Re-install from hades - "You are running the wrong version..." - SOLVED THANKS!!
Bruce Banner:
:) Copy all your downloads somewhere first . Once your downloads are safely copied then try uninstalling the whole game over again ( if it currently isn't uninstalled already ) . Then comes the risky bit . Here is a link to a registry cleaner with which you can hopefully clean out the Sims 2 program entries ( http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html ) . If you install this program to do that though be careful and do the following - Don't run the general reg cleaner part of the program . This is an old program so if you do that you could well bugger up your computer . Instead just use ( and only use this part of the program ) the SOFTWARE tab . There you will see a list of installed programs with checkboxes to the left of them . Check the boxes next to any programs in the list that mention ' Sims ' ( make sure and double check again that you DO NOT check any other boxes apart from the Sims programs in the list ) . Once you're certain that only the Sims progs are checked on the software list then click ' Remove Selected ' You shouldn't then be able to see any Sims programs in your registry list . Hopefully ( and I mean hopefully because it can't be guaranteed ) then your game will install ok after that .
One more thing . You haven't mentioned the operating system of your comp . If it is XP then you can use the registry prog because I have XP and use it for the purpose I've mentioned above . If you by any chance have VISTA though , then completely ignore everything I've just said because it's more than likely that the registry works differently with Vista and using this registry prog wouldn't be advised with it :)
Bruce Banner:
:) Another thing . Before even considering touching the registry with the Reg Cleaner prog , make sure to do a system restore point ;)
witch:
Most (all?) sims install disks have a 'clean up the sims registry entries' type of programme on them. Can't remember the name of it, but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find.
Annette:
A little registry uninstall help from EA
http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=14844&p_created=1181669872&p_sid=yBkEq8Li&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9OCw4JnBfcHJvZHM9Nyw3MDAsMzQ2MiZwX2NhdHM9MCZwX3B2PTMuMzQ2MiZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXVuaW5zdGFsbA**&p_li=&p_topview=1
cassblonde:
Thanks everyone ... once I followed the EA instructions to remove everything it all worked fine.
I'm back up to OFB and everything is installing smoothly.
Problem solved.
Cass :)
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