Sims 3 Virtual Drive? Is There a Simple Way to Delete This?
cobaltspectre:
My game became so buggy that starting over seemed the least aggrevating path. I used the Sims 3 uninstall command, then manually deleted the game's files from where I installed them. I then looked for artifacts from the installation. Despite my marginal technical skills, it was pretty hard to miss this thing: a 1.79 GB (60.5 MB used) "removeable disk" described under My Computer as Drive I, "Sims3CE." I have no physical drive I.
I searched MATY for "Sims3CE" and for mention of a Sims 3 virtual drive, and didn't see anything referencing this. Is it something that a new installation would just overwrite, or, is this something that needs to be deleted to ensure that I eliminate all bugs? If it does need to be deleted, could anyone please tell me how to do so without needing to repartition my drive and reinstall Windows XP (the only solution offered by Alienware tech support)?
This seems like a Hell of a thing for the game to leave behind on my computer after a full uninstall.
cobaltspectre:
I didn't steal anything. I bought this... in fact, I was gouged twice so my daughter and I could both play it at the same time. Where in Hell did you get the idea that I stole this?
cobaltspectre:
I have a Collector's Edition, complete with disk, manual, and EA-supplied registration number, that I ordered direct from Amazon. This was pre-ordered, and is likely among the oldest versions of the game. The cracked versions were probably derived from this; but, it would astonish me if this were derived from a cracked version, since it makes no sense for EA to be shipping that to Amazon. Amazon does not traffic in counterfeits, the disk is covered with EA art, and was accompanied by both a valid registration code, as well as a valid code to obtain the bonus car that comes with the Collector's Edition.
P.S. If this matters, I originally ordered only one copy of the game for my daughter (I would not have splurged on the Collector's Edition were I buying it for myself). Once we had the game, I bought a second copy for myself about a week later once I tried it out and liked it more than Sims 2; I bought a second Collector's Edition in case there might be some compatibility problems, as we share the disks. This was probably unnecessary; but, I would rather be safe than sorry. I never buy any bootleg copy of anything. The quality is usually bad, I don't want to reward thieves, and I want to support the people who labored to create the thing I intend to enjoy.
Tever:
Maybe your daughter tried to download a cracked version while she waited to get the legal copy, then. If you don't have the .nfo anymore, you can probably Google for how to remove it.
cobaltspectre:
No, my daughter is even less technically aware than I am regarding computers, and would have even less of an idea how to obtain a bootleg copy than I would. At any rate, this is unofficially "my" computer. The only person to install anything on this computer is me. She always plays on the laptop in the other room, so, even if she had tried to download an illegitimate copy, it would be on "her" laptop, not this computer.
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