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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	4013
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	6825
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	39425
Sticky: Can the original "The Sims" be installed on Windows XP?	8 Feb 2004, 19:34	21	3 Nov 2013, 02:12	56126
Sticky: In what order should I install The Sims and expansions?	1 Feb 2004, 01:00	21	12 Jul 2012, 05:29	73742
I just bough the sims 2 pets but i can get it to work! it tells me to insert the sims 2 cd 4 to do an actualization!but then it gives an error and uninstalls everything!can you please help me??	16 Jan 2007, 20:53	1	10 Feb 2007, 15:46	1888
Do you have to install the expansion packs in a certain order? As the last expansion pack i added was 'makin magic' and whenever i click on it now it says i have installed another expansion pack after that (which i haven't) and i must click ok to...	23 Aug 2009, 00:49	1	23 Aug 2009, 00:50	1889
I am trying to uninstall Sims Delux from my computer so that I can reinstall it but every time I try to remove it it gose to a install prompt and askes for disk one, I give it disk one and it says finished installing Sims...	12 Dec 2004, 01:53	1	24 Jan 2005, 18:01	1889
I have been trying to install Sims Unleashed, but wheneve I click on install an Epson window comes up and it wants me to print something, does anyone know why this is happening?	1 Feb 2007, 15:43	1	11 Feb 2007, 23:09	1890
i put in the disk and started installation. Then i quit installation when it was installing. Now when i try to install it does it really quickly and doesn't let me play the game!! What should i do????	28 Feb 2004, 16:36	2	21 Mar 2004, 14:17	1890
I used to have original sims, livin large, and house party on one system (98). I reinstalled everything on my new CPU. which has more than the requirementes but also XP. Everything is fine until i try to transfer all my oldskins/neighborhoods.What's wrong	12 Oct 2005, 06:59	1	3 Feb 2006, 02:19	1891
I installed all the extension packs till SS but when i play the game, options such as throw a party and going on vacation dont appear.wat should i do?	14 Nov 2004, 20:22	1	7 Jun 2005, 22:39	1891
I was installing The Sims Makin Magic on my pc and I had the sims 1, livin large and house party but in the installation said that it needed the sims house party cd to copy some files, and i have lost it. Do I have to buy the sims house party again?	25 Jul 2006, 20:58	1	27 Jul 2006, 17:42	1891
i installed the sims and wen i clik on play it Comes up with please insert correct cd wen it already is in and iv re-installed it 3times	15 Sep 2005, 01:03	1	15 Sep 2005, 01:55	1891
I tried to instal The Sims deluxe Edition, but when I click instal, it just starts installing on a random hard disc without asking!	10 Sep 2004, 19:08	1	16 Oct 2004, 02:43	1891
is the sims delux edition an extra pack or a full game on its own.	3 Sep 2006, 22:09	1	7 Sep 2006, 03:09	1891
I have all the expansion packs, but just want the Deluxe edition and SS loaded. I loaded SS, and it begins, but right when it gets to the part where the neighborhood should show up, the computer takes me back to my desktop	20 May 2005, 06:25	1	28 May 2005, 03:20	1891
Can't remove tiles in the Sims 2. I decided to tear apart the complete house. On the second story, there are a few tiles that can't be deleted. There is nothing on them whatsoever and no stairs are connected to them. Why can't they be deleted?	6 Jun 2005, 21:21	3	5 Oct 2005, 02:33	1892
I have The Sims Deluxe edition and every time I try to play it crashes at "emotional weights". I have already used all the sims shortcuts, ended all task manger processes, reinstalled it several times, and even defraged my computer. PLEASE HELP ME.	31 Aug 2007, 10:18	1	21 Feb 2008, 14:40	1892
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	1892
I have The Sims Deluxe installed butwhen I go to install Hot Date it says I need Livin' Large to copy some things. is there any way I can get around it?	6 Apr 2005, 02:10	1	7 Apr 2005, 01:36	1892
I have XP and have the sims 1 installed, when I try to install the expansion packs it tells me that the original sims cannot be found on my system and to re-install, however it is there and it plays. All original discs. Help!	24 May 2006, 17:02	2	5 Jun 2006, 16:05	1892
i Have The Sims,Livin'Large and House Party,and game is working.But when i install Hot Date my sims are not movin,and the time is stop.	11 Dec 2004, 15:34	1	1 Jan 2005, 03:59	1892
When I put my CD in to install SIMS it autoruns so I click INSTALL. But it opens up some sort of copy window asking my scanner to copy. I cannot get the installation to work. I tried adding it as a program but that did not work. It seems really odd.	4 Nov 2004, 12:46	4	7 Nov 2004, 19:31	1892
I have only disc 2 from the deluxe edition cause they stole my disc 1. So, I bought disc 1 again, and installed it. Now I put disc 2 and it doesn´t opens. It has only 4 files, two .zip and two .iff- Do I need the disc 1 from the Deluxe edition?	5 Nov 2004, 20:44	2	7 Nov 2004, 01:11	1892

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