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| 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 |
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24 Nov 2004, 19:16 |
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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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| ON the Sims Deluxe Edition, why can't i use the second disc? |
18 Dec 2004, 02:02 |
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18 Dec 2004, 13:20 |
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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 have installed sims 2 perfectaly fine but it says my comp dsn't have directx 9.0c compatible graphics adapters... jsut wondering wat i have to do to make it work? |
29 Sep 2004, 09:24 |
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29 Sep 2004, 12:45 |
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| 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 |
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6 Mar 2006, 15:27 |
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| 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 |
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2 Mar 2006, 06:24 |
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| hi, when i install the sims 2 it doesn't ask for cd 3, it tries to copy the control2.dat file which is on the third cd, how can i get it to ask for the third cd before copying that file |
23 Dec 2005, 01:14 |
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16 Apr 2006, 12:24 |
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| hi.I just bought ts2 and i try to install it.When it starts to say the % of the installation it stops at 1% saying that a problm occured in transfering the D:\Support\es\Leeme.txt.Retry or cancel?i retry but it keeps asking ma |
9 Mar 2007, 00:12 |
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23 Mar 2007, 12:09 |
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| 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 |
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8 Dec 2005, 09:22 |
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| I have Sims 2, So im not asking for a crack/serial, but my 4th disk is very badly damage so on 99% (not joking) It stops the installation and comes up with an error. Does anyone know where I can download Sims 2? |
28 Sep 2006, 10:51 |
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6 Oct 2006, 13:52 |
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| 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 |
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12 Dec 2004, 21:25 |
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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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| Why is there a long wait time between EA Games animation and the Maxis logo? (approx. 1 min ++) |
22 Mar 2005, 08:35 |
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28 Mar 2005, 18:30 |
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| The sims2 ran fine on my computer but i bought the expansion pack university and had trouble installing it i did install it eventually but when i go to open it the white screen appears but it never loads? does anyone have any ideas? |
17 Apr 2005, 02:16 |
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25 Apr 2005, 18:54 |
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| Installed the game fine. I have all the requirements needed. Manage to play the game. Save and quit the game as per normal but when I wanna start the game again it says "The application has crashed. The application will now terminate." Why?? |
15 Jul 2005, 04:33 |
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22 Jul 2005, 00:29 |
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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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| 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 |
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11 Nov 2004, 23:55 |
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| ive insatlled the sims2 and in need the directX 9.0c thing wat do i do? |
12 Dec 2004, 09:38 |
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24 Jan 2005, 18:35 |
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| ive installed sims2 but when i try to load game is just says its encountered a prob n needs to close. ive tried directX installing etc but nothings workin. bodyshop works fine. plz tell me wot i can do!! |
30 Jun 2006, 14:46 |
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13 Dec 2006, 07:30 |
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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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| 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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| 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 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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| 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 |
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1 Feb 2006, 09:19 |
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