ati3dvag display driver. not working?

[jen_62387]

I play the Sims 3 and after awhile decided to upload some of the added features(hair, clothes) from the sims website. Right after doing that when I attempted to play, it would freeze, and instead of my normal screen ( http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/jen_62387/normal.jpg ) my computer would go blank for a few minutes then would come back looking like this ( http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/jen_62387/display.jpg ) I have tried removing the game and reuploading it, running it without the extra content, I deleted the content. Nothing works. It won't let me play. My computer works fine otherwise, it only malfunctions when I play Sims 3.

Basic information about my comp
Dell
Intel PentiumŪ D CPU 2.80GHz
I run windows XP

Keep in mind that I am only semi computer literate. lol. I can track down any other information you need as well.

[jacksjacks53]

update the driver and see if that helps

[jen_62387]

Ummm. yea. How do I go about doing that? I wasn't even aware computers had drivers...