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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	6819
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	83122
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	2897
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	1	28 Apr 2006, 21:55	2903
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	2903
Solution to all whose game freezes on 23%, 77% or similar!	16 Aug 2006, 22:51	2	23 Mar 2007, 05:34	2905
I just got the sims 2 today and when i put it in to install it, my computer ejects it right away. I have a mac and I have never had this problem before, does anyone know how to fix it?	30 Jul 2005, 02:19	2	16 Sep 2006, 08:20	2906
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	2906
SIMS 2 AND ZONE ALARM SECURITY SUITE will not work together for some reason... anybody have any clue why?... i have put sims 2 as a trusted program...but it still won't work.. game comes on but then gets stuck after the ea games screen comes on..thanks	29 Dec 2005, 02:14	1	24 Apr 2006, 23:26	2906
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	2906
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	2907
I have installed nightlife and now there are no files in the EA GAMES folder in my documents where my downloads go. The folder is there but there is no Terrain, downloads, neighborhood, etc. what now?	8 Oct 2005, 19:45	1	6 Mar 2006, 15:30	2907
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	2908
Installed game, Win 98SE, Amd 800 Mhz, 384 Mb ram, 40 Gb hd space, DX9.0c, Nvidia Ti4400 graphic gard. When opening game and making character (about max 5 min of start) it just hangs up and must be resetted from reset button... Any ideas ?	9 Oct 2004, 22:11	2	10 Oct 2004, 02:20	2908
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	2908
i bought sims 2 yesterday for a brand new dell pentium 4 pc. it won't install.. sometimes it stops on 79% sometimes something else. my daughter is going to kill me!!!	24 Mar 2005, 22:52	3	12 Aug 2006, 13:36	2908
I have nightlife installed on my computer. But when i just installed open for business, an message pops up saying "you have just uninstalled nightlife, if you continue, your... will be deleted". Is there a way to not make it uninstall?	17 Feb 2007, 22:48	2	30 Oct 2007, 15:28	2910
I hope I won't sound dumb but how do you install the add ons we download from this website? (ie clothes, terrain, genetics etc)	21 Jun 2005, 04:55	4	26 Sep 2005, 01:12	2910
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	2910
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	2910
I downloaded Maxis' Sims 2 Content Manager, but it is not working at all. It just keeps saying "Error!", when trying to start it. I have tried all the tricks I have found, now I'm getting desperate here!	26 Dec 2006, 21:03	1	29 Dec 2006, 08:53	2910
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	2910
I recently got Sims 2 pets.When trying to download it, it keeps stoping because it can't copy files. It gives you the opptions of canceling the installation or retrying.I can't seem to get all the way through the installation without a file not copying.	27 Dec 2006, 01:44	2	6 Jan 2007, 05:14	2910
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	2910
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	1	13 Aug 2005, 07:37	2911

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