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When installing Hot Date I get a "Sorry, there's not enough disk space free on . 524288000 bytes are required and only -1 byres are free." i get this every time...I have the first regular The Sims installed. I'm running XP Pro and enough disk space.	24 Oct 2004, 05:07	3	16 Dec 2004, 01:14	3326
I have the sims deluxe edition, I can't seem to get past the start up, when it goes through the begaining it jumps back to my desktop, I was told that it was my S card I went out and got a new SB card and it's still doing it, what can be done about it?	30 May 2004, 02:16	4	3 Aug 2004, 15:48	3480
Recently I've been trying to install all The Sims games. I've installed The Sims, Livin' Large, but when it comes to House Party I get a "Version 1.3 already installed- aborting installation." Is there a game patch I need to download for Livin' Large?	30 Oct 2004, 05:47	1	17 Aug 2005, 00:38	3520
I have Windows XP on two of the three computers I hve. The other one has 98 (Sims worked fine, but the computer died) The Sims will not work on either XP machine. Is there anything I can do to make it work?	11 Apr 2004, 01:25	4	30 Dec 2005, 15:11	3556
Sims Deluxe crashes right after the introduction back to my desktop. The processor I have installed is the AMD 111 450. IS there a patch that I can download to fix this problem.	12 Jun 2004, 00:36	2	2 Aug 2004, 19:45	3581
I'm attempting to install Hot Date. It asks me to put House Party in, so I do, and then it complains and asks for "THE SIMS EP_3" (Hot Date). I put that in but it opens up the AutoPlay again, and cancels the previous installation. Help, please?	28 Jun 2006, 05:58	3	2 Mar 2012, 08:29	3616
I'm trying to uninstall The Sims as I got and installed Sims2. I use Start M>Prgrms>Maxis>TheSims>Uninstall The Sims. I get the message: "The Sims is not currently installed on this computer", then another message: "Error Number: 0x80040705". What to do?	30 Oct 2004, 11:19	1	4 Jan 2005, 19:58	3620
My Sims do not speak my language! I uninstalled and reinstalled and I still cannot get it fixed. Has anyone ever had this problem?	17 Feb 2004, 23:02	3	13 Apr 2004, 02:40	3704
How can you start a new file on sims 1 deluxe edition?I've tried reinstalling it but it won't delete the file!Help?	25 Nov 2009, 20:25	0	---	3722
I Have the sims 2, University, Night Life and the Apartment Life. Now i just got Open for buisness, Do i have to install apartment lifa again? also what disk do i use? is it open for buissness or apartment?	8 Jul 2009, 16:03	0	---	3796
I installed Sims1 complete edition, and when I open sims.exe, game starts to load, and after few seconds it crashes. It happens all the time. My directX is 9, there shouldn't be any problems about that. What should I do to fix this?	23 Nov 2009, 22:56	0	---	3806
I installed sims & all EPs all at the same time & correct order. I went to play for the 1st time MM bkground appeared&asked 4 a CD so I put MM it loads the welcome screen but when I click2play it says ‘fatal error:could not find sims data directory. Help?	28 Mar 2007, 23:41	3	8 May 2014, 03:20	3886
I recently disinstalled the sims and deleted the files and I used the sims eraser. But when I try to reinstall House party it says 'game 1.2 is already installed'. What should I do?	14 Mar 2010, 13:39	0	---	3890
When I click install on The Sims 1 autorun nothing happens. I have a Dell XP Media Centre Edition. Does anybody know how I can get it to install?	19 Jul 2009, 18:54	0	---	3911
My Sims DeLuxe keepings crashing on the start page. I have checked DirectX and my version is DirectX9 and I cannot see what else it might be.	21 Feb 2004, 16:30	1	26 Feb 2004, 21:13	3965
I bought a new computer and before throwing out the old one I saved all the user data so I could keep my neighbourhoods, sims and houses. But they dont work. Its like a new game. How do I install my saved games? Help!!	24 Feb 2009, 04:36	0	---	4085
Every time i try to install sims1 in my windows xp appears sound error data. what should i do to install sims?	27 Jan 2008, 19:24	0	---	4161
when i try to install original sims it goes to 70% and then freezes! what's with that???	21 Feb 2004, 20:48	3	8 May 2014, 03:14	4221
When I try and install disk 1 of triple deluxe it gets to 95% and stops and say componant transfer error? what is causing this problem?	20 Sep 2006, 17:22	1	18 Apr 2009, 16:29	4272
heyy- when i play the game, (sims 1), when i bring up an 'action' box (e.g changing clothes or making a phone call)- i cant actually SEE my mouse! what can i do?? ASAP!!!	4 Apr 2008, 22:49	0	---	4313
I want to transfer my sims1 data (families, houses and objects) to another computer. I have sims 8 in 1. I copied the userdata and i didnt work, what should i do?	13 Mar 2008, 15:19	0	---	4414
Ok I have Sims Deluxe and then when i go to install it after i type in the code thing it loads to 1% and then says COMPONENT TRANSFER ERROR and then it shuts down...	2 Jul 2004, 05:35	2	31 Dec 2008, 15:49	4493
for sims 2 bon voyage, there have been loads of complaints from people with NVidia graphics cards, but what about intel ones, because thats what i have and i want to know if its safe to install it...	22 Mar 2008, 10:54	0	---	4521
installation	2 Jul 2007, 12:28	0	---	4558
During gameplay the sims crashes and I loose everything that I had done before it but it is really annyoing now and I have to restart it each time! Please help or tell me if you have had the same problem! Thanx!	10 Aug 2007, 16:45	0	---	4620

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