can't load sims- please help!!!!! EDIT: problem solved!

[goody-goody]

my sims won't load, it says the disc isn't in the drive but it is- please help!!!!!  I really need to play sims for my contests, or I'll have to drop out!

also, this happened once before and it fixed itself, but I have contest rounds due the 26th, I can't just wait for it to fix itself!

:cry: I hope I won't have to drop out of any contests :cry:

[Tenshii~Akari]

Have you tried taking it out and putting it back in?  Maybe even deleting the cache files in your My Document's "The Sims 2" folder just in case? (Groups.cache and Accessory.cache)  

If that doesn't work, I'd hate to say that it'd be the SecuRom thing, seeing as no one has had any problems with it on H&M (since you don't need the disk to actually run the game)... so that can automatically be ruled out, I guess.  :lol:  But I'm sure someone can help you out with a solution if those methods don't work.  Don't want you to miss out on your contest.  I know how stressful it is trying to get things to work in time for the deadline.  

[goody-goody]

I tried taking it out and puting it back in, but I'll try the cache idea

EDIT: it didn't work! :cry:

[PrincessIsabelle]

Is your game patched and do vista or xp i have never had any toubles with starting games but had some crashing iusses in the past you could try the patching or maybe it is a download with a bug

[goody-goody]

yes it's patched, maybe it's a download... do you know how to check which one?

[PrincessIsabelle]

well i went back and check download after it happened look for downloads you have after this happened i would also do a virus scan before my desktop blow out witch xp i had about 3 virus and my sims2 did run wired

[goody-goody]

I'll try running a virus scan but I repeat: do you know how to check which download is the one with the problem?

[PrincessIsabelle]

I deleted all of the ones i downloads if i would deleted all of them if you know witchs ones you downloaded before the touble started

[goody-goody]

unfortunatly I don't remember

anything else?

[PrincessIsabelle]

You could try deleting your whole downloads folder and start all over i did that before or you could try restalling your game besides that i really don't what else you can do i know deleting your downloads folder is a pain and starting all over is a pain i have never had any toubles running the sims 2 and also check your System software and also try a system restore i did that on my desktop witch no longer works and that work would a charm hope i can be of any help

[goody-goody]

*sigh* the thing is I have a bunch of friends who've made sims on my account and would be so mad if I deleted all the cc- they're the only reason I still have it.

I'll try checking my system software and try a system restore later- I'm not focused enough right now

if only I knew how to do a file check on my downloads and savedsims folders to check if any are bad... can't cleaninstaller do that?

[PrincessIsabelle]

I have no idea if clean installer does that and save the sims your friends made

[Tenshii~Akari]

Just try moving your Downloads folder out of your Sims 2 folder an onto your Desktop, then try running the game... though I don't think a download would be causing a "please insert disk" type of thing to happen... :?

[goody-goody]

well if it isn't a download then what could it be?

EDIT: just got bv and now sims opens fine, so yah...