The Sims 2 on Windows Vista (Updated 7 Feb 2007)
PiperK1980:
Your welcome. Here you go...
32 Bit Driver
64 Bit Driver
I don't know if you have a 32 bit or 64 bit so I included links to both. You need to find out which you have before downloading. So go to Control Panel>System (or Control Panel>System Maintance>System it just depends on the view you have set). You will see this....
The system type in the red area will tell you what you have. When you click the link to download the driver there are two files. One is a zip and the other is a exe. It doesn't matter which one.
Bev in NY:
Hi guys, 1st. of all i really screwed things up with sims 2....i can't believe i did it and it is so fustrating now to get things back to normal...2nd. i will say it ahead of time i'm a idiot...well i have vista and 2 days ago i was playing my games just fine no problems....but...and i mean but......i decided to uninstall my games to start fresh...i have all expansions and i have H&M stuff pack....i should have left things as they were and not did what i did...i also had all the patches installed too...well now i installed the original game and tried to play it and it won't let me says it's not compatible with this form of windows...and i installed the patch but it still repeats that same thing....Why was all of the games working before and now i can't do anything???? can anyone help me?
billyd1000:
Hello Bev, been a while since I've seen you post, was hoping you had all fixed! I know some will disagree with what I am going to say, but I have done this successfully a number of times. So here goes:
Use windows uninstaller, (remove peograms) found in control panel to remove all sims 2 games from your computer. This is a clean install! follow these procedures only if you are willing to start over from scratch! 1) after the final game is removed -the base Sims 2 - it asks if you want to save your game. Say no. 2) exit control panel, open widows explorer found in accessories. scroll down the left side panel to "Computer" click on the + sign. Then click the + sign beside "OS {C:} " . Then scroll down to "Program Files", and click the + sign. Scroll down to the file named "EA Games" Click on the file name once then hit the delete key on your keyboard. Say "continue" when it asks for conformation of the delete. Bev, are you with me so far? :)
Now for the tricky part. Close windows explorer and return to your DeskTop. Click start then in the window at the bottom of your start menue type: "regedit" without the quotation marks. This will open your registry editor. When you begin to do the following steps it will ask if you want to back the registry up. You should say yes, but I don't back it up for this operation myself. Step# R-1):
click the + mark beside: HKEY_Current_User
Scroll down and click the + mark beside Software
Scroll down to the EA Games folder, click it's name once then hit the delete key on your keyboard. Confirm deletion when asked.
Close by clicking the - sign beside HKEY_Current_User
Step #R-2):
Click the + sign beside: HKEY_Locale_Machine
Scroll down and click the + mark beside Software
Scroll down to the EA Games folder,click it's name once then hit delete key on keyboard. Confirm deletion when asked.
Close by clicking the x on the editors window.
Note: In Vista removing the first entry SOMETIMES removes both. Just do both steps R-1) and R-2), If EA Games is not in the list of software in StepR-2) do not worry. If it is just follow the above instructions.
You now have a computer that is free of any bits and pieces of sims 2 information that may buger a reinstallation. I would at this point go to http://www.thesims2.com and download (save) to your desktop a copy of each patch you need for the games you own. If you are on dial up this will suck!
Then start by putting the sims 2 on first, then run the patch for it. Go to the next EP you plan to put back on and install and run it's patch. Do this for all EP's and SP' that require a patch, FamilyFunStuff is currently the only SP that requires a patch. I would put everything I was planning on using back on the computer before starting the game. Of course you can if you want to, but this is my method!:) You should at this point have a perfect reinstallation with all patches in place.
Be careful with hacks and other CC. Make sure they are updated for use by your game configuration. Throw the newest CEP in an Quaxi's censor remover if you use it. The one he made for Pets seems to work well with both seasons and BV. Ask if you have any questions Bev. Good Luck -Bill
Bev in NY:
hey thanks alot Billyd1000....i can't start reinstalling my games right now i got to b to work in a hour...but when i get home i will start doing them....i do have all the patches i saved them to a cd....so i wouldn't have to redownload them again and yes dial up is a pain...one patch takes about a hour to a hour in a half to get....so add that up for each patch....long haul for sure....so i will start on my reinstall later like i said when i get home and will reply back to let u know how it all went....but thanks alot for the help with the registry.....
Bev in NY:
well Billyd1000...i'm back!!! i installed base game and then the patch for it....and next University...game installed but when it asked for Disc4 from base game to check if updated starts to go thru the checking then error comes up saying..."Error during update installation" the update process didn't complete successfully..." installation will now terminate" so it will not install UN....i didn't try to install my other expansions cuz i figure it will do the same thing and i have read u should do them in order....I read another thread where someone had the same problem...but the only answer they got was to install patch...i assume they were referring to base game patch and i have that installed already....and that doesn't help...I am so kicking myself in the butt for trying to start from scratch when i wasn't having any problems playing the game before....infact i was so relieved when i read other threads and seen all the issues others were having and i didn't have any....now i'm on the list of "Issues"....Well i'm going to try a few things and will check back on here later to see if u can save me again or anyone else with your helpful suggestions....u guys r so appreciated i am sure with all the help u offer....
U know what would b great? if Eric could somehow incorporate a way to use insimenator and when u click summoner...one of u guys could magically appear on my door step....LOL
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