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JustMe123
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Hi, thanks for reading! 
So I have the Sims 3 working on my laptop now (Yay!), but I also wanted to install my Sims 2 games on it if I can. I have the Sims 2 Double Deluxe, University Life Collection, Fun with Pets Collection, Best of Business Collection and Digital Copies (from Origin) of Seasons, Bon Voyage, Freetime and Apartment Life.
I want to know if I can install it and if it'll work well, or if it will damage my new laptop. I bought it for The Sims 4 originally and as the Sims 2 is old and I have Windows 8.1 as well as a really recent graphic card I don't know what problems I may encounter and I'm not very technical with these things...
If someone could tell me if I should bother installing it or just give up that would be great. And if it can be installed could I please have some instructions? I have googled forums from Mod the Sims but I couldn't find much about people successfully installing the Sims 2 with the same graphics card as me, for example, and I don't want to break my laptop.
Thank you in advance
* DXDIAG report coming in next post *
So I have the Sims 3 working on my laptop now (Yay!
), but I also wanted to install my Sims 2 games on it if I can. I have the Sims 2 Double Deluxe, University Life Collection, Fun with Pets Collection, Best of Business Collection and Digital Copies (from Origin) of Seasons, Bon Voyage, Freetime and Apartment Life.I want to know if I can install it and if it'll work well, or if it will damage my new laptop. I bought it for The Sims 4 originally and as the Sims 2 is old and I have Windows 8.1 as well as a really recent graphic card I don't know what problems I may encounter and I'm not very technical with these things...
If someone could tell me if I should bother installing it or just give up that would be great. And if it can be installed could I please have some instructions? I have googled forums from Mod the Sims but I couldn't find much about people successfully installing the Sims 2 with the same graphics card as me, for example, and I don't want to break my laptop.
Thank you in advance
* DXDIAG report coming in next post *
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Here is my (shortened) DXDIAG report (let me know if more info is needed):
System Information
Time of this report: 6/28/2014, 15:29:18
Machine name:
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Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Alienware
System Model: Alienware 17
BIOS: A09
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DX Setup Parameters: Not found
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System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
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DxDiag Notes
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
DirectX Debug Levels
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DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
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Try this:
http://modthesims.info/t/500523
It didn't work for me but it's worked for others
Thanks for replying
Now i do remember what i do with my sims 1 and it MIGHT help you out.
with my Nvidia,the sims 1 glitchs but it will play.alot of black screens and crashs after awhile.because my graphics card runs a MUCH higher res then the old game can handle.so i would completely uninstall Nvidia and let my onboard graphics play it (which works like a dream then i reinstall from the nivida folder)
the thing with the sims 2,might be the same based on res of the card compared to the game.if the card res settings were fixed before hand then ingame said res was set to apply with those new settings,it may run just fine.unlike the sims 3 which has a long list of res's that you can set,the sims 2 is no where near this.it has the standard res's but maybe 1 or 2 higher.the sims 1 ONLY had 2 res's and they were LOW end.
Edited for res list-
Ill list the res's by game that is required during game play.
sims 1- 800x600 and 1024x768 only
sims 2- 800x600 to 1440x900 (was incorrect here about all its options and i now remember that if the game wasnt full res for me,it would cause a black screen and monitor would pass out lol)
sims 3- i imagine the sims 3 is the same.
i think that the card requires what the needed res is.sims 1 needs a card with that res and if not,it will have issues.once you get past the WIN8 issue,then the sims 2 should run fine if everything is set to allow the cards full power and said matchs up with the game.i dont have proof on this but just experience and opinion.
Origin: Damian_Nyx
Okay, thanks for telling me about your experience with the Sims 1.
awesome and let us know how it goes! :thumbup: and no problem
Origin: Damian_Nyx
Of course!
The dimensions on the screen look weird to me. I have the Alienware 17" so my screen is probably bigger than what they originally made the Sims 2 to work on... I also got a black screen, but I pressed the windows button and then went back to the game and it was fine.
There was also an error message that popped up that said something like "Failed to find any Direct X 9, please make sure you have it and this program will now terminate".
I also changed some graphics settings in Nvidia Control panel (to try to make the game work with my Nvidia card) and that made the game only operate in I think 800 x 600 resolution with no other options (so I'm going to try changing it back). Is there anything I can do to make the game fit normally on my screen? :?
I tried to download it from origin, the origin refuses to download. So I contacted to the live chat wirpth EA but still doesnT ,work.
My sims 3 works perfectly but now i dont know what todo.
Yeah. Guess we can't play 2 unless they patch it.
When I try to play TS2 the screen has a kind of flicker graphical issue. :?
Well at least we have TS3 and 4 to look forward to...
I can't play 2 with the way the graphics are atm. Does anyone know how to fix the flickering when you move the camera?
Follow EA's instructions here: But don't run autorun.
Follow this video:
They should install no problem.
I've already installed the game and it is running in XP service pack 2, but how do I disable intel graphics and what do I replace it with and how? Thanks