[Nekochanpurr]

i dunno, i have that problem, too sim_freak..

[beksta]

OK. i've searched many forums to find a solution to my problem, thus none so far.
(my specs are in my profile)

"Failed to enumerate any DirectX 9 compatible graphics adapters in this system!"
- my graphics card is compatible
"Please make sure you have DirectX9 compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest manufacturers provided driver"
- i downgraded my laptop to XP from Vista, so i probably don't have the latest driver for it because Vista drivers don't run on XP.
Nvidia sends me to Asus, and Asus is a dead end because it only has Vista drivers for this laptop model, so i had to use drivers from an older model laptop.
But what i do have runs fine and doesn't affect any other games i play;
Age of empires 3, NFS Carbon, Team fortress 2, CS. etc.
- i have the latest DirectX9 as of march 2008

but even so, i don't see how this at all could affect the game, i ran sims 2 and its many exp/addons on a 1gb ram, p4 with geforce fx 5600.

my pc can run Team Fortress 2, smoothly with no glitches, Sims 2 is pretty old in comparison!

i'm not going to format, or reinstall all the addons/expansions again, because quite frankly i've wasted enough time on it.
i've tried everything from checking direct x settings, changing res bit depth, -w, compatibility mode, it's no cd patched. yeh, it just won't run beyond that error message.
i've seen many threads from 2004 with this issue, but how it still exists is beyond me.

[beksta]

BTW
if you are having a Sfx1.package error:
i had the same problem with trying to install Open for business and i figured this out.
if you have the missing file from the expansion packs -- not the addons
then i believe this should work for all:

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

1. Copy the files from your Sims 2 (whichever version)installation disk
- you can do this by opening up My computer and locating the disk drive the cd/dvd is on
- then right click the cd drive in My computer and go 'Explore'
- this opens up what the CD in your drive contains
- select all of the folders and files in the CD and copy it somewhere on your hard drive

2. Once that is done, you will have a copy of the installation files for that particular sims 2 version - (the one that has the error).
- now what you need to do is go into that folder and search for compressed.zip
- you will need a program like winzip or winrar to unpack it. i like winrar.
- install winrar - follow the wizard, and check the context menu options on the 2nd last screen of the install (i think).

3. Right click compressed.zip and go 'Extract to compressed\'
or
double click the file and it will load winrar - you will get a buy/trial pop up box, click close.
- click the Extract To button (2nd from the left)
- another box will come up asking you where you want to save the files to once it decompresses them, pick a location by clicking browse, then click ok.

-----While it decompresses the file, at the end of it, it will display an error report, of broken or missing archives: this tells you what needs to be replaced. - make a note of it or leave it open so you can refer back to it.

4. Unpacking the file might take a few minutes, depending on how big it is and ur CPU speed. but it takes alot longer when it compresses.
- Now you have a list of files, all of these files were packaged in 'compressed.zip'
what you need to find is TSData > Res > Sound
Leave this window open.

5. Open up my computer from a different window, and find where you saved your sims 2 games, this could be either ALL on your C:\ or if you clicked advanced settings then it would be where you saved it there.

What you need to do is find an expansion pack (the latest one) or try the original sims 2 if you don't have any others.
- Find your Sims 2 xxxxx folder (working version) and navigate to these folders TSData > Res > Sound
- What you will find here are fresh sound files that aren't corrupt - because they have been installed already.
- Copy whatever file is missing from the other expansion you are trying to install, this is typically Sfx1.package or/and Voice6.package etc etc.
*if you are unsure, check back to the error report from Winrar

6. Now go back to \Compressed\ folder and paste the files you just copied from \The Sims 2\TSData\Res\Sound to \Compressed\TSData\Res\Sound
--replace files: yes

7. Now you have basically fixed up your install.
- Go back to the directory where your 'Compressed' folder is, right click it and go "Add to Archive".
***if your compressed folder is in the same directory as compressed.zip - it will overwrite that.

- This brings up the Winrar dialog box 'Archive name and parameters'
Archive Name: compressed.rar
directly below this you will see a 'Profiles' button, and directly below that you will see:
Archive Format: Click ZIP. (When you change this archive name will be compressed.zip)
Update Mode: Add and replace files
click OK.

8. Now it will compress the file, this will take a while - be patient, should do something else while waiting, as in leaving the desk.
*Winrar is a resource hog when it is compressing, and if you do something CPU strenuous, it will take even more time.
9. Once that is done, go back to the main directory of the installation /The Sims2 xxxx/
Click Autorun.exe

10. Install... and should run

* if it comes up with the error again, you probably did it wrong!
* if it comes up with another error, then you need to replace those files with different versions, just locate where the file is - it will tell you. and find that in a folder already on your computer (if you have other expansion packs).
* i could probably upload some of these files if need be, but you should already have them!

AFTER (advanced user):
so you have the completed and successful install, what you can do is archive the entire installation - using winrar.
once it has compressed it as a RAR conversion method, u can replace the .rar extension to ISO. = so u have example: thesims2_bonvoyage.rar to thesims2_bonvoyage.iso
then you have an image file of that installation, and you can then use that in daemon tools or alcohol 120 --- or just burn it in its entirety on a DVD - but the errors can happen again.. just be aware of the unreliability :/

anyways, hopefully this helps anyone in this mess out !

[sims_freak2008]

Please help!
I've just purchased The Sims 2: Freetime.
I've installed it correctly but when I go into the Neighbourhood it flashes Black and Pink.
When I try to create a family it flashes Red and Black.
When I go into a current house, it flashes Red and Black.
Anyone know why this is happening?

[Nekochanpurr]

Sounds like your graphics card isn't good enough to handle the game to me..

[lwells10]

I've just installed Free Time and Seasons. Everything went great with the download and install. I go to play the game and it starts up fine, starts playing fine but about 5 to 10 minutes into it I get a blue screen with the hour glass as the cursor. Then the game will come back but my Sims are transparent as well as anything that they use. I've downloaded any patches that were available but was told that I have the latest version of everything.

[chelbell]

Ive had the sims 2 on my computer b4 and i unistalled it last week now i want it re-install it and eveything goes fine until i put in the thrid disk and it gets to 49% and then wont install anymore how do i make the sims work agen ?

[wellashley]

Hi, I've had the sims 2 since it came out and since then I've gotten University and Pets. I never had problems playing until yesterday, when I made a family, put them into a house, bought them furniture and went into live mode. A few minutes into it, an error came up saying "The application has crashed. The application will now terminate." or something along those lines. Now, every time I try to play, I last about one minute in live mode until it happens again. Help me?

[Nekochanpurr]

Wellashley, have you tried restarting your computer, or deleting group.cache? Thats what i did when it happened to me..

[daniegirl]

after i went to registered Sims 2 sites to download some new objects. "and i successfully downloaded and extracted them to my game" everytime i went to play it would freeze up and the main loading screen the one that just says "The Sims 2 Deluxe" it was still playing the music correctly but i lkept it on that screen for about 20 mins... and it was still there i did ctrl alt delete and it said it was not responding.

I have a brand new top of the line gaming coputer so i don't understand what the problem is not to mention I've downloaded many things before and it never had any problems...

Plz help me

[Lorus]

Sorry if this question has already been asked, but this thread is too long to search every post.

I am having a problem with putting walls up in a house I am making. I have not had this problem with previous houses I have made. I can get two walls to sit up on the foundation, but anything else I try, including inside the house/foundation rather than on the outside edge, makes the wall against the ground, so the two sets of walls are different heights. I also seem to be unable to connect other walls to the walls on the foundation, though this is perhaps because they are on different levels.

I have a legal version of the Sims 2 and am using the CD. I have the expansion packs Nightlife and Freetime.

[mollyannasick]

Everytime i create a family, and then go to save it to play it in the game, it freezes. And a lot of other random times does my game freeze when i try to click on stuff. like it says its loading, but its really not, because the window says "not responding".
I have Windows Vista,
and i'm on a laptop.
these games worked before on my old laptop,
but not on my newer one.
help?

[masamune045000]

i have all of the sims 2 games installed and patched.
but after i get done playing i get alot of "app errors" and "audio errors" in the error logs how can i fix this?
(i have nvidia 6150 le) (and 1.25 gb ram)
(my OS is Vista home basic)

[hellandbliss]

hi all, i've just joined the forum. My problem with the sims 2 is that it all installs fine and when i go to create a sim it just stops working as if its froze and so i try to end the task and it says its not responding so i end it, sometimes i just have to manully turn the laptop of at the buttom coz i can't end it as it wont let me. I have tried to play with a family already made and when it starts to load the family to go to the house it just freezes to! I have seen other people have this problem on here but no replies to them so this is why i am asking, has anyone sorted the problem or can anyone please help? I have a phillips freevents laptop with a chipset family graphics card thing and i just wanna play the game! lol please help!

[hellandbliss]

so sorry all i put times 2 when i meant the sims 2! so sorry!