Severalyears ago i bought The Sims complete collection and when i played it everything went ok. Then i uninstalled the game and now i'm not able to install it again. When i try to install the game, it says there is an unknown error and it arrests the installation. My operative system is the same of before (Windows 7) and the only difference is that my computer's graphics card's quality is better now.
If it doesn't work, could you give us more details of the error? Does it happen during the installation, or the installation doesn't even start? Does the error message say anything else? (A screenshot would be helpful)
I think it might have something to do with Safedisc (it's a drm that was used in many games in the 2000s). Microsoft discontinued support for it with Windows 10 and an update for windows 7, 8 and 8.1 (I think). When you download Simcity 4 via disc, it just, won't install because Safedisc was discontinued. .
I have been having almost the same problem with trying to install my game to my laptop or computer. I have been through a few computers. I have read online that when you uninstall a disc, some files get left on the computer like in old data or whatever and all you have to do is boot your computer or something like that. Well, to the point, my computer that had this game on it is dead. But my issue is during installation on both my computer and my laptop. I am trying to put it on whichever one will take it. They both stop in the middle of the installation and give me an error: Cyclic redundancy check, a data error. I think it has to do with me trying to use the winzip program. I do not know how to use that program so I do not anymore. I have also tried the compatibility troubleshoot install and I made it to where it asks for the second disc, but then it gave me the same data error again. I mean I have been trying to do this for about two months or more now. I mean like I know the serial number by heart now. I kind of keep searching the net to see what I can find that I havent already tried, or whatever, and I just keep on trying. I have made much progress, but now Im just always getting stuck in the installation process. I am not very computer smart, so if anyone at all can just please help me just get this sims onto my device, I will gladly appreciate it. Its mainly a data issue, so maybe I am missing certain files, is there a way to reconstruct my disc, or fill in or download the files I am missing?? I am so frustrated with the fact that I do not know what I am doing and if I am making things worse or screwing up the discs more or even my computer all together.... Please help.
I am having a problem is that I can't uninstall it, or re-install it, I get the same thing "unknown error...aborting installation" I was running it just fine in with this PC which has windows 7 64 bit professional
The trouble began when I trying playing the game and it told me that I had installed an expansion after the complete collection and that it needed to update makin-magic. I've done some searches and I see it was trying to uninstall/reinstall it, only it didn't get that far, it couldn't- I got the unknown error.
@UCB21 , while I understand you are having problems installing Sims 2, please do not resurrect old threads that have been inactive for a year or so. This is against forum rules and I am going to have this thread locked.
If you do find an old thread that is describing your problem, it is ok to link to said thread for reference, but please start a new thread in the future. Quite often the information in older threads is out of date.
With The Sims recently celebrating its 21st anniversary at the time of originally writing this tutorial, I have been in a nostalgic mood and re-discovering older Sims titles. And that has included going back to where it all started!
This guide should help you overcome common problems when installing the game and help you get The Sims 1 working as well as possible on newer computers running Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8 and even Windows 7.
This step is completely optional and we are not responsible for monitoring content on third-party websites or downloads. We will not be held responsible for corrupted or inoperable gameplay caused by the installation, use, or modification.
In the unlikely event you encounter any problems, you can delete the new Sims.exe file from your Sims installation directory, and rename Sims.old file back to Sims.exe if needed.
Congratulations! You should now be able to launch and play The Sims 1 on Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7 machines. All you have to do now is click on the shortcut on your desktop to get started!
You only need to follow this step if you are experiencing problems with The Sims game launcher, which traditionally opens automatically every time you insert a disc to help you get the game installed or launch it.
On some newer devices, this can cause a problem where nothing happens or you get an error message from windows saying something needs to close. If you are unable to get the launcher working, try the following steps.
this was happening for me when i first downloaded the game. it seems like anything i tried in this post just prevented the launch screen from showing up too. no errors. no nothing just silence whenever i try to start the game.
Recieving Fatal Error: could not find sims data directory message no matter what I try. I have gotten this exact file of the game to work before on windows 10. not sure what to do as the answers online are from 2003.
I am having major issues just installing the game. I have the original CD and when I try to run the setup.exe in compatibility mode on windows 11 it just does not open anything. I tried all of your instructions to no avail. Can you please help?
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