SOLVED: BV New Sims Disappearing on restart, possibly due to BV patch 2
Jade:
Chances are good that none of your files are read-only if you set them to be writable. Vista will leave the little box on read-only filled with blue on folders, but that doesn't mean read-only. They are read-only only if the box has a check mark in it. I had the same problem recently, I didn't notice that there was even a checkmark possible, although I am sure I had seen it.
I guess that won't help with your disappearing sims, but possibly will stop you from screaming at your folders :)
GalenZ:
Fix discovered!
Short version: uninstall BV. Use regedit to remove any remaining Bon Voyage registry entries. Reinstall. Seems to work, no .1.package files created for new sims, am in process of testing.
Longer version: I tried uninstalling and reinstalling just BV; no dice. I uninstalled BV, removed Securom, and reinstalled BV; no dice. I dod the above then installed a cracked version of BV; no dice. I uninstalled and re-installled *everything*; no dice. I finally found a old post on MTS (summer 2006, Uni-only, http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?p=487845) describing the same problem and the same .1.packages; they said it only went away when they not only reinstalled, but also did a System Restore from before the start of the problem.
So I decided, what the hell, let's see if there are any BV-related entries in the registry after an uninstall, and sure enough, there were two. I gleefully removed them, reinstalled BV and fired it up with a brand-new user directory, created a new sim in CAS, exited, then re-started with my fingers crosssed. And lo and bheold, she was still there!
Then I went and reinstalled a copy of my original downloads and neighborhoods (now filled with those nasty .1.package files), and trued again. And yes! Another new sim survived a restart! And she has a normal user package, with no .1.package anywhere in sight! It seems that my problem is now fixed
I have no idea what the 2 mystical registry entries I deleted were, how they got there, ore exactly how they affected the game, but the upshot is clear: a bad registry entry can totally mess up BV's sim creation, and who knows what else. I still suspect BV patch 2 of being the culprit that put them there, and given the other problems people seem to be having with it, I don't plan to reinstall it.
I hope this helps other people with BV problems.
And I want to thank everyone who offered a suggestion. This was the only board I posted this to that was any help at all...
GalenZ
Zii:
It is something in the registry, but it most certainly isn't a bug with BV. I had this happen way back when either Uni or NL was the latest EP. It's just one of those weird rare bugs that nobody seems to have really figured out, and has existed since base game.
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