[SOLVED] Sims 2 refuses to run on my system, some EPs won't even install anymore
ancienthighway:
If you uninstalled by just deleting the files with Windows Explorer, you probably have some orphan registry settings. Get ccleaner to check and clean up the registry if needed.
AngryOldHag:
Quote from: ancienthighway on October 27, 2009, 07:35:59 pm
If you uninstalled by just deleting the files with Windows Explorer, you probably have some orphan registry settings. Get ccleaner to check and clean up the registry if needed.
Thank you. I already had CCleaner but I usually use EasyClean to keep my registry in check. It did find some things, but unfortunately when I tried to re install (which worked) the base game, I tried to start it and unfortunately I had no luck. But thank you for your suggestion!
I think that I'll go try and install it on a my E instead of G drive and see if that makes any difference. This is all very weird.
ETA: Just tried it, didn't work. I think that that narrows my problem down to the C drive itself.
MaryH:
I've gone to the extent of asking our head admin to see what she suggests about your problem. If you did a Securom removal by way of our tutorial and program, this is what you should do:
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Make sure you have everything you want to keep (CC and hacks etc..) saved before you do anything.
Uninstall all packs the normal way by using the uninstall function.... then go into your C drive and go to program files then into the EA games folder... delete all Sims2 stuff from inside.
Go to My Documents and make sure you delete the Sims2 folders inside of the EA Games folder.
The go Start - run - type regedit and click OK. once in there go to Edit - Find and type Sims2 or Sims 2 into the find box and click find... what ever it finds delete it and hit the F3 button on your keyboard to find the next entry and keep deleting all of the Sims2 files until they're all gone. Repeat the full search by looking for SecuROM and cmdlineext.dll and delete anything it finds until the search is completed and nothing else shows up. Exit out of your registry.
Now click on this link http://reclaimyourgame.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=28&Itemid=52 and go to near the bottom of that page and download the Wise Registry Cleaner 4 Free (instructions on what one is next to the link for wise registry)... install it and run it.... then run the cleaning part of CCleaner and then the registry part. Do a windows disc cleanup and then lastly do a windows defag.
The only other thing that should help no matter what is to search for the latest driver for you Graphics card... which should be here - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_191.07_whql.html
restart your PC once all of that is done... then try installing all your packs slowly and test in between each installed pack
(If you need the link to our program and tutorial, use the link on my sig)
If you would like to have more help, please feel free to contact us at RYG or Prism about any of the suggestions. We'll be more than happy to help you out!
AngryOldHag:
Thank you for all the trouble you've gone through, I really appreciate it. I did everything you said (I really like that Wise Registry Cleaner, by the way) but it still didn't work. I installed the base game and it is still not starting. I get the splash screen and it tries to connect to the internet, which I denied, and absolutely nothing happens afterward.
I am well and truly stumped. Thank you for all your help. I must be quite annoying with the constant 'I tried is but it didn't work' routine. I'm sorry for that.
ancienthighway:
It may be time to have a friendly geek take a look at the computer and try to get the game running for you.
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