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Charo Lemucchi

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Aug 3, 2024, 5:21:35 PM8/3/24

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Hi everyone, ever since I installed the TS2 UC my sims2pack files do not work anymore, their icon is white like if the game couldn't find the sims2pack installer. Could someone tell me where to find it? (the sims2pack installer) Or does anyone knows any other way to fix this?

I really hope this helped many people, it took me a little while to find this solution, but it was may be an hour, but I found it. I was actually praying a bit to find it. God sure answers prayers.:catvery-happy:

I totally messed up my Sims 2 yesterday by going onto Orign and playing the Dexlue. Now II can't play either game. I uninstalled the Deluxe and Ultimate collection is just a blue screen instead of loading the game. Have Windows 7 but don't have 'open with'.

Hello , i hope someone still can help me in here as i try this yesterday and got to install the Sims2pack and the icon now shows that one from the Body shop , the problem now is that whenever i double click the packages type files , they just don't open and i am not sure what to do , i did what the other guy said about entering the .exe on the installerpack but still nada....please help me D :

@jonsnow1792 , your best bet now days is to go to Mod The Sims and download the Sims 2 pack Clean Installer which will help you to install CC into the game as well as checking for dodgy CC. You can Google search for the site.

@SIMSTER00 , no there aren't any different steps for the basic game installation. My advice to restart Origin and possibly clear your Origin cache. The only things you need to make sure you do to get the game to run properly. Make sure you download and install Graphics Rule Maker which insures that the game recognizes your graphics card. Any questions about installation and use of Graphics Rule Maker can be found at Leefish's forum (you'll need to Google search for both) and the 4GB patch. You can find excellent videos on YouTube about how to make sure that the game runs smoothly.

This topic contains 4 parts. Parts 1 and 2 are instructions for installing the 2 different file types for The Sims 2 custom content, it also contains instructions for the 2 additional things you need to do if you have never used custom content before (3. Enabling custom content in your game, and 4. Installing the CEP files)

Please note that some users find that fashion files do not show up in the default 'Downloads' folder. If this happens to you then try putting them in the folder named SavedSims instead. Fashion items also cannot be read by the game if they are placed in subfolders unlike all other package files.

After unzipping sims2pack files must be 'run' by double clicking on them. This will cause the game installer to handle them, putting the contents of the sims2pack file into your game for you. Follow the on-screen instructions and repeat for each sims2pack file.

It does a really terrible job of dealing with any content in the sims2pack which is already in your game. Instead of just skipping any existing files, it'll create a new copy with a nonsense filename (making it hard to identify). Sometimes these copies are not even properly working, little bits can get lost along the way.

Don't worry, there is an alternative which is a little community made program called the Clean Pack Installer. It is a bit more technical, but it'll let you be in charge of your content and it's really easy to use once you know how!

If you are a house builder who likes to share your lots then it is important to be aware of this as the game often prefers to use these copies instead of the real thing! If you use a broken junk copy in a house and then export that house for sharing, it's the copy that gets included, not the original!

This method should also apply with newer Stuff Packs and any Deluxe or Double Deluxe version, however if you have never had that box popping up when you start the game then please use the method below.

Please download one of the files below and unzip it. The Auto Installer version can be run by double clicking on the extracted file and following the on-screen instructions. The manual version comes with documentation, please read and follow the instructions included in the zip:

You should be aware that Parsimonious did NOT create these files, they were created by Numenor & RGiles at Mod The Sims. Sadly both creators have retired from The Sims 2 community, so there is no longer any active support available for these files (in fact the official URL we are supposed to give you no longer exists!).