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DELUXE: it installs fine but when I try to start it desktop.Strange thing:afterwards when I try to start it again I can only click install (just like I've never installed it before).Nor can I uninstall it.Patching doesn't work.DirectX is installed. SO??	5 Aug 2005, 19:56	1	6 Aug 2005, 02:10	2967
When installing MM, the installation locks when it gets to the "patching previous expansion packs". I've re-installed them in the order suggested by EA. What other problems could be happening? Do I need to re-install differently?	26 Jul 2004, 20:04	2	2 Aug 2004, 20:01	2971
I have deluxe ed and downloaded some objects. When I tried 2 play the game it got to the loading sequence and stopped loading. I tried to reinstall and it gets to 24% (25% if im lucky) and stops!	20 Jul 2004, 18:30	4	23 Mar 2006, 23:44	2972
I installed the sims, LL, HP, HD in that order it all worked fine when I installed unleashed I press play and it tells me I need to put the right cd in and it is in. I did the no cd thingy It starts to load makes a screash sound closes and at my desk top	12 Aug 2004, 18:29	3	6 Sep 2004, 05:47	2976
I have re-installed The Sims. I have imported all my old families and houses with The Neighbourhood Handler. When I want to enter a house, the games crashes! I've tried everything. I've done everything properly in TNHH.	23 Jun 2004, 15:44	3	6 Jul 2004, 01:17	2978
When I try to install The Sims Deluxe Edition, when it asks for the second disk, I put it in and it comes up with an error "file transfer error" or something like that. How can I install the game?	8 Jul 2005, 09:37	1	9 Jul 2005, 00:18	2979
I had The Sims installed on Windows ME and it ran fine, but then I installed XP. I deleted The Sims and all the packs. I want to install it again, but when I put the disk in nothing happens. I installed it on another comp with XP and it ran fine. Why?	7 Sep 2004, 05:06	1	8 Oct 2004, 05:38	2980
can makin majic override vacation LL HD if downtown aint working and vacation? plz help	17 Jan 2007, 05:30	2	25 Jan 2007, 02:19	2984
while trying to install makin magic i accidentally erased the original game's registry with SimsEraser.exe. do i have to reinstall EVERYTHING all over again?	2 Jun 2004, 19:58	2	8 Jun 2004, 01:56	2989
My game shuts off by itself quite often recently. What is going on?	15 Mar 2004, 08:52	3	10 Sep 2004, 14:45	2997
Can't remove tiles in the Sims 2. I decided to tear apart the complete house. On the second story, there are a few tiles that can't be deleted. There is nothing on them whatsoever and no stairs are connected to them. Why can't they be deleted?	6 Jun 2005, 21:21	3	5 Oct 2005, 02:33	3019
I installed all the extension packs till SS but when i play the game, options such as throw a party and going on vacation dont appear.wat should i do?	14 Nov 2004, 20:22	1	7 Jun 2005, 22:39	3022
I installed The Sims Double Deluxe and played successfully for a few months. Now everytime I load it up and get to the neighborhood, it crashes. Is there any solution?	25 Aug 2004, 00:40	2	23 Sep 2004, 12:52	3022
I have the Sims Deluxe, Vacation, Superstar and Makin' Magic. Now i want to buy the rest of the games to complete my series. Is there any way to play the same household i have built until now without having to start again with my newly installed games?	26 Nov 2005, 12:12	4	28 Nov 2005, 12:38	3033
What is the step-by-step way to install a house already made, i can't seem to get mine to work, or the game crashes when i click the house inside of the game. Thank you!.	12 Feb 2004, 22:03	1	13 Feb 2004, 20:48	3036
I'm trying to install sims deluxe edition when it gets to 95% it asks for cd 2 I put it in and it say's its not the right cd	9 Aug 2004, 18:09	2	20 Apr 2005, 21:16	3037
I have two hard drives, and my main (C:\) is nearly full. If I move the 'Maxis' folder containing my original Sims & the expansions to my other hard drive, will the game still work?	6 Aug 2009, 01:04	1	1 Oct 2010, 18:05	3038
When i try to install the Sims Deluxe edition it says it cannot find the language files and that the installation will be aborted. It then quits the installation. How can i prevent this?	24 Jul 2004, 20:43	1	10 Sep 2004, 21:51	3040
i have istalled the sims deluxe edition that contains 'the sims' ,the sims livin it up,the sims creator,and exclusive deluxe content and i have also sims unleashed....i want to install new skins and stuff but i don t know how???	15 Jan 2006, 17:18	5	2 Mar 2012, 08:22	3042
Yesterday the game froze so i tried to close it, when i did it asked to save so i saved it, when i tried to go back and play again, right when its supposed to show the neighborhoods, it closes the sims game,what can i do about this?	18 Jul 2004, 01:21	1	18 Jul 2004, 13:50	3050
I tried to install hot dat over makin magic but they had me insert livin large which i could not find so i put in the regular sims...now when i press to play they say i have to install mm over hot date but it keeps coming up IKernal.exe error what do i do	23 Feb 2004, 22:29	1	25 Feb 2004, 01:33	3059
The other day when i went to play my sims game, a fatal error came up that said "Cannot find sims data directory"----I've heard people say that if you reinstall it than that should fix the problem, but will I lose all	1 Apr 2006, 19:31	1	9 Apr 2006, 13:39	3063
I installed the Sims Deluxe on my computer and it goes through the loading and just before it gets to the neighbourhood it closes and takes me to my desktop!	29 Jul 2005, 16:04	2	4 Aug 2005, 21:21	3064
oops seems i do have living large installed, but still after using new vacation slots many of which crash the game to windows, why does makin majic crash too	25 Apr 2005, 16:56	1	25 Jun 2005, 00:42	3067
when i try to install unleashed on xp professional i get an error in setup.exe, what can that be? In 98 it allways worked	23 May 2004, 01:16	1	25 Jul 2004, 22:11	3097

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