sims 2 clean installer help please

[thesexyhunter]

i am having issues with the sims 2 clean installer everytime i try to download a sim using it they never show up in my game can some one please help and let me know what i am doing wrong thanks
I have all expansion packs and stuff packs except for mansion and garden

[Theraven]

Did you try to install the package? They won't show up as-is, as sims2package files are just a packaged file (like a zip file, but for sims). You have to unpack them to make the contents show ingame.

Explained in MTS's guide, right here.

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[thesexyhunter]

yea i did try that, and it still would not install them for some reason.

[Theraven]

Sims you install will show up in the sim bin, either in Bodyshop or in CAS. Sometimes if you have a lot of custom sims the new ones are difficult to find, while other times they might not come with al the custom content they're shown with, so they look different.

[thesexyhunter]

i know i looked in both bodyshop and the sim bin and they were not there. i dont understand why

[Theraven]

Did any new files show up in either your Downloads folder or Savedsims folder when you installed them? If not, you might have the wrong install settings in the Clean Installer.

[thesexyhunter]

they were in the saved sims folder but not in my game

[Theraven]

Have you tried to move the files over to your Downloads folder?

[thesexyhunter]

yea i thought that would fix it but nope still not showing up

[Theraven]

You get other custom content to show, right? If not, make sure you've got custom content enabled.

[ancienthighway]

Have you gone into CAS and selected Custom Sim to browse through those?

[thesexyhunter]

yup all my other cc works i have it enabled and i have been in cas and no custom Sims were there

[Theraven]

Do you have a link to this (these) sim(s)? Could be something wrong with how they're made.

[thesexyhunter]

yea i got them from here but i fixed it,i finally got so annoyed i took out the clean installer then reinstalled it and i have them in there now, so i am good. thanks  for all your help raven