Downloaded houses and cars arnt working :'(

[xgreydovex]

i have looked to see if there were already threads about this or help guides her and on MTS2...but i havent found any so either im blind or most people dont have the same problem as i do.  anyway,
none of my downloaded cars work, as in they dont show up in buy mode.  and most of the houses and lots ive downloaded dont show up in neighborhood view either...is there some kind of limit to how many houses you can have in the bin at one time?
it would be greatly appreciated if someone could help...and the answer is probably something so simple too >.< argh

[billyd1000]

Most of these type of down loads come in sims2 packs. At the least they are zipped or rared into compressed file format. In the case of compressed files they need to be extracted to your Downloads folder, yes it needs the capital D, sims2 packs are installed by double clicking the icon. I would recommend having sims 2 clean installer from mts2. Hope this helps.

[Micco]

Do you have Nightlife and do you have custom content enabled?

[billyd1000]

Do you have Nightlife and do you have custom content enabled?

I keep forgetting the old rule! "Never assume anything!!" Good questions Micco!  

[xgreydovex]

yeah, i have all xpansion and stuff packs, and its enabled.   and i extract all my files...but i havent checked the files downloaded from Q-xpress because they download right into your downloads folder...but doesnt it automatically extract them? i dont have to for clothes or genetics i download with Q.

[billyd1000]

I really can't say for sure about Q-express. I have it, and have used it a time or two, but it doesn't work well for me as I keep a copy of the compressed file for emergencies. I never used it on a sim or a house\lot.

[Jenna]

...are you sure you also have the appropriate meshes for the houses you've downloaded? A lot of times custom content is used in house-building, including custom cars, but aren't included with the lot itself. This can lead to things not showing up as they should unless you have the meshes.

[xgreydovex]

im pretty sure i have all the meshes for most of them, but none of them are showing up...
and i think i might start doing the same thing billyd...it just takes so long to download all the individual files..argh