Sims 2 installation problem If you right click on the icon, scroll down and click properties. To run the installer using Command Prompt, open it as Administrator (search for cmd in the Start Menu, right-click on it and Run as Administrator). It tells me I need the Sims 2 installed in order to proceed, but I am trying to install Sims 2. Here is a picture of what it looks like: 1) Buy Fun with Pets and install the Store Edition which comes with that collection pack. It is still possible to run the installer using the Command Prompt. ), then switch to it in cmd. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, am I missing something? I've already followed the troubleshooting steps from the installation guide in the download and the wiki. When this problem has occurred in the past, people have been able to convince EA to give them either the standalone Store Edition, or a downloadable copy of Fun with I searched the web and tried installing it in safe mode, I've tried copying the files over and installing it from there. I just switched from Origin to the EA Play desktop app, and now I cannot redownload my Sims 2 Double Deluxe game. I have a Windows 10 PC, I previously installed it last year on a Win10 laptop with little to no issues. Find out which drive the game disk is in (D:, E:, etc. It should say C:\WINDOWS\system32>. can anyone help me? Are you trying to install via origin? Have you tried redownloading? Is your hard drive really full? You have the file path wrong in the target, as it says in the error: Missing source file: D:\The Sims 2 - Origin Ultimate Collection__Installer\Cleanup. So, I've spent about 3-4 hours today installing The Sims 2. 2) Call EA. If that doesn't work, try running it in administrator mode. Ask them to give you access to the updated Store Edition. To run the installer using Command Prompt, open it as Administrator (search for cmd in the Start Menu, right-click on it and Run as Administrator). You should be able to run it in older versions of windows. exe. This time around, I can't even get the game to start. If you do, turn off shadows. D:, E:, etc. And it says Sims 2 is not installed on this computer. so it looks like that is my problem. Once you know that: Search for Command Prompt in the Start menu, right-click on it and Run as Administrator. Explain the problem. Also, you might see black boxes under your sims. Try running it in compatibility mode. Happy simming! Each time I try to install The Sims 2 Double Deluxe, I usually get up to 7 or 8% installed until getting an error that says "A problem occurred when trying to transfer the file". . g. First, you will need to figure out which drive your game disk is in, e. it always fails when the compressed folder on disc 1 tries to copy. I had crashing problems but using the 4GB patch fixed it. ldatgxx gjyg flgqy jsrll pqgnfmr kokdfhdx ddvvcl bsb eeelq wov