintProp SnowOnGround 1 #default: 1
uintProp Shadows 3 #default: 3
uintProp OpaqueUI 0 #default: 0
uintProp Reflection 1 #default: 1
uintProp Ceiling 1 #default: 1
uintProp EffectsQuality 3 #default: 3
uintProp LightingQuality 3 #default: 3
uintProp SoundQuality 3 #default: 3
uintProp DirtyRect 2 #default: 2
uintProp FullscreenFadeEffect 1 #default: 1
uintProp Turbo 2 #default: 2
uintProp SimulatorControls 3 #default: 3
uintProp LightingOptimizations 3 #default: 3
uintProp AnimationSamplingLevel 2 #default: 2
uintProp LivePIP 1 #default: 1
uintProp SpecialEventCamera 1 #default: 1
uintProp ScreenModeResolution 3 #default: 3
uintProp SubjectTracking 3 #default: 3
uintProp EnableLotImpostersInLot 1 #default: 1
uintProp EnableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot 1 #default: 1
uintProp LotSkirtSizeIncrease 1 #default: 1

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Since my last post would have been too long, here are the last part of game log
Option properties
-----------------
boolProp bumpMapping true
uintProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
boolProp reduceBoneWeights false
boolProp useLODs false
uintProp lodOverride 0
uintProp renderInsideVisibleObjects 0
boolProp showSnowOnGround true
boolProp simShadows true
boolProp objectShadows true
boolProp guob true
boolProp heightMapShadows true
boolProp renderOpaqueUI false
boolProp reflectionWithExtraViewer true
boolProp nhoodWaterReflection true
boolProp includeCeilings true
boolProp useEffects true
boolProp enableOceanReflection true
uintProp maxParticlesTarget 10000
uintProp particleLODOffset 0
uintProp effectPriorityLevel 3
floatProp particleDensity 1
floatProp particleScale 1
boolProp lightingEnabled true
boolProp portalLighting true
boolProp floorAndWallNormalMapping true
boolProp specHighlights true
uintProp AudioPerformance 2
uintProp dynamicRenderStrategy 2
boolProp enableSnapshot true
boolProp useTurboRect true
uintProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 8
boolProp optimizedDiffusion true
boolProp incrementalLighting true
boolProp lerpLights true
boolProp useDirtyTiles true
boolProp animationFrameSampling false
boolProp livePIPDefault true
boolProp chooseCameraSpecialEventEnabled true
uintProp maxResWidth 1600
uintProp maxResHeight 1200
uintProp defaultResWidth 1024
uintProp defaultResHeight 768
floatProp centerTrackingDeadZoneMagnitude 30
boolProp enableLotImpostersInLot true
boolProp enableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot true
uintProp lotSkirtSizeIncrease 9
uintProp optionMaterialDetail 3
uintProp optionObjectDetail 3
uintProp optionObjectHiding 0
uintProp optionSnowOnGround 1
uintProp optionShadows 3
uintProp optionOpaqueUI 0
uintProp optionReflection 1
uintProp optionCeiling 1
uintProp optionEffectsQuality 3
uintProp optionLightingQuality 3
uintProp optionSoundQuality 3
uintProp optionDirtyRect 2
uintProp optionFullscreenFadeEffect 1
uintProp optionTurbo 2
uintProp optionSimulatorControls 3
uintProp optionLightingOptimizations 3
uintProp optionAnimationSamplingLevel 2
uintProp optionLivePIP 1
uintProp optionSpecialEventCamera 1
uintProp optionScreenModeResolution 3
uintProp optionSubjectTracking 3
uintProp optionEnableLotImpostersInLot 1
uintProp optionEnableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot 1
uintProp optionLotSkirtSizeIncrease 1
sintProp activeDeviceNum 0

Device properties
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boolProp useRenderTextures false
uintProp antialiasingSupport 1
boolProp dontMergeNHFlora true
boolProp enableDriverMemoryManager false
boolProp vs2LoopsFunctional false
boolProp presentWorkaround false
boolProp enumerateMultisampleLevels false
boolProp simpleTerrain true
boolProp disableVSyncSupport true
boolProp useShaders false
boolProp disableTexMemEstimateAdjustment true
uintProp deviceLocalVideoMemorySizeDefault 1879048192
boolProp activeDeviceUseSoftwareRasterizer false
uintProp configParserErrorCode 0
uintProp hwMajorPSVersion 3

Hi! And welcome to the pond

I'm no expert, but the first thing I can see is: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 <<NOT FOUND IN DATABASE!>>
Do you have a better card than that one?
Have you tried the NEW Graphics Rules Maker? (The old one isn't safe for W10 PCs)
It will help you set your GPU.
Then, clear your caches (found in your Docs folder)

Good luck - let us know if that helps

Hey,
Deleting cache files won't help, I have done that. With graphics (card?) I used the app on my desktop and it allowed me to update to GeForce game Ready Driver version 391.35 (released 03.27.2018). I find it difficult to believe that there would not be any newer versions since 2018 but that is what my system keeps telling. Unfortunately I am not so skilled with computers that I would know how to manually download newer and my system combatible driver from internet.

From my device management I found out that my computer has Intel ® HD Graphics 4000 and NVidia GeForce 610M. Are the both GPU? My native language is far from english so I am bit confused with terms

Your GPU is your Graphics Card (graphics processing unit). You have two. I would try the NVidia GeForce 610M for the Sims 2.
Use the GraphicsRulesMaker to add it to the database.
You may also have to go in from the Graphics card end of things... Open the NVIDIA Control Panel and set your TS2 game to the correct graphics card. (see picture)

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(18-04-2021 12:32 PM)Angelite Wrote:  Since my last post would have been too long, here are the last part of game log

This is why we advise that you ATTACH the log file to your post, instead of copying and pasting it. Attaching the file also makes it easier for us to download and read.