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I BOUGHT Sims 2 a couple weeks ago for my wife. Shes been having NO TROUBLES at ALL with it until TODAY. BUY and BUILD MODE are SHADED OUT. She'll start a new house and it will be on for a few seconds, then go shaded again? HELP, Shes about to Kill me!!!! 3 Nov 2004, 02:46 4 3 Dec 2004, 07:39 2502
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 2503
Help! I have TS2 and it worked properly until I downloaded University Crack from internet and it messed my game up. I erased the University because it didn't work. But when I tried to play Sims 2 the window pop up saying that run latest sim2 EP Installed 2 Jul 2006, 13:52 3 3 Jan 2007, 10:29 2503
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 2503
how can i spped up my game play cos its goin reli slow but i have the rite graphics card and everything? 19 Aug 2005, 16:08 1 20 Aug 2005, 02:47 2503
After playing Sims2,I am having problems with Internet Explorer.It will connect to the Internet,but it comes up with 'page cannot be displayed' each time, & only solution I have found is using sys restore. 5 Jun 2006, 19:25 1 9 Jun 2006, 00:19 2503
help i hve downloaded the directX 9.0 so why isnt it working? 11 Dec 2004, 23:39 1 12 Dec 2004, 01:29 2503
help! I have completly installed sims 2 but when i try and open it i can see the screen but bout 2 seconds after it says "Sims 2 has encounter a problem and will now close" It does this everytime! why? 11 Nov 2004, 20:46 1 11 Nov 2004, 23:55 2503
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 2504
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 2504
ive installed sims2 but when i try to load game is just says its encountered a prob n needs to close. ive tried directX installing etc but nothings workin. bodyshop works fine. plz tell me wot i can do!! 30 Jun 2006, 14:46 1 13 Dec 2006, 07:30 2504
How will I install the SIMS II? 7 Jan 2006, 05:38 1 25 Jan 2006, 17:43 2504
I am trying to install sims2 and it loads fine then it tries to run ok but the screen flickers between normal and bright red which makes it impossible to play, I have a duron 1200+ and geoforce 5200. Any suggestions please!!! 12 Aug 2005, 10:26 1 12 Aug 2005, 12:02 2504
Solution to all whose game freezes on 23%, 77% or similar! 16 Aug 2006, 22:51 2 23 Mar 2007, 05:34 2505
I have recieved The Sims 2, and it is going terribly slow .. All the enjoyment is basically gone .. I have updated my memory, but I still have no clue how to get it going faster. I've deleted many files, but it's still not running at normal speed. help !! 1 Jan 2005, 20:01 3 9 May 2005, 20:44 2505
I have no idea where to post this. If I wanna reformat my PC and I wanna save my game, which folder should I copy? 20 Jun 2005, 05:59 3 5 Sep 2006, 20:03 2505
How do I download directx 9.0c onto a cd? Do I have to have a cd burner? I don't have the internet so I'm getting it from another computer. My computer is windows xp. I'm not sure how to burn cds either. 1 Feb 2006, 18:08 1 3 Feb 2006, 02:13 2506
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 2506
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 2506
when i tried downloading DirectX9.0c it says 'ACabinet File Necessary for installation cannot be trusted' what does that mean 13 Jul 2005, 21:08 2 14 Jul 2005, 07:07 2506
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 2507
hi, when i install the sims 2 it doesn't ask for cd 3, it tries to copy the control2.dat file which is on the third cd, how can i get it to ask for the third cd before copying that file 23 Dec 2005, 01:14 1 16 Apr 2006, 12:24 2508
Recently installed Sims 2, and when I tried to load the Goth family, it started loading for five minutes, and froze. Help? 25 Dec 2004, 06:31 3 18 Jan 2005, 23:26 2509
Do i have to Install the original first? 17 May 2006, 16:08 1 1 Jul 2006, 12:22 2510
When i downloaded the house it said clik on a package file or something like that but i cannot not find it, i dont kno wat 2 do! and where do i go 1st? 28 Nov 2004, 22:29 2 29 Nov 2004, 23:11 2511
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