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NataliaHeart17
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23 hours ago
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Sims 2 Birthday Bundle

Hello! Is anyone else having an issue when downloading their sims 2 from the Sims Birthday Bundle that just released??? My download of it gets to about 97%, before it crashes, saying "DirectX Setup E...
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    NataliaHeart17
    22 hours ago

    Okay, I found a  way to fix this, at least it worked for me and now I have the game downloaded! On this website there is a link where you can download a "The Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime". After I downloaded it and installed it on my laptop, I was able to get my Sims 2 legacy to finish installing! Hope this helps you as well! :D

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=8109

NataliaHeart17's avatar
NataliaHeart17
Newcomer
22 hours ago

Okay, I found a  way to fix this, at least it worked for me and now I have the game downloaded! On this website there is a link where you can download a "The Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime". After I downloaded it and installed it on my laptop, I was able to get my Sims 2 legacy to finish installing! Hope this helps you as well! :D

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=8109

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sunshinechick515
Seasoned Newcomer
22 hours ago

Thank you, I'll try that!

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