ialmdev5.DLL Issue. Please help~!

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    Ztruker is offline Technical Guest

    Re: ialmdev5.DLL Issue. Please help~!

    ??? I didn't delete any post?

    I noticed you are only at SP2 instead of SP3, why?

    Also, from the same Dell web site, try installing the latest Video driver, perhaps that will help.

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    Mxlly is offline Newbie
    Windows Automatic Updates installed some service pack 3 thing, and I updated all my drivers from doing a scan on the website. So far, My sims is working like it used to before it crashed

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    Ztruker is offline Technical Guest
    Excellent. SP3 was the next thing I was going to suggest.

  4. #14
    Mxlly is offline Newbie
    Oh and about the deleted post, it was about some other user who posted and then deleted his post O:

    Anyways, thank you so much for you help! I really appreciate it.

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    Mxlly is offline Newbie
    nope wait--- Damn it. It crashed again, the blue screen came up again after like three hours of having the sims 3 running.

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    Ztruker is offline Technical Guest
    If the game is important to you, I would seriously consider backing up your data and starting over again, with a Clean Install of XP. Good instructions here:

    Clean Install - Michael Stevens Tech
    How to Reformat and Reinstall your Operating System - WhatTheTech

    If you decide to do this, please do it as follows:

    1. Clean Install XP
    2. Install any needed device drivers
    3. Install Service Pack 3
    4. Install all updates

    Install the game and see how it runs. I would wait to run it until you've done all the above.

    Lastly, restore your data, install your programs. Test after each major install.

    SP3 is a large download so I would download the redistributable .exe ahead of time and save it somewhere.

    Executable: Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers
    CD ISO image: Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File

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    Mxlly is offline Newbie
    What if that doesn't work?

  8. #18
    Ztruker is offline Technical Guest
    If reinstalling the operating system doesn't resolve the problem then maybe it's caused by hardware.

    Video card is going bad or needs an updated driver?
    Defective memory?
    Hard drive problem?
    System board problem (original ialmdev5.DLL - chipset driver problem)?

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