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Sticky: after installing University/Nightlife expansion pack the instalation starts a mandatory update, and then it crashes when patching a file or doesn't do anything. Why does this happen?	25 Aug 2005, 05:13	5	23 May 2012, 05:42	6212
Sticky: I just installed the sims 2, and when I opened it up to start the game an error came up saying "Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters" (or something similar). I have already got DirectX 9.0c, so what's wrong?	21 Sep 2004, 05:02	6	8 Dec 2006, 16:11	80630
I jus got a new laptop and i recently installed the sims 2 i played it for a couple of minutes....and then when i exit a screen appears saying windows has experiened a problem and then it crashes and my computer restarts can someone help me??	30 Jul 2006, 06:47	1	3 Jul 2007, 02:27	2523
I have the directx compatibal adapter problem well this is my system info type thing....... Operating System:Microsoft Wndows 98, System Manufacturer:n/a, System model:n/a, BIOS:n/a, Processor:AMD-kg 3D processor, MMX, 3D now,~480 MHz, Memory:128 RAM	12 Sep 2005, 22:49	7	16 Sep 2005, 02:27	2523
had a problem with game playing properly.copied ea games folder to desktop.reinstalled sims 2 and uni.paste ea games folder back.now i have no neighbourhoods. i spent ages on sims i cant just restart evryting!	18 Sep 2005, 14:26	1	18 Sep 2005, 19:41	2525
I've owned Sims 2 for over a year, and now my disc 1 of the game broke, where can I get an individual one, besides eBay, for cheap or free?	28 Jan 2007, 19:17	2	25 Aug 2007, 10:17	2525
installed TS2 (DVD version) on my PC, and got 'please insert correct dvd rom, select ok and restart application'. running XP, have directx 9.0c, primary and secondary channels PIO only. think i'm up to min spec but not sure. what else can i try?!	29 Dec 2005, 23:07	1	9 Feb 2006, 02:45	2525
i have been playing TS2 and TS2U for quite sometime now, and everything was fine. now, every time i enter a lot to play, the game crashes. Why?	18 Apr 2005, 09:57	2	23 Apr 2005, 20:18	2525
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	2525
hi everyone. i'm having a problem with the walls on the sims life stories. they are flashing red and wont stop! i dont have any mods or downloads so it cant be that. HELP????????	25 Feb 2007, 16:58	1	13 Mar 2007, 12:41	2525
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	2525
My comp has directx9.0b so i upgraded with the TS2 CD &it says the installation's succesful but TS2 wont run saying that c is not installed (dxdiag still says b).I tried extracting d3d9.dll into system32 MANY TIMES but the replacing file refuses to stick!	22 May 2006, 10:34	2	3 Jun 2006, 07:50	2525
My friend is having a problem. Whenever she goes on TS2 it gets to the neighbourhood screen and then goes colourful and restarts her computer. What is happening?	3 Oct 2004, 19:39	1	25 Oct 2004, 20:10	2526
I re-installed Sims 2, and now when i load a family it wont work! It gets as far as lighting up all the squares then it stays on the same screen 4 ages, and a popup appears saying "the system has crashed"	5 Jan 2005, 20:59	3	4 Mar 2006, 23:07	2526
I have Sims 2 DVD version. Nothing happens when I put the game in the drive it does not recognise it, EA games cannot help. My system meets requirements and I have tried loads of stuff suggested from EA nothing works. The game will work on other machines	26 Nov 2005, 17:06	2	27 Nov 2005, 11:09	2526
i went to the directx website to download the direct x 9.0 and it started to install but then it said it didn't copy a file what does that mean?	12 Dec 2004, 21:16	1	12 Dec 2004, 21:25	2526
how do i start?	1 Apr 2006, 12:33	2	5 May 2006, 22:23	2526
ON the Sims Deluxe Edition, why can't i use the second disc?	18 Dec 2004, 02:02	1	18 Dec 2004, 13:20	2526
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	2527
everytime i wan to start da game sim2 university,there's always a box poppin out sayin dat i muz insert da right cd and restart da application..can any1 solve dis?	22 Nov 2006, 05:25	1	29 Dec 2006, 09:13	2527
I have problems with the sims 2 installation. The installation goes fine until it reaches near 25% wich , i guess , is the end of the cd 1. But instead of asking for cd 2 , a window prompts and says: Installation sucessful.	25 Mar 2005, 15:47	1	27 Mar 2005, 00:25	2527
I tried installing sims 2. a screen came up but then a sign came up saying "the application has crashed,the application will now terminate". i followed the instructions and have installed direck x.My video card is ok so why isn't it working?	2 Jan 2006, 15:09	1	6 Mar 2006, 15:27	2527
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	2527
I have the sims 2 and it will not load at all. I have XP but I cannot find anything wrong I tried setup.exe on run, but it tells me to goto my control panel, which it cannot read the disk when I add/remove programs.	16 Oct 2004, 18:55	1	24 Dec 2004, 06:34	2527
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	2527

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