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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	2419
I have the sims1 and house party. I installed the house party after the sims . It installs up fine but when I click the play button it says Insert Correct CD although the house party CD is already inserted.	23 Sep 2004, 13:58	1	16 Oct 2004, 14:57	2421
how to install The Sims Deluxe?? it shows up with the different language and i dont know what it is..	27 Aug 2004, 10:07	2	5 Sep 2004, 13:31	2426
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	2429
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	2431
Do you have to install the expansion packs in a certain order? As the last expansion pack i added was 'makin magic' and whenever i click on it now it says i have installed another expansion pack after that (which i haven't) and i must click ok to...	23 Aug 2009, 00:49	1	23 Aug 2009, 00:50	2432
While trying to install Makin' Magic (all other exp packs installed in order) It goes along fine until it gets to the second disc where it says "Now patching previous version of the sims," where it freezes.	21 Aug 2004, 21:01	1	7 Sep 2004, 07:03	2433
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	2434
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	2436
i have sims 1 and unleashed exp and it always crashs at the start up where u see the houses and wont ever load...can anyone tell me whats wrong	17 Apr 2006, 02:41	1	23 Apr 2006, 09:19	2437
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	2439
the sims 1.1 patch	27 Jul 2005, 09:10	2	3 Sep 2005, 23:12	2442
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	2443
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	2443
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	2458
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	2461
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	2463
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	2463
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	2483
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	2490
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	2497
I can't get HD to install. (OS is WinXp) I have Deluxe Ed, and when I put the HD disk in the drive, nothing happens. Run command doesn't work either. When I manually start the "Setup.exe", it tells me it's having trouble closing Autoplay	1 Aug 2004, 11:29	4	17 Feb 2012, 03:38	2540
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	2542
downloading zip files	1 May 2006, 20:32	3	19 Mar 2014, 08:47	2554
I have sims dd ed. I have installd in right order, disabled virtual drive, and chckd on another pc, i am running xp, but game will not play, tells me to reinsert cd and try again.	24 Feb 2004, 23:28	1	26 Feb 2004, 01:51	2559

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