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Sticky: When I try and install sims1 on Windows XP this comes up: 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications'	24 Apr 2005, 03:14	23	14 Oct 2013, 03:50	40109
Sticky: Install error: "The instruction 0x(big number) referenced memory at 0x(another big number). The memory could not be read."	16 Nov 2004, 01:57	1	21 Jan 2005, 23:37	4427
Sticky: In what order should I install The Sims and expansions?	1 Feb 2004, 01:00	21	12 Jul 2012, 05:29	74940
Sticky: I'm trying to reinstall the game but it says it's already installed or I need to uninstall it first!	1 Feb 2004, 01:00	2	29 Jun 2008, 16:27	7260
Sticky: Can the original "The Sims" be installed on Windows XP?	8 Feb 2004, 19:34	21	3 Nov 2013, 02:12	57102
Yesterday the game froze so i tried to close it, when i did it asked to save so i saved it, when i tried to go back and play again, right when its supposed to show the neighborhoods, it closes the sims game,what can i do about this?	18 Jul 2004, 01:21	1	18 Jul 2004, 13:50	2275
will you plz give me step by step information about installing The Sims and its expansion packs?	7 Jun 2004, 17:13	3	27 Jun 2004, 22:46	2791
Will Sims run with an AMD Processor	23 Feb 2004, 12:46	3	2 Jul 2004, 19:50	2386
why do my sims' faces turn purple?!?!?	24 Sep 2004, 06:02	11	7 Mar 2014, 04:09	22511
While trying to install Makin' Magic (all other exp packs installed in order) It goes along fine until it gets to the second disc where it says "Now patching previous version of the sims," where it freezes.	21 Aug 2004, 21:01	1	7 Sep 2004, 07:03	2197
while trying to install makin magic i accidentally erased the original game's registry with SimsEraser.exe. do i have to reinstall EVERYTHING all over again?	2 Jun 2004, 19:58	2	8 Jun 2004, 01:56	2199
where can i download sims1	22 Apr 2011, 04:52	1	21 Jun 2014, 08:03	11780
Whenever I put in the Sims 2 disk to install it this error window comes up saying "The procedure entry point Glushfilebufgers could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll." What do I need to do?	8 May 2005, 23:56	3	1 Jan 2006, 13:57	2433
when the sims makin magic loading page comes up it shuts off	24 Jun 2005, 03:56	1	16 Jul 2005, 07:51	2193
When installing MM, the installation locks when it gets to the "patching previous expansion packs". I've re-installed them in the order suggested by EA. What other problems could be happening? Do I need to re-install differently?	26 Jul 2004, 20:04	2	2 Aug 2004, 20:01	2191
When installing Hot Date I get a "Sorry, there's not enough disk space free on . 524288000 bytes are required and only -1 byres are free." i get this every time...I have the first regular The Sims installed. I'm running XP Pro and enough disk space.	24 Oct 2004, 05:07	3	16 Dec 2004, 01:14	2938
When i try to play the sims hot date i get this message that says The sims hot date has encountered a problem and needs to close! If u can tell me why or how to fix it tell me PLEASE	2 Apr 2005, 23:46	1	3 Apr 2005, 02:33	2195
when i try to install unleashed on xp professional i get an error in setup.exe, what can that be? In 98 it allways worked	23 May 2004, 01:16	1	25 Jul 2004, 22:11	2353
When I try to install The Sims Deluxe Edition, when it asks for the second disk, I put it in and it comes up with an error "file transfer error" or something like that. How can I install the game?	8 Jul 2005, 09:37	1	9 Jul 2005, 00:18	2203
When i try to install the Sims Deluxe edition it says it cannot find the language files and that the installation will be aborted. It then quits the installation. How can i prevent this?	24 Jul 2004, 20:43	1	10 Sep 2004, 21:51	2213
When i try to install the sims delux edition a thingy pops up saying "Sorry, theres not enough disk space free on. 20975299 bytes are required and only -1 bytes are free" except i have 2.08 GB free on my computer :S	28 Jan 2005, 03:26	2	9 Mar 2005, 20:44	2906
When I try to install Superstar, a message comes up asking me if I want to uninstall Superstar. What should I do?	12 Jun 2008, 19:48	1	17 Feb 2012, 03:41	2509
when i try to install sims deluxe edition an error pops up.other answers say that it could be that my computer is to old or slow , how can i tell if this is so ?	30 Dec 2004, 01:59	4	23 Apr 2005, 21:14	2193
when i try to install original sims it goes to 70% and then freezes! what's with that???	21 Feb 2004, 20:48	3	8 May 2014, 03:14	3811
When I try and install disk 1 of triple deluxe it gets to 95% and stops and say componant transfer error? what is causing this problem?	20 Sep 2006, 17:22	1	18 Apr 2009, 16:29	3894

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