Drama Professor & Met Self Fix
V:
Quote from: Kyna on 2006 August 13, 05:09:04
You could set up a different user profile on the computer for your sister.
She will then only be able to access downloads that are in her profile's My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads folder, and unable to access your game or downloads.
If she has sims in any of your neighbourhoods, make copies of those neighbourhoods on her user profile so she can still play her sims there.
You'll need to put a copy of the downloads she uses in her downloads folder, otherwise she won't be able to access them. If you want to be nice, you could even take responsibility for maintaining her downloads folder - everytime you update your hacks remember to update hers as well.
Actually this does not work. I have a separate user identity from my children. And in my Downloads folder I have all my hacks and what-have-you's. I am "Mom" and my side is password protected... But on the "Kids" side of the computer I don't add anything at all.
I thought I was safe with my big-boobied girls and my whoo-hoo hacks, but my 6 year old is fascinated by the game and plays on the "Kids" side... and she has full access to every download I have on my side. So whichever has the hacks shares the hacks. That is why I don't have Casual Sex or naked Sims running around. I realized this when she asked me what "Spawn" means and what "Will I Woo-Hoo?" means. I kept InSIM, but I took out Casual Sex and thankfully I never downloaded the naked sims or the anti-blur -- not that I didn't want to, but I make myself think a few times before I download a new hack. Now, of course, I have to think "Is it suitable for 6-year olds?" before I download.
Since I have not explained how Sims get pregnant to her all of her families are made via adoption. ::)
Just so you know... protect the little sister!! Don't rely on separate user IDs to keep her safe.
V
J. M. Pescado:
Are you sure you remembered to logout and switch users properly?
Sleepycat:
different user profiles do work, I had to share my other computer for awhile with my daughter and my CC didn't affect her game at all.
make sure you didn't put anything in the "Shared Documents" ea games/sims 2 folder and as JM said log out and switch users
dizzy:
I don't know how to do this in Windows, but in Linux or BSD it's absurdly easy to change permissions on your folders and files to prevent unwanted access.
Anyway, maybe this can help:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/WinXP/perm-types.htm
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Sleepycat on 2006 October 25, 01:46:17
make sure you didn't put anything in the "Shared Documents" ea games/sims 2 folder and as JM said log out and switch users
Wait, TS2 will look in "shared documents" EAGAME~1/THESIM~1/ also? So you can have something in multiple profiles without duplicating it? Sounds like you can put all the critical fixes there, then. :P
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