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TrainsofBritain
7 years ago
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Sims 2: Open For Business

I finally managed to get the sims 2 base and the first of my expansion packs (university) installed. I just installed Open for Business (a note, I have to use the method of force closing the installe...
  • EA_Arrenai's avatar
    EA_Arrenai
    7 years ago

    Thanks for the update, @TrainsofBritain.

    During the era of The Sims 2, before internet-hosted patching for games, there was a strict installation order where the latest expansion would have the latest patch for The Sims 2 for that install. So if you have The Sims 2: Open for Business installed, you would have to uninstall it before installing The Sims 2: University as University launched first.

    However, if you only have The Sims 2 and The Sims 2: Open for Business installed, and you are only trying to run those, then let's see if we can track down why it's not loading up.

    Do you have the The Sims 2: Open for Business disc 1 in the drive? Also, are you running the game as Administrator and in Vista (Service Pack 2) compatibility mode?

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XxLuckyNachoxX
6 years ago

how did you even get Univercity to download? I only have the base game downloaded and everytime i try and download Univercity, i get a "The update process did not complete successfully. Installation will now terminate.". I've turned off the anti-virus and haven't downloaded the sims 2 on this computer before??

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    6 years ago

    Hey there, @XxLuckyNachoxX.

    The individual expansions do have to be installed from disc in order that they released, as the game released before digital downloads were available for it.

    However, if you have the digital The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection on Origin, then it should download and install everything without needing to worry about order.

    I hope that helps!

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    Tremayne4260
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    6 years ago

    @XxLuckyNachoxX , you may have to do a clean install of the entire game especially if you own other expansions and stuff packs. If you want to save your current saved games you need to go to Documents > EA Games > The Sims 2. Move the entire Sims 2 folder to your Desktop, do not copy, do not create a shortcut. The folder needs to be moved. Next uninstall your game and make sure that all the files related to Sims 2 are also gone (except for the folder on you Desktop). 

    Install the Base Game and then install the rest of your Expansion packs and Stuff Packs in the following order:

    The Sims 2 (Base Game)
    University
    Nightlife
    Christmas Party Pack (also called Holiday Stuff Pack)
    Open for Business
    Family Fun Stuff
    Glamour Life Stuff
    Pets
    Festive Holiday Stuff (also called Happy Holiday Stuff)
    Seasons
    Celebrations Stuff
    H&M Fashion Stuff
    Bon Voyage
    Teen Style Stuff
    Freetime
    Kitchen and Bath Stuff
    IKEA Stuff
    Apartment Life
    Mansion & Gardens Stuff          

    Also, your disk drive may be having problems reading the University disk. You may need to either clean the disk itself or get a CD/DVD laser cleaner to clean the laser reader itself. 

    Just trying to offer a few solutions without more information.

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