the sim 2 prob on installation

[High_Fidelity 0]

HELLO TO ALL THE PEOPLE.

i just got my game the sim 2, and i cannot run it on my laptop for PLAYING IT. i know not much of computers, so if someone could pls help.

i got the dvd version (1 disk), trying to install thru a dvd-rom.

so all the instalation is going well when at the end it tells me in a message that the C/program files/EAGAMES/The sims 2/TSData/Res/userdata/Neighborhoods/Neighborhoods manager.package is missing or cant run, (i checked it is there).

then it asks me if i wanna quit the instalation or go ahead. if i press try again it pops up the same message and its not leting me go forward. when i press quit it pop up the window of launching the game. i go on play and then it gives me right away this message: Please insert the correct DVD-ROM, select ok and restart th eapplication/. i press ok and nothing happens.

 

thank you for any attention

[Wilhelmus 1]

Try these:

 

For installation issue:

Quote:

1)

First thing to try is to check the DVD for scratches or marks and clean.

 

2)

Try renaming the InstallShield folder.

 

Double-click on the My Computer icon.

Double-Click on the C:

Double-Click on Program Files then on Common Files.

Right-Click on the InstallShield folder.

Select Rename.

Rename it to InstallShieldOld.

Start the installation again to reinstall the InstallShield components with the newest version.

 

If that doesn't work try a copying the files to your hard drive and installing from there.

 

3)

FOR DVD:

 

Insert the DVD into the DVD-rom drive. Exit the startup menu when it comes up.

 

Double click My Computer, then right click on the DVD-rom drive with the game DVD in it and select Explore.

 

Hold the CTRL key and then hit A. That should select all the folders and files.

 

Then hold CTRL and hit C. This will not look like it does much, but it's preparing to copy the files.

 

Close that folder and go to your desktop. Right click anywhere BUT on an icon, and Select New, then Folder. Name the folder 'Sims2 DVD'.

 

Then double-click that folder, and hit CTRL and V. This will begin copying the files from the DVD.

 

Once the files are copied, remove the disc from the drive.

 

Double-click on the Setup icon in the folder.

 

You may delete the 'Sims2 DVD' folder once the installation is complete.

 

And for the 'Please insert the correct DVD-ROM' error, try downloading latest DVD patch from EA:

http://thesims2.ea.com/update/