Help with Sims 2 Installation

ZEUS_GB · Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 5061 Location: UK

Glad you got it sorted and enjoy the game!

exhaledeeply · Joined: Oct 17, 2006 Posts: 1

I uninstalled The Sims2 for space reasons, and now when I try to reinstall it, "voice 5" wont complete downloading. it's only the second folder, and my CD isnt scratched. Is there a place I can only download this folder? I payed quite a lot for this game and it's quite a let down.

I realize this has been a problem in the past, but I found it curious that it was with this same file- Voice 5. I've gone through renaming the installsheild and i've tried copying them all to my hard drive. There are no scratches on my disk 1, and I'm wondering if since I had downloaded it before- was there a part I missed or something when uninstalling it that could have effected the download?

Thanks.

ZEUS_GB · Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 5061 Location: UK

Hello exhaledeeply and welcome to Lockergnome!

Have you got another CD/DVD drive you can try?

kaena · Joined: Oct 21, 2006 Posts: 8

Hello everybody! I'm new in this forum, but I hope that somebody can help me. I have very strange problem with my Sims2 game. I manage to find both installation on CD and on DVD, and I can play both, and I can download stuffs from internet, like beds, curtains ... but I can't add any expansion packs or pachs(patch) I have most of expansions, I downloaded from internet and I have no problem when it starts installation (I have good serials that works) but on the end of installation appear a message thet saids: The Sims 2 updater, please insert the sims 2 CD 4 (or DVD because I tried with both) to continue but when I insert the same one that I install from nothing hepend. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I tried new drivers for my graphic card (NVIDIA GeForce4 mx 440) but that doesn't solve the problem. Maybe it's a stupid mistake but I can't see it, if somebody knows please tell me.

gill_granier · Joined: Apr 11, 2006 Posts: 4

you should use dameon tools to mount disc images, so that your pc will think that the cd is inserted.
download these files at [address removed] for example.
i can give you the instructions depending on the EP you wanna add. send me a pm with your email.

(http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php
i suggest you download the v3, cos v4 has some problems with the service packs)

[Website address removed by ZEUS_GB]

kaena · Joined: Oct 21, 2006 Posts: 8

Re:gill_granier
Thanks for replaing so fast! I made an image and I tried to open it with Virtual drive V8, and with Deamon tool when I get that message but it's not working for me! I just don't know what else can I try.

ochthenoodle · Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Blackburn

I'm having the same prob, gets to 23% then locks up, Iv disabled anti-virus, cleaned the CDs, updated that SafeDisc 4.00.060 thing someone suggested, renamed the install shield folder and nothing is working :'( please help I'm getting withdrawl symptoms! lol its a brand new sony vaio AR21S and its going bk if it doesnt work lol

ZEUS_GB · Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 5061 Location: UK

Hello ochthenoodle and welcome to Lockergnome!

Remove all the folders that the installation has created, clean up the registry with a registry cleaner such as CCleaner, restart your PC and then try a manual install of the game.

FOR CD:

Go into My Computer.
Open drive C.
Right-click inside the window and select New, and then Folder.
Name the folder as Disk Images (it is important that the name has a space in it).
Open the disk images folder.
Right-click inside the window and select New, and then Folder.
Name this folder Disk1.
Repeat steps 6 and 7 while substituting Disk1 for Disk2 and so on until there are 4 'Disk' folders followed by a number 1 through 4. it is important to note there must not be a space between "Disk" and the number.
Insert Disk 1 of The Sims 2 into your CD-Rom drive and if the autoplay starts, cancel it.
Go into My Computer.
Right-click on your CD-ROM drive and choose Open.
When you see the contents of the disk in the Window, click on Edit at the top of the window and choose Select All.
All the contents of the disk should now be highlighted, click on Edit at the top of the window again and choose Copy.
Open the Disk1 folder you created under C:Disk Images; click on Edit at the top of the window and choose Paste. This will copy the contents of the CD into the Disk1 folder.
Repeat steps 9 through 14 for the remaining disks until you have copied each disk into its appropriate folder.
Once all the disks have been copied, remove ALL CDs from any drives.
Open the Disk1 folder under Disk Images and double-click on autorun.exe to start the installation.
To save disk space, you can delete the Disk Images folders after the installation is complete.

FOR DVD:

Insert the DVD into the DVD-rom drive. Exit the startup menu when it comes up.
Double click My Computer, then right click on the DVD-rom drive with the game DVD in it and select Explore.
Hold the CTRL key and then hit A. That should select all the folders and files.
Then hold CTRL and hit C. This will not look like it does much, but it's preparing to copy the files.
Close that folder and go to your desktop. Right click anywhere BUT on an icon, and Select New, then Folder. Name the folder Sims2 DVD.
Then double-click that folder, and hit CTRL and V. This will begin copying the files from the DVD.
Once the files are copied, remove the disc from the drive.
Double-click on the Setup icon in the folder.
You may delete the Sims2 DVD folder once the installation is complete.

sims_girl · Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 2

ZEUS_GB

Hi you in fromation was very good all exceot what do u do when it ask for disk 2 the first time i hit ok and it did not go on then i put the disk in and that did not work then i went i went in to the new disk 2 folder i had made and clicked autoplay that did not work would appreciate the help PLEASE... Thank you and do u think because this is a laptp could be the reason?

Sims_Gir

ochthenoodle · Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Blackburn

Hey, just install it in safe mode! Thats what I did and I also installed all the expansion packs straight after the other with no probs at all.

ZEUS_GB · Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 5061 Location: UK

Hello sims_girl and welcome to Lockergnome!

First of all you should remove all the folders that the installation has created, clean up the registry with a registry cleaner such as CCleaner, restart your PC and then try a manual install of the game.

FOR CD:

Go into My Computer.
Open drive C.
Right-click inside the window and select New, and then Folder.
Name the folder as Disk Images (it is important that the name has a space in it).
Open the disk images folder.
Right-click inside the window and select New, and then Folder.
Name this folder Disk1.
Repeat steps 6 and 7 while substituting Disk1 for Disk2 and so on until there are 4 'Disk' folders followed by a number 1 through 4. it is important to note there must not be a space between "Disk" and the number.
Insert Disk 1 of The Sims 2 into your CD-Rom drive and if the autoplay starts, cancel it.
Go into My Computer.
Right-click on your CD-ROM drive and choose Open.
When you see the contents of the disk in the Window, click on Edit at the top of the window and choose Select All.
All the contents of the disk should now be highlighted, click on Edit at the top of the window again and choose Copy.
Open the Disk1 folder you created under C:Disk Images; click on Edit at the top of the window and choose Paste. This will copy the contents of the CD into the Disk1 folder.
Repeat steps 9 through 14 for the remaining disks until you have copied each disk into its appropriate folder.
Once all the disks have been copied, remove ALL CDs from any drives.
Open the Disk1 folder under Disk Images and double-click on autorun.exe to start the installation.
To save disk space, you can delete the Disk Images folders after the installation is complete.

ZEUS_GB · Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 5061 Location: UK

Hi ochthenoodle,

Good tip, thanks!

ochthenoodle · Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Blackburn

No probs

it bugged me for ages when it wouldn't install for me! lol

sims_girl · Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 2

thank you all very much i was sooo wanting to play the sims sooo obad that i just kept on trying to install it and before someone could reply i had already had it installed wat i did was wait a few mins before i hit i had the next disc in and it worked WOW!!!! I have no clue why but it did not do it on my old pc but i got the new laptop for christmas and i wanted to put it on that so i could play it anywhere at enjoyment thank ya'll sooooo much.

ZEUS_GB · Joined: Jan 14, 2003 Posts: 5061 Location: UK

Glad you got it working, enjoy the game!

stickwitu4eva · Joined: Jan 01, 2007 Posts: 3

Hello everyone! I swear to god that I'm going crazy so please help. I have a dell inspiron laptop. (it seems that they're really getting the bad wrap on here lol) I have been able to download the sims and a few expansion packs, but now I'm having trouble downloading sims 2. This might have already been addressed on here, and if it has, please let me know. I'm in a really big rush and can't read all three pages of this topic.

Last night, I was able to download all the way to disc three. It stopped and said something about media. (sorry I don't have the complete quote). Now, it stops at 23 percent. I tried to free space this morning so I thought it would help, but it isn't. If you have any ideas, please let me know.

thanks!
Cattie

ochthenoodle · Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Blackburn

Try installing in safe mode!
Jo

stickwitu4eva · Joined: Jan 01, 2007 Posts: 3

ochthenoodle · Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Blackburn

Press F8 before the pc boots and select safe mode

stickwitu4eva · Joined: Jan 01, 2007 Posts: 3