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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	4424
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	76402
Was wondering if i have the Sims2 DVD Edition, would it be possible for me to install the sims2 Nightlife expansion (CD version) and have it work properly?	22 Jan 2006, 04:02	1	5 Mar 2006, 12:16	1394
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	1395
I have updated latest drivers runningan FX5200 graphics card. The children and babies in the Sims 2 are all in white with letters and symbols on them. I have noticed on other peoples systems the kids are displayed in normal colour. Any ideas how can fix?	12 Oct 2005, 21:46	1	1 Feb 2006, 09:19	1398
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	1398
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	1398
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	2	30 Mar 2007, 07:44	1399
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	1399
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	1399
hi.i have ts2 and the season expansion pack.if i install the pets will i be able to play the pets and the seasons keep changing??	2 Apr 2007, 16:09	1	14 Apr 2007, 18:09	1399
I successfully installed the sims 2, but when I try to start it up, a white screen appears with the sims 2 logo. After about 3-5 minutes, i get this. The Sims 2 has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Why?	13 Feb 2007, 01:18	1	14 Feb 2007, 20:09	1399
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	4	3 Jan 2007, 00:49	1399
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	1399
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	1400
I hav a problem. My Sims2 installed perfectly, it works smooth, but Build Mode doesn't work.	28 Mar 2005, 16:07	2	10 Apr 2005, 14:21	1401
Is the Sims 2 disc needed for expanion install and game play?	7 Nov 2006, 02:26	1	27 Dec 2006, 09:59	1401
Why is there a long wait time between EA Games animation and the Maxis logo? (approx. 1 min ++)	22 Mar 2005, 08:35	1	28 Mar 2005, 18:30	1401
I have installed Sims 2 but when I go to launch the game it says I don't have the correct disk or disk not found. How do I get it to work?	3 Aug 2005, 05:24	2	3 Aug 2005, 16:00	1401
i installed sims 2 and when i try to install any expansion pack it installs fine but after its done tries to patch the game and says insert sims 2 cd 4 and when i put it in and hit okay it just keeps asking for the cd 4, i have tried everything i can	31 Dec 2006, 07:35	3	31 Dec 2006, 22:24	1402
ON the Sims Deluxe Edition, why can't i use the second disc?	18 Dec 2004, 02:02	1	18 Dec 2004, 13:20	1402
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	1	25 Nov 2005, 01:02	1402
ive lost my game disk and my game has stoped working, it says to put in game disk but i dont want to waste my money on a new game disk. is there anything elce i can do?	25 Nov 2005, 14:15	2	8 Dec 2005, 09:22	1402
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	1402
help i hve downloaded the directX 9.0 so why isnt it working?	11 Dec 2004, 23:39	1	12 Dec 2004, 01:29	1402

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