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Can I Install TS2 Ultimate Without Having To Uninstall Physical Copies?

I have The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection just waiting in my Origin for me to download and play. But I have one little tiny question. Can I install the Ultimate collection without having to remove my physical copies? I don't have my physical copies registered with Origin because at the time, my games were registered on The Sims 2 website itself.

If I can't install the ultimate collection while having the physical copies, can I use my back up, saved files for the ultimate collection? I have all EP's and SP's for the sims 2 except for the Holiday Stuff pack and Family Fun stuff. Also when installing the ultimate collection, does it goes strickly into the origin client or onto the PC as well?

  • I don't see why they shouldn't both work, as Origin saves the game in a separate folder, but this site says that maybe the older Sims version won't work anymore after installing the Ultimate Collection. Maybe there are some registry changes...but yeah, you can install it without having to remove the old version first.

    As for your backup saves, they should also work, you probably just have to copy the neighborhood over into the new game folders. If that's not working, there's also a guide in that site I linked above.

    I don't really understand what you mean with your last question, because the Origin client IS on your PC, but if you want to know if you can play the game without running Origin, then yes, you can, I just tried it.

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  • I don't see why they shouldn't both work, as Origin saves the game in a separate folder, but this site says that maybe the older Sims version won't work anymore after installing the Ultimate Collection. Maybe there are some registry changes...but yeah, you can install it without having to remove the old version first.

    As for your backup saves, they should also work, you probably just have to copy the neighborhood over into the new game folders. If that's not working, there's also a guide in that site I linked above.

    I don't really understand what you mean with your last question, because the Origin client IS on your PC, but if you want to know if you can play the game without running Origin, then yes, you can, I just tried it.

  • O.K! Thank you so much for the reply back! I guess as long as I can bring my saved game into the Ultimate Collection was my main concern 🙂 Thank you also for linking me to the Wiki. I've typed in everything and never got that site so thanks a ton!

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