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KatrianaND
3 years ago
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The Sims 2 Ultimate won't launch on EA App

Ever since I was forced to switch to the EA App on March 1st I haven't been able to get The Sims 2 Ultimate Edition to launch. It starts to launch then errors with a message that says "Your game fail...
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    KatrianaND
    3 years ago

    So I have finally managed to get The Sims 2 Ultimate working after trying the compatibility check fix mentioned in this thread: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-The-Sims-Games/Sims-2-Not-Launching-EA-Play/td-p/12358137 . Running the Troubleshoot Compatibility from the desktop icon and setting it to use Windows Vista service pack 2 settings has gotten it to where I can launch the game finally. Still have to test if old game files will work, but the load issue is fixed now at least it seems.

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Tremayne4260
Hero
3 years ago

@KatrianaND remember to clear the caches with in the Sims 2 folder as well every time before you play. This will help to prevent the game from becoming corrupt. These are the Accessory.cache and localthumb.cache (I think that's the name of the second one. I always forget it).

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Lively2011
2 years ago

I have been trying to launch the sim 2 ultimate collection  for several days  now. So I installed CEP and it worked like a charm.

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