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Sims 2 Legacy corrupted files issue
Hi everyone:) I still cannot start the Sims 2 due to some files being corrupted. The issue persists even after the patch. How has it been for you guys?
The issue is resolved in today's patch🤩
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EA_Cade
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Community ManagerHighlighting katherb12345's post here as well:
I found a work around that might help!! I uninstalled the Sims 2 legacy edition under the "Administrator" account under my laptop. If you want to uninstall I went onto "control panel- uninstall programmes" as on the EA app it wouldn't let me uninstall. I then reinstalled the game under the administrator account and once installed immediately went onto "repair" and then I got a pop up saying do I want to launch and I hit yes, it took me straight into the game without the "corrupt files, please reinstall" message. My advice is to make sure you are the "Administrator" on your laptop/PC or log into the main account that has the "Administrator" permissions. I saw on another thread about this and others tried it and it worked for them, so I thought would give it a go and it worked for me as well. I have no idea why, but it worked.
In addition to this, deleting The Sims 2 folders that exist in C:\Users\UserName\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2 Legacy may help as well.
Tried this with deleting the files as well as uninstalling. Used an administrators account too - and still doing the same thing. 'Some needed files were corrupted during the installation. Please reinstall the application'.
This is becoming hours of my time now just to try and play a game I've paid for in good faith. :(
