Hi fairiesandforefingers,
That message would indicate that your PC's Processor (CPU) is not
fast enough to run that game. Here's a list of system requirements:
http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=21
Let us know if you have any questions. :-)

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fairiesandforefingers Wrote:
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| I start sims and it starts out fine...it goes through the intro video and
| then it'll say calibrating personality matrix and the last one: adjusting
| emotional weights, but then it returns to my desktop. It says something about
| my cpu speed not being enough. How do I improve it?