nstallation of "the sims double deluxe" on laptop running windows 7
i purchased "the sims double deluxe" inside it has 2 discs named the sims deluxe edition a third named the sims house party which has the name of all the expansions on the disc and a fourth disc named the sims double deluxe bonus content
i have the instruction manal which has the install code for the main game on the back and a white install manual with the install code for the expansion disc
everything started normal i installed the first two discs with having to insert disc 2 near the end then reinsert disc one that goes fine i then am told by the install instructions that i need to exit the game then enter the expansion disc and click install then when that finishes i am to start the game and it will detect another instance of the sims it will load again then that is that then it says to insert the bonus content disc this time i am told to click install then select bonus catalogue items then let it run then click install again and select delxe edition update and let it load also this i beleive is a patch not sure though
now heres the problem after following the install instructions to the letter i go to play the game but it is not in start:; all programs; maxis ; anymore so i use the icon on my start menu it loads like it should i get the blue the sims screen but it then comes up and tells me that it has detected another sims expansion pack as it did before but this time it then comes up with a window asking if i want to uninstall the sims if i say no nothing happens but ifi say yes it uninstalls the sims and thats it
if i click play as soon as i install the first three discs and do not exit and clickplay i can play but then if i exit and go back and open it up again this problem happens i really want to play the game and unless you can get me the sims three for really cheap i am stuck with this one lol as i am ona limited budget
when i bought it i checked all system requirements and my laptop exceedsthemall by about ten times lol so that is no problem also i looked up the windows compatibility checker for this it did not have this exact version but all other simms games listed were compatiblewith windows 7 with one or two with no answer yes or no as they had not been tried
please get back to me soon as i would like to know if i needto get a new game