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i bought sims 2 yesterday for a brand new dell pentium 4 pc. it won't install.. sometimes it stops on 79% sometimes something else. my daughter is going to kill me!!! 24 Mar 2005, 22:52 3 12 Aug 2006, 13:36 2378
When I install more than 3 expansion packs the walls in sims houses and create a family start to flash red and I can't do anything about it! Please tell me whats wrong! Its so frustrating! 27 Dec 2006, 10:03 2 30 Dec 2006, 01:18 2378
Ok my video card or whatever is a rage pro and i wanted to update it and i downloaded it but where was i suppose to download it to?? 26 Sep 2005, 08:00 2 28 Sep 2005, 07:15 2378
I'm looking at buying a Celeron 2Ghz processor with 256Mb RAM. Will this be OK to run Sims2 or should it be a Pentium? 4 May 2005, 15:39 1 5 May 2005, 01:34 2378
Got Sims 2 from Thailand was told it payed English but there is no option for English Please how do I get it to have English. 9 Nov 2004, 06:03 1 24 Nov 2004, 19:16 2378
I just got the sims 2 today and when i put it in to install it, my computer ejects it right away. I have a mac and I have never had this problem before, does anyone know how to fix it? 30 Jul 2005, 02:19 2 16 Sep 2006, 08:20 2378
ive installed: deluxe, vacation, hotdate, superstar, making magic & unleashed.i needed making to play but its my friends. i reinstalled deluxe vacation hotdate unleashed but it still wont work 11 Nov 2005, 22:19 1 2 Mar 2006, 06:24 2378
Was wondering if i have the Sims2 DVD Edition, would it be possible for me to install the sims2 Nightlife expansion (CD version) and have it work properly? 22 Jan 2006, 04:02 1 5 Mar 2006, 12:16 2378
My operating system is Xp,graphics card sis and i have been trying to load the sims 2 Dvd edition for the past few days.But whenever it is about to load,it says that it cannot locate e cd rom and to disable cd/dvd emulation software.It won't load! 26 Dec 2004, 06:18 1 5 Jan 2005, 15:30 2378
just installed sims2 onto my new dell 9150 computer and i am getting this cd/dvd emulation software installed disable before use.i had deleted clone cd disabled norton anti-virus ,tried again it still comes up with this message. 30 Mar 2006, 15:37 1 28 Apr 2006, 22:04 2378
I have installed Sims 2 but when I go to launch the game it says I don't have the correct disk or disk not found. How do I get it to work? 3 Aug 2005, 05:24 2 3 Aug 2005, 16:00 2378
Okay, it says I have a "ATI RAGE128 VR AGP" video card. What does that mean? Is it compatible, because I know other ATI cards are. I wish my computer would stop talking to me in acronyms. 30 Sep 2004, 06:02 1 5 Nov 2004, 08:41 2378
I hav a problem. My Sims2 installed perfectly, it works smooth, but Build Mode doesn't work. 28 Mar 2005, 16:07 2 10 Apr 2005, 14:21 2378
I have a windows 1998 and I downloaded all the Radeon and Catalyst stuff and the DX thingy. It still won't load! It says I don't have the adapters. When I went to clean out my graphics it says I don't have any (which I do)! Please help me! I need the TS2! 27 Nov 2004, 19:59 4 28 Nov 2004, 20:53 2378
Installed game, Win 98SE, Amd 800 Mhz, 384 Mb ram, 40 Gb hd space, DX9.0c, Nvidia Ti4400 graphic gard. When opening game and making character (about max 5 min of start) it just hangs up and must be resetted from reset button... Any ideas ? 9 Oct 2004, 22:11 2 10 Oct 2004, 02:20 2378
I had the DirectX 9 problem but eventually solved it. Only now the program works up until I try to actually play. NEIGHBORHOODS WON'T LOAD. At all. I've already uninstalled/reinstalled 4 times. What should I do? 26 Dec 2004, 22:52 1 20 May 2005, 20:41 2378
Hi there! I am running SIMS2 on Pentium 4 xp,everything goes fine except for the face-pictures.On the left-hand side of the screen where i am supposed to see my Sims' faces i see empty green squares.This happens only with the Sims i create. Any patches? 3 Apr 2005, 15:49 3 7 Aug 2005, 13:47 2378
I have Sims 2 and the University exp. pack. They used to work, but now no longer do, I have tried reinstalling a couple of times, but when I try to run Sims 2, I get the first splash picture then nothing. 26 Jun 2005, 02:54 2 26 Jun 2005, 13:12 2378
I keep getting the error message 32791:5 when trying to install the sims 2 holiday party pack. I've tried reinstalling both the ea downloader and the holiday party pack, but I'm still getting the same error message. So now what? 21 Nov 2005, 07:27 1 25 Nov 2005, 01:02 2378
I want to uninstall my sims game when the university expansion comes out, but I would like to keep my houses. Is there a way of saving a neighbourhood to a folder, reinstalling and getting them back in the game?? Thanks xx 8 Mar 2005, 22:10 1 11 Mar 2005, 20:45 2378
I've installed the game, and played on it, but the graphics are atrocious, I can't see what's in their thought bubbles its all so blurred, i tried upping the graphics on the options bar, but it still doesnt work, any suggestions? 27 Dec 2004, 13:13 1 24 Jan 2005, 18:42 2378
I ve oredi installed The Sims,The Sims Unleashed and The Sims Makin' Magic.However when i click start,it asks me to put in the correct CD. 20 Dec 2004, 08:15 2 7 Jan 2005, 00:09 2378
So wats the requirement for SIMS 2? I have 16 mb ATI Rage128 Ultra(16mb) for the video adapter and Ati rage128pro Agp 4x as its 3d accelerater. Will this work? I have bought too many game which dont work due to hardware and getting sick of it. 14 Apr 2005, 21:57 1 15 Apr 2005, 14:26 2378
How do I change the viewpoint of the game?? When it loads it isnt 800x600 (my screen size) It is a REALLY small size. I did it the first time but i re-installed it! Now i cant remember 4 the life of me! Please b quick 4 Jan 2005, 21:19 1 4 Jan 2005, 23:52 2378
i av a mac sims2 game (1st one) and i av downloaded stuff for it online but i went on it it didn't load up but it went out of the game and siad unexpected error i tried again and it did the same! 9 Apr 2006, 19:15 1 29 Dec 2006, 09:07 2379
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