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| hi all, iv finally got sims2 installed but every time i put the disk in it says an error with direct draw, iv installed dx 9.0, what do i do???? |
26 Jan 2005, 19:57 |
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13 Aug 2005, 07:37 |
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| Solution to all whose game freezes on 23%, 77% or similar! |
16 Aug 2006, 22:51 |
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23 Mar 2007, 05:34 |
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| I hav a problem. My Sims2 installed perfectly, it works smooth, but Build Mode doesn't work. |
28 Mar 2005, 16:07 |
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10 Apr 2005, 14:21 |
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| 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 |
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18 Sep 2005, 19:41 |
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| 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 |
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24 Dec 2004, 06:34 |
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| 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 |
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28 Apr 2006, 22:04 |
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| when you want to download something for the sims 2 from www.thesims2.com you need to be registrated? |
10 Jan 2005, 21:44 |
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24 Jan 2005, 18:38 |
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| Do i have to Install the original first? |
17 May 2006, 16:08 |
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1 Jul 2006, 12:22 |
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| I just bought the Sims 2 University and when I tried to install it, it got to 65% and a box popped up that sayed TSData\Res\userData\Thumbnails\CasThumbnails from the media. And it says retry or cancel. |
26 Jan 2006, 00:08 |
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28 Apr 2006, 21:55 |
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| 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 |
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25 Aug 2007, 10:17 |
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| Since i installed direct x 9 iv found some of my direct x files r missin, how do i get these files cuz it wont let me start sims2????????? |
18 Jan 2005, 19:16 |
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19 Jan 2005, 19:51 |
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| I installed sims2 then when i try to play it i get this message "please instert the correct cd-rom,select ok and restart application" any ideas? |
4 Aug 2005, 16:38 |
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3 Sep 2005, 07:59 |
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| 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 |
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25 Nov 2005, 01:02 |
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| 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 |
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7 Jan 2005, 00:09 |
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| i have 9.c direct x but the problem im running windows 98 intel 810 can i update it to what system requirments says because i really wanna play the game |
24 Sep 2004, 11:56 |
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24 Nov 2004, 19:15 |
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| 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 |
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5 Sep 2006, 20:03 |
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| 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 |
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13 Mar 2007, 12:41 |
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| Is the Sims 2 disc needed for expanion install and game play? |
7 Nov 2006, 02:26 |
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27 Dec 2006, 09:59 |
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| Not only do I get an error while updating with Sims 2 Disc 4, I had the same probl;em while installing Sims 2 patches! What's going on? I just bought my Sims University and I'm sooooo psyche to play and now this happen! |
2 Feb 2006, 04:22 |
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24 Apr 2006, 01:47 |
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| I installed the sims 2 in the correct way. I made a downloads folder in the map MY Documents/ EA Games/The Sims 2/Downloads, Downloaded the CEP thing, but still my downloads don't show up in the game. Anyone that can help me? |
28 Feb 2007, 12:29 |
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30 Mar 2007, 07:44 |
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| I downloaded Sims 2 but can't run setup.exe or autorun.exe. It says "The Program is too big to fit in memory". First it complained about autoexec.nt, I fixed it, and now this question. What to do??? :( |
8 Oct 2005, 00:39 |
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8 Oct 2005, 12:46 |
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| 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 |
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14 Jul 2005, 07:07 |
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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 |
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3 Dec 2004, 07:39 |
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| 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 |
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9 Feb 2006, 02:45 |
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| My computers graphics card does not meet the system specs so is there any way i can play the sims 2 or will i have to buy a knew graphics card? |
30 Dec 2006, 20:48 |
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3 Jan 2007, 00:49 |
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