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WynterSkyy30
New Novice
4 months ago
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Sims 2 will not open at all

I never had any issues with my game until today. For some reason all of a sudden my game will not open. I was just playing fine with no issues whatsoever and then an hour later I go to play the game again and I keep getting an error message but I cannot see what the message is. The dialogue box just comes up blank with a big red x. I've tried repairing the game, removed all my mods and cc, uninstalled the entire game, and ran it clean with nothing added and still I keep getting this error. Has anyone all of a sudden gotten this? 

  • mate54's avatar
    mate54
    4 months ago

    WynterSkyy30 ollisimslife I don't think this is something that might be patched as it has been present since the game released. Anyway, the files that you can delete to try to fix this are Groups.cache and Accessory.cache, as well as Cigen.package if it is present.

    Usually when the game doesn't run (but doesn't show any errors) or shows the blank box with an X, this can fix it. You can also make these files read-only so they won't change (possibly into a state where they prevent the game from running). They are safe to delete at any time.

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  • Heyy, I have the Same Problem since the last Patch but I have a easy way to fix this. Go to documents/EA Games/Die Sims 2 Legacy/ and in this are 2-3 files these are the Cache files called group.cache or so i think and a another, delete this and your sims 2 start. I hope this can help 

    i hope ea can fix this 

  • mate54's avatar
    mate54
    Hero+
    4 months ago

    WynterSkyy30 ollisimslife I don't think this is something that might be patched as it has been present since the game released. Anyway, the files that you can delete to try to fix this are Groups.cache and Accessory.cache, as well as Cigen.package if it is present.

    Usually when the game doesn't run (but doesn't show any errors) or shows the blank box with an X, this can fix it. You can also make these files read-only so they won't change (possibly into a state where they prevent the game from running). They are safe to delete at any time.

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