Why does my sims 2 double deluxe keep freezing up?

You have Vista and integrated graphics, Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express . To play the Sims 2 (or any sophisticated 3D game) on Vista you need a good, dedicated graphics card. This is where most laptops fall down...they have integrated graphics, which just aren't powerful enough for gaming. Here is the official EA guide to playing the Sims 2 on Vista: a href="http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=281" rel="nofollow"http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?h…/a