new hard drive

[Funcie85]

hi, i got an external hard drive so that i can 1.) have more space and 2.) go back and forth with my PC and laptop.  i don't have Sims installed to my laptop because i didn't want it to take up the space.  i want the Sims on my new hard drive but i don't want any of the custom content or anything on it.  i don't have my laptop with me right now so what i was trying to do was install Sims 2 to the new HD through the PC.  i don't think i can though because i put in disc 1 of the base game and it said to put in Seasons instead.  i have never had an external HD before and the thing didn't come with instructions.

can someone help me out please, pretty please.    thanks

i am thinking about uninstalling and just reinstalling on my PC then making a copy of the file from my PC HD to this new external one.  if i were to make a folder on  my desktop and put all my custom content that i like and want on my PC and then uninstall would it delete that folder as well.  i am thinking it won't.  what if i packaged my favorite lots to a file and then uninstall, would it then delete that stuff?  or would it just delete the files following the specific trail to the Sims 2 folder?

thanks again.

[robert1967]

you can install the sims game to the new hard drive, BUT, you wont be able to just plug it into your pc and play, it wont work, because no matter how hard you try, the games still installs some files into the windows folder, plus puts tags in the Registry.
Plug the hard drive into your laptop, then when you load the game, just change the dir to the drive letter of the hard drive, the game will install to the new drive, only thing is you will have to have the drive hooked up every time you want to play.
i play on a laptop, and enjoy it, i downloaded the no cd patch from a website so I dont have to carry all my cd's with me when I travel.