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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	1466
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	1	12 Dec 2004, 21:25	1467
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	1	24 Nov 2004, 19:16	1467
Sims 2 has worked without problems for ages, and now suddenly, it doesn't start!	2 Sep 2008, 12:16	1	3 Sep 2008, 15:12	1467
After playing Sims2,I am having problems with Internet Explorer.It will connect to the Internet,but it comes up with 'page cannot be displayed' each time, & only solution I have found is using sys restore.	5 Jun 2006, 19:25	1	9 Jun 2006, 00:19	1468
HELP! I have been trying to install sims original but the autoplay pops up, i chose english, click install and it gets up to 96% then just goes off and the only thing left up is the autoplay! what do i do???????????	19 Jun 2006, 00:49	1	5 Sep 2006, 19:56	1469
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	4	3 Dec 2004, 07:39	1470
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	1471
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	1	25 Apr 2005, 18:54	1471
how do i start?	1 Apr 2006, 12:33	2	5 May 2006, 22:23	1471
Okay, it says I have a "ATI RAGE128 VR AGP" video card. What does that mean? Is it compatible, because I know other ATI cards are. I wish my computer would stop talking to me in acronyms.	30 Sep 2004, 06:02	1	5 Nov 2004, 08:41	1472
When I try and install Sims 2 and some expansion packs (Festive Edition, University, Pets + Glamor Life), nothing will start. Is there an order in which to install them?	28 Dec 2006, 15:59	2	30 Dec 2006, 13:25	1473
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	1474
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	2	19 Jan 2005, 19:51	1474
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	1477
I am TRYING to install the Sims 2. It stays at 23% on the 2nd Disc everytime...I have waited about 2 hours. Is this normal? I have Windows XP so it should work.	1 Aug 2006, 03:08	2	17 Feb 2012, 03:54	1478
I am trying to install sims2 but this message that says DirectX9.0c compatible graphics adapters pops up and I really just want a direct down load because i have been looking all night! please help me	9 Oct 2004, 08:42	1	9 Oct 2004, 12:21	1478
Does it matter which order you install the EPs? I have OFB but I want NL, will I have to unistall anything? And which disk would i use to play?	25 Aug 2006, 13:35	2	25 Aug 2006, 17:13	1478
When I install more than 3 expansion packs the walls in sims houses and create a family start to flash red and I can't do anything about it! Please tell me whats wrong! Its so frustrating!	27 Dec 2006, 10:03	2	30 Dec 2006, 01:18	1479
dose it work on Win98?	26 Sep 2004, 21:02	4	23 Mar 2007, 05:42	1481
Does the Patch slow the game down? coz wen i installed it, the whole game ran like it was on Nvidia Geforce 4200 - my old graphics card - and i didnt know why! Do any programmes affect game play? Norton Antivirus Didnt before, It ran fine!? im puzzled!	4 Dec 2004, 20:53	4	5 Dec 2004, 17:44	1481
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	1482
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	1485
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	1	16 Apr 2006, 12:24	1485
Aye if you buy Sims 2 University, do you have to buy the regular Sims 2 to have most things from the regular Sims 2 to the Sims 2 University	24 Jan 2006, 23:11	2	15 Mar 2006, 01:59	1487

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