Title: Game not recognizing EP?
Post by: krazzed on February 07, 2007, 05:17:57 pm
I have University, Nightlife, Open for Business, and Family Fun Stuff. I had University, Open for Business and Family fun stuff installed and working fine. But then i just got Nightlife and i installed it and the game wouldnt read it. So i uninstalled all of my EPs and now its all working fine, but my University isnt working now! I have no clue what is going on. Can anybody help me?
Title: Game not recognizing EP?
Post by: BeosBoxBoy on February 07, 2007, 08:10:10 pm
Krazzed: The installers are a notorous pain in the nethers. "False positives" of the install happen to me about 1/3 tries. I suspect it has to do with EA's emphasis on copyright protection rather than ease of use here. Generally what I do and recommend is this: - Install the base game
- Patch the game with the base game patch from http://thesims2.ea.com/update/ (http://thesims2.ea.com/update/)
- Play the game a few minutes to make sure it is installed properly
- Exit the game
- Reboot the computer
- Install the University EP
- Patch the game with the University patch from http://thesims2.ea.com/update/ (http://thesims2.ea.com/update/)
- Play the game a few minutes to make sure it is installed properly, create a university campus, etc
- If it works, all is well
- If something isn't right, un-install the EP and repeat the install and test til it does work
- Exit the game
- Reboot the computer
- Install the Nightlife EP
- Patch the game with the Nightlife patch from http://thesims2.ea.com/update/ (http://thesims2.ea.com/update/)
- Play the game a few minutes to make sure it is installed properly, create a downtown, etc
- If it works, all is well
- If something isn't right, un-install the EP and repeat the install and test til it does work
- Exit the game
- Reboot the computer
- Install the Open for Business EP
- Patch the game with the OfB patch from http://thesims2.ea.com/update/ (http://thesims2.ea.com/update/)
- Play the game a few minutes to make sure it is installed properly, create a shopping village, etc
- If it works, all is well
- If something isn't right, un-install the EP and repeat the install and test til it does work
- Exit the game
- Reboot the computer
- Install any stuff packs
- Patch the game with the Family Fun Stuff patch from http://thesims2.ea.com/update/ (http://thesims2.ea.com/update/) if you install it
- Play the game a few minutes to make sure it is installed properly, create a family with funny clothes, build a mansion, etc
- If it works, all is well
- If something isn't right, un-install the stuff pack and repeat the install and test til it does work
- Exit the game
- Reboot the computer
- Enter the game and connect to the Exchange and download one item
- Exit the game
- Enter the game and turn on Custom Content
- Exit the game
- Download and install CEP (http://cep.modthesims2.com/) from MTS2: http://cep.modthesims2.com/ (http://cep.modthesims2.com/)
- Restore any Downloads you have archived, be cautious with hacks/mods as these are often EP-sensitive
- Restore any back-ups of neighbourhoods
- Cross fingers
- Start game and enjoy
You will note I do not list Pets EP here.... It should be no surprise to anyone that I hate the Pets EP with a passion that is candid and boundless.
Title: Game not recognizing EP?
Post by: krazzed on February 08, 2007, 03:04:41 pm
i bet that will take a while. But one thing i just noticed, when i installed university (and when i keep trying to reinstall it) it freezes after it says that it will make sure the game is up to date. It just has a little box that says please wait, then it freezes up my computer. I have no clue why.
Title: Game not recognizing EP?
Post by: BeosBoxBoy on February 08, 2007, 03:07:45 pm
that is why it is important to patch the game before the install of Uni EP - this way it will skip through that quickly - if you turn off your anti-virus it will also help
Title: Game not recognizing EP?
Post by: krazzed on February 08, 2007, 03:23:15 pm
ah ok, i will try turning off my antivirus, because i cant figure out how to unblock stuff
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