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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	1	13 Aug 2005, 07:37	2832
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	2832
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	2832
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	1	28 Apr 2006, 22:04	2832
My sims2 game was working fine on my xp computer until we moved it upstairs,everytime it trys to load up it now says unspecified error and stops loading,could this be due to firewalls or virus software on my computer,if so how can i fix it please?	17 Jan 2005, 20:56	1	18 Jan 2005, 01:19	2832
My friend is having a problem. Whenever she goes on TS2 it gets to the neighbourhood screen and then goes colourful and restarts her computer. What is happening?	3 Oct 2004, 19:39	1	25 Oct 2004, 20:10	2833
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	2	24 Nov 2004, 19:15	2833
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	2	24 Apr 2006, 01:47	2833
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	1	29 Sep 2004, 12:45	2834
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	2834
My operating system is Xp,graphics card sis and i have been trying to load the sims 2 Dvd edition for the past few days.But whenever it is about to load,it says that it cannot locate e cd rom and to disable cd/dvd emulation software.It won't load!	26 Dec 2004, 06:18	1	5 Jan 2005, 15:30	2834
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	2834
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	3	8 Oct 2005, 12:46	2834
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	2835
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	1	6 Oct 2006, 13:52	2835
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	1	13 Dec 2006, 07:30	2835
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	1	2 Mar 2006, 06:24	2836
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	2836
So wats the requirement for SIMS 2? I have 16 mb ATI Rage128 Ultra(16mb) for the video adapter and Ati rage128pro Agp 4x as its 3d accelerater. Will this work? I have bought too many game which dont work due to hardware and getting sick of it.	14 Apr 2005, 21:57	1	15 Apr 2005, 14:26	2838
How do I change the viewpoint of the game?? When it loads it isnt 800x600 (my screen size) It is a REALLY small size. I did it the first time but i re-installed it! Now i cant remember 4 the life of me! Please b quick	4 Jan 2005, 21:19	1	4 Jan 2005, 23:52	2838
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	2838
ON the Sims Deluxe Edition, why can't i use the second disc?	18 Dec 2004, 02:02	1	18 Dec 2004, 13:20	2838
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	2	14 Jul 2005, 07:07	2839
Do i have to Install the original first?	17 May 2006, 16:08	1	1 Jul 2006, 12:22	2839
My comp has directx9.0b so i upgraded with the TS2 CD &it says the installation's succesful but TS2 wont run saying that c is not installed (dxdiag still says b).I tried extracting d3d9.dll into system32 MANY TIMES but the replacing file refuses to stick!	22 May 2006, 10:34	2	3 Jun 2006, 07:50	2839

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