Problem Installing

[Chantel25]

Hi guys, I got apartment life last weekend and was so excited. I went to install it and NOTHING happened?!? So I thought it had something to do with the disc, cause I never had a problem installing my games before. On with the story, lol, I exchanged it and still it happend again :smt120 :-x:angryfir:. I have a:
Dell Dimension 2400
CPU 2.66GHz
1GB of Ram

I started to think that I need a new video card but if I need that I meight as well upgrade my hard drive to, if I'm wrong let me know. But can anyone help me with my problem cause I really want to play this game :bawl::cry:

[zilzos]

Hey there

  so is it just not automatically loading ?  Silly question but have ya gone into the computer panel and open your removable storage/dvd drive and launch it manually ?

My dvd's dont load automatically and I have to do this with my windows vista

[Chantel25]

Yea, it doesnt load automatically. No I havent gone into the pc panel, where is the storage/dvd drive located? Thanx for helping

[jamesabrown1]

Go to my computer, open the drive and look for a launch icon, it should say something like autorun, or autoinstall, or setup, or some such. Double-click that and it should take off.

[Chantel25]

Thanx jamesabrown1, I tried that also and it just says D: drive. But when I put in Freetime it works fine, I think I'm just gonna get a video card. Could anyone suggest a good one for me?!? Thanx for everyone's help

[ancienthighway]

AL comes only on a DVD.  The specs you've given for your computer lead me to believe you've got a CD drive, not a DVD drive.

[zilzos]

If freetime works then its not that your computer doesnt have a dvd drive as all my expansion packs are only dvd compatible.

Can you play dvd's on your computer ok ? If so your then your fine.

Insert your dvd - Open up start menu and  click on computer - you should have hard disk drive/drives and also a DVD drive (mine is E) - a little sims icon should be visable and if so double click it and hopefully it should launch.

Fingers crossed

[Chantel25]

I tried it and it didnt play the DVD. And I only have a A: & D: drive in the My Computer option. But the system requirements are the same as free time and yet freetime works fine and al is being a pain in my @$$!!!! But I guess now I need a DVD drive?!?

[Morlock]

But I guess now I need a DVD drive?!?

Yes, if you don't have one, that is the problem.

[Chantel25]

Ok so I will buy a DVD drive this weekend, THANK YOU to all you guys help. I will see if this will work *fingers crossed  & praying* lol

[zilzos]

Good luck

 didnt realise freetime was in cd version too

let us know what ya think of AL when ya get up and running