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Are you a fan of The Sims? The Sims ii is a classic entry in the series that still plays well today. Making sense of all the expansions can be a bit of a head-scratcher, though, specially since they should be installed in a specific order. Users of Windows seven and later on also face boosted challenges, but see Step 1 below to learn how to get The Sims ii installed with minimal endeavor and fuss.

Installing the Base of operations Game Download Article

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    Log in every bit the ambassador. In social club to install Sims 2, you will need to be logged into Windows equally an Administrator. If you practice not have administrative admission on your business relationship, you will non be able to install Sims 2.

    • If you are the only person who uses your estimator, then your business relationship is very likely the administrator account.

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    Insert the Sims 2 disc. If you have the four-CD version, insert the get-go disc in the set. If you accept the DVD version, and so just insert the DVD. The disc should starting time automatically.

    • If the disc does not start automatically, open Windows Explorer by pressing ⊞ Win+E and then double-click on the Sims 2 disc icon.

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    Start the installation process. During the installation you will be prompted to enter the CD key. This cardinal is located on the insert that came in the case, or it is printed on the instance itself. You lot volition not be able to install the game without the key.

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    Choose a location. Most users can leave the default installation location, but you tin alter information technology if you lot need to install the game somewhere else, such equally on another difficult drive.

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    Skip the registration. There is really no demand to register the game anymore, equally Sims 2 has long since been abased by EA. Registering volition only put you lot on EA's promotional email listing.

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    Swap CDs if prompted. If yous are installing the iv-CD version, you will prompted to insert the next CD at a certain bespeak of the installation. Eject the commencement CD and then insert the side by side one. Close the tray and click the OK push button to continue the installation. If the plan reports that the adjacent disc has not been inserted, wait a few moments and so click once more.

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    Patch the game. Sims ii came out a long time ago, and there accept been several patches released since. Download the latest patch available for either the CD or DVD version, depending on which 1 you installed.

    • Y'all can observe the patches on popular download sites such every bit FilePlanet or popular Sims sites such as ModTheSims.
    • You lot will need the first disc or the DVD inserted in society to play the game

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Installing the Expansions Download Article

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    Brand certain the base game is patched beginning.

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    Get together all of the expansions you desire to install. Sims two uses a "build-upon" structure for expansions, which ways information technology is best to install them in a specific order. Taking stock of what you have earlier y'all brainstorm volition brand installing the expansions much easier.

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    Put your discs in lodge. Look at the listing below to come across what order the expansions should be installed in. If you have an assortment of expansions, but non all of them, install them in the order they appear on this list. If you don't install in the correct guild, you will come across errors when you attempt to play. If the base of operations game that y'all installed was Sims two Double Palatial, there will be some exceptions on the listing.

    • Academy
    • Nightlife (Ignore if yous installed Sims ii Double Deluxe)
    • Christmas Party Pack
    • Open for Business organisation
    • Family Fun Stuff
    • Glamour Life Stuff
    • Pets
    • Happy Holiday Stuff (Ignore if you installed Sims two Holiday Edition)
    • Seasons
    • Commemoration Stuff (Ignore if you lot installed Sims ii Double Palatial)
    • H&Thou Fashion Stuff
    • Bon Voyage
    • Teen Mode Stuff
    • FreeTime
    • Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff
    • IKEA Domicile Stuff
    • Flat Life
    • Mansion & Garden Stuff

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    Install the beginning expansion on the list. Insert the installation disc for the first expansion you lot accept on the list above. Follow the prompts to install it.

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    Patch the expansion. You volition need to patch each expansion with the latest version if you want to run them on modern operating systems. You can download patches at ModTheSims or other Sims fan sites.[i]

    • Patch each expansion afterward installing but before you beginning installing the next expansion. This volition assistance you proceed runway of which ones accept been updated.

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    Move on to the next expansion. Continue downwardly the list, installing and patching each expansion you want to use. When you are finished, utilize the shortcut for the latest (by release date, not installation appointment) expansion yous have installed to play the game. Nigh players nowadays have all packs, and so this volition probably be The Sims 2 Mansion and Garden Stuff.

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    Log in as the ambassador and go onto Origin. Make certain yous actually already have 'The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection' on your account.

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    Right-click on the Sims ii Ultimate Drove and click "Download". Cull the linguistic communication, agree to EULAs, and proceed.

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    The game will download and install automatically.

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    Run the game from the shortcut for The Sims 2 Mansion and Garden Stuff.

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    Diagnose the consequence. The Sims 2 was not designed to run on operating systems by Windows XP – Double Deluxe and packs released afterwards it do officially work on Windows Vista, but players tend to run into more than bug than on Windows XP. Further Windows releases tend to take even more issues, including issues with actually installing the game on Windows 10, every bit the DRM the game uses (both SafeDisc and SecuROM) are blocked. Practice not play from disc on Windows 10 unless yous already installed from disc on an earlier Windows OS and are just upgrading to Windows 10. If your Sims 2 games and expansions work fine, so you tin can ignore this section. If you are receiving compatibility errors, changing the compatibility fashion may resolve them.

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    Right-click on the shortcut. Make sure that you are right-clicking on the shortcut for the latest expansion that yous have installed, as this will be the ane you run when you play the game.

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    Select Properties. In the Properties window, click the "Compatibility" tab.

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    Select the operating organization. Check the "Run this program in compatibility fashion for" box and then use the drib-downward menu to select Windows XP (Service Pack 3). If Windows XP is not bachelor, select Windows Vista.

    • Check the "Run this program equally an ambassador" box to ensure that your computer runs Sims 2 using the administrator account.

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    Outset the game. Once you've set the compatibility settings, you tin try running the game by double-clicking the icon every bit usual. The Sims ii has a finicky relationship with Windows 7, viii and 10, and in that location is no clear reason every bit to why it works on some machines and not others. However, college-end computers are known to exist too overpowered for the game without modifications.

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    Troubleshoot a game that yet won't work. There are a lot of reasons that Sims 2 might not be working, even after changing the compatibility manner. Sims ii was not designed for mod operating systems, and then your results will most likely vary.

    • Some suggest that using integrated motherboard graphics instead of a dedicated graphics card can cause it to fail.
    • Having a 64-bit version of Windows may crusade issues, just it has been proven to work on some 64-fleck systems.
    • Many people report amend results with Windows eight.1 every bit opposed to Windows 8.[ii]
    • If you have a powerful calculator, you can install Windows XP on a virtual automobile and so run Sims two through the virtual machine.

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  • Question

    I go along downloading the patch discs and it keeps uninstalling automatically due to an error. Why is it doing that and what should I exercise?

    Community Answer

    You should probably contact EA Back up or EA Forums, and they will help you. You should also include the error lawmaking or whatever the error says in the forum.

  • Question

    Volition The Sims 2 work with Windows x?

    Community Answer

    Yeah. It normally doesn't matter what system you have; most computers are able to run it without any bug.

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    Practise I really need to install the expansion packs?

    Community Answer

    No, simply if y'all desire more things on the game, you will need to.

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    Can I play the Sims ii without having played the Sims 1?

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    Yeah.

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    My estimator says I have the wrong version of The Sims 2. How can I prepare this?

    Community Answer

    Did you install whatsoever expansion packs? If you did, try the newest one. If you don't know, then try every disc with a expansion pack until it works. If this doesn't work, then try contacting EA Support or EA Forums.

  • Question

    Can I play the Sims ii on a phone?

    Community Answer

    No, the Sims 2 is made to exist played on a PC/laptop. You can play Sims Mobile on your phone.

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    Will I need disc 4?

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    If you take a 4 disc version, the answer is yes. If it's an expansion, it'south optional.

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    How can I download the Sims 2?

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    You need to purchase the game in lodge to play information technology. This way you can both play it and support its creators.

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    I have a launch drive and a storage bulldoze on my laptop. My launch drive has limited space. Can I install and play The Sims using my storage drive for the files that grow and consume space?

    Community Answer

    If your storage drive has plenty space, and then yep, yous can install Sims 2. Or you could just go another storage drive just for Sims 2, if it doesn't have enough infinite.

  • Question

    How practise I install the Sims 2 if it comes with three discs and I'thou being prompted for disc four?

    Community Answer

    If it's request y'all for disc 4 and giving you no other options at that point in the installation procedure, you lot have the 4-disc version and will need to track down and purchase the fourth disc.

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  • Disc versions released after Seasons and early on Origin versions of the Sims ii contain SecuROM, a problematic DRM, which can cause problems with your computer. If you lot got the Sims 2 on Origin after 1 November 2017, it will not have SecuROM, and Seasons and earlier use SafeDisc DRM. However, Double Deluxe includes SecuROM.

  • As the installer program uses Flash Actor, it is now impossible to install from discs unless y'all already even so have Flash. Do not download Flash from third-political party sites, either.

  • Practise not attempt to get the Ultimate Drove if you don't already have it on Origin. It is non given away anymore, and unless the person you are buying a "Sims 2 Ultimate Collection" from is selling discs and have merely labelled the list as the "Ultimate Collection", you volition go scammed, receive login details to an Origin account with the game on it which violates EA's Terms of Service and is oft stolen (EA volition ban said account), or get a link to a torrent.

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