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Sticky: Install error: "The instruction 0x(big number) referenced memory at 0x(another big number). The memory could not be read." 16 Nov 2004, 01:57 1 21 Jan 2005, 23:37 5181
Sticky: I'm trying to reinstall the game but it says it's already installed or I need to uninstall it first! 1 Feb 2004, 01:00 2 29 Jun 2008, 16:27 8043
Sticky: When I try and install sims1 on Windows XP this comes up: 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications' 24 Apr 2005, 03:14 23 14 Oct 2013, 03:50 41443
Sticky: Can the original "The Sims" be installed on Windows XP? 8 Feb 2004, 19:34 21 3 Nov 2013, 02:12 58766
Sticky: In what order should I install The Sims and expansions? 1 Feb 2004, 01:00 21 12 Jul 2012, 05:29 77057
The sims1 installs and stops at c:\program files\maxis\the sims\gamedata\objects\objects\objects.far! what do i do now? 16 Aug 2004, 16:24 1 24 Aug 2004, 00:37 2701
when the sims makin magic loading page comes up it shuts off 24 Jun 2005, 03:56 1 16 Jul 2005, 07:51 2703
ive downloaded a couple of things, including windows and a bunch of staircases, but when i try to place a staircase of any kind in the houses, it shows up as a window or part of a window. I cant add a second story to any of my houses cuz i cant put stair 26 Dec 2004, 03:31 4 7 Jan 2005, 03:36 2703
i installed Sims Mega Deluxe and the EP's (HP then HD) then i installed unleashed but when i finished all the installing, i put back in SimsMD and it says Sims unleashed put in the right cd. how can i just use the regular sims mega deluxe cd??? 19 Apr 2006, 05:52 2 20 Dec 2006, 02:50 2703
How do I save my game so that when I reinstall my sims I will still have my previous games back as per normal? I had reformat my PC several times last month and kept losing my games. I don't wanna start everything from scratch again! 12 Sep 2004, 09:37 1 13 Sep 2004, 01:35 2703
I am trying to uninstall Sims Delux from my computer so that I can reinstall it but every time I try to remove it it gose to a install prompt and askes for disk one, I give it disk one and it says finished installing Sims... 12 Dec 2004, 01:53 1 24 Jan 2005, 18:01 2703
I've got the sims Super deluxe. There's also the sims creator included. I istalled the sims creater but when i start it asks for a cd. I tryed all of the 4 cd's none works which cd do i need to use? or what 22 Jul 2004, 21:11 1 11 Aug 2004, 00:16 2703
I got the Sims Double Deluxe about a year ago...as well as the Sims unleashed. I uninstalled them because our hard drive got full, but now we have a new computer. I've misplaced the instructions on how to install the Sims Double Deluxe. 24 Jul 2005, 20:10 1 24 Jul 2005, 21:39 2704
I had to reformat my comp last wk & therefore had to reinstall TS1 double deluxe but now it gets as far as the neighbourhood then kicks me back to my desktop - as far as i know everything is up to date so i'm narked that i cant play now :( any ideas?? Thx 4 May 2006, 17:02 1 4 May 2006, 23:31 2704
I got The Sims & Livin Large & I'm just starting so I have like only 6 houses from the very start of the game when it was installed. & I want to have neighborhood so I downloaded houses, but I don't know how to install them & how can I do it successfully. 23 Aug 2004, 14:22 1 23 Aug 2004, 23:02 2704
i have XP but when i try to install the sims 1 it gets to 30% and gets stuck even thugh i've got 120 GB space. 31 Jul 2006, 00:48 1 29 Dec 2006, 09:11 2704
I installed The Sims Deluxe on my laptop, with Hot Date and Unleashed. Now, when I try to uninstall all of it, it won't let me. 20 Dec 2005, 02:57 1 19 Jan 2006, 20:16 2704
I have just tried to install Sims Triple Deluxe, can install 4 discs then supposed to re-install disc 1 & 2 but it gets stuck. Any ideas? 4 Jan 2005, 12:40 1 23 Sep 2005, 08:13 2704
my game keeps on freezing when i put it in how do i stop that 1 Aug 2004, 00:59 1 8 Aug 2004, 16:57 2704
I cannot get the sims deluxe to run, so i tried reinstalling it. At the end of it, it said "error setting version in registry aborting installation" how can i sort it out? 1 Jul 2005, 21:09 3 1 Aug 2005, 21:13 2704
I want to save my neighborhoods on disk so i can put them on another computer what files do i need to save? 3 Aug 2004, 03:08 1 21 Aug 2004, 01:33 2704
When i try to play the sims hot date i get this message that says The sims hot date has encountered a problem and needs to close! If u can tell me why or how to fix it tell me PLEASE 2 Apr 2005, 23:46 1 3 Apr 2005, 02:33 2705
I have uninstalled the sims by mistake but have lost the main sims game. All I have now is the livin it up e pack. How can I get it to work without the main Sims CD? 27 Mar 2004, 18:23 2 28 Mar 2004, 16:31 2705
I have The Sims Deluxe installed and all the expansion packs in order. I tried to have a party but when I bought items for the party(dance cage, buffet tables, disco ball, dj booth) they dissappear when I go to live mode. 21 Sep 2004, 09:03 1 5 Jan 2005, 15:20 2705
i download a few thing and unzipped them, but when i started it and tryed to select a house, it crashed. what wrong and how can i fix it??? 27 Jul 2004, 01:53 2 3 Aug 2004, 05:20 2705
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