I need help with my Proccessor, I am new.

[Clay L]

Please help me. I want to install Spore, and I do not have a good enough CPU. I only have 2.00GHz. I can install it fine on my other computer though. I guess I need a new Processor, But I do not want to go and buy a new PC. I have a default Compaq Presario CQ50. Please help

[Xan]

You have 2.0 GHz so that is enough for Spore according to minimum requirement check below and make sure your ram and other configuration ...


PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

FOR WINDOWS XP
* * 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* * 512 MB RAM
* * A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
* * At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations.

FOR WINDOWS VISTA
* * 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* * 768 MB RAM
* * A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
* * At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations.

* When launching the game, some Microsoft Vista users may receive a warning about running out of address space along with a link to the Microsoft Knowledge Base. If you see this message, it is recommended that you follow the instructions and go to the website listed in the message to update your system.

* For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least:
* Intel Integrated Chipset, 945GM or above.
* 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent.
* 768 MB RAM

Supported Video Cards
* NVIDIA GeForce series
* FX 5900, FX 5950
* 6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
* 7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
* 8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
* 9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280

* Intel® Extreme Graphics
* GMA 950, GMA X3000, GMA X3100


ATI Radeon™ series
* 9500, 9600, 9800
* X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
* X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
* 2400, 2600, 2900
* 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870,
* 4850

* Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slowly. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly. Intel integrated chipsets featuring underclocked parts, such as the 945GU, GML, and GMS, will not perform adequately.

* Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants will have low settings selected, but should run satisfactorily.

* Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn't listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all.

* The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.

[Clay L]

Thank you, but for some reason, when I install it on this computer, I don't have a "Create A Shortcut" or "Launch Spore" options. I am at least happy to know that it is not my processor, but I can't play it

[Xan]

Make sure you have proper copy of Spore that you installing because that you bought from good source ...... "Creating A Shortcut" or "Launching Spore" options are not depend on your configuration that is done by installation file if your computer is not able to handle this game then installation automatically get aborted with error......