The Sims 2 Windows 7-10 Fixes
It's not uncommon to have problems with The Sims 2 on Windows 7, 8, 8.5, and 10. I've had all of these versions of windows and had trouble running The Sims 2 on all of them. The Sims 2 is my favorite ...
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"Rflong7;15646734" wrote:"@Oldeseadogge;15646614" wrote:
Thanks for your answer, will check it out. Where do said files live? The other thing that has come to mind is that the securom (or whatever you call it) is responsible. Have seen several posts on how nasty it is, even with the digital version.
Uhm, you've only got the base game? So, it'd be in your computer files under EA Games/The Sims 2... TSData\Res\Config -I think. :)
SecuRom didn't arrive until ... Bon Voyage, I believe. If you're only installing the base game, it should be fine. Any new combinded packs will have it, though.
The files were right where you said they would be, followed your suggestion, rebooted for good measure. Tried to launch, and got the same unhelpful error message with white x in red disk. Something else is the culprit, so this may be a weekend project when there is hopefully more time. Maybe the old uninstall reinstall...
