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Test Subject
Original Poster
#1 Old 17th Apr 2005 at 3:22 PM

This user has the following games installed:

Sims 2, University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, Free Time, Apartment Life
Default Ifyour Having The Following Problems, Visit Here First!!!!
IFYOUR HAVING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS, VISIT HERE FIRST!!!!

1. Loading the family is taking ages
2. Getting stuck, can't move
3. How to check your downloads for bad files
4. General frustrations of the loading of the University
I might be able to help, let me try....read on to see if anything I have put here can help.... I've layed out in VERY simple step by step instructions for anyone having problems with loading and playing of their University.

Before I start a VERY BIG THANKS to this website in general and all the other people who share a like the similar frustrations you are likely going thru. Together with Modthesims2 members we can help one another. (For those who are more experianced than I, if any of the following is incorrect or false, please inform me as I too are still learning, the following is what I did to make everything work 100%, so it is infact wrong (or right) let others who may read this know) thanks....

BEFORE LOADING Sims University (or uninstalling cus your frustrated)

1. Go to where your Sims2 folder is. (C:\my documents\EA games\The Sims2)

2. "Copy" the folder (The Sims2) to your desktop (this will take a while, make a coffee...

2a. When it has copied to your desktop, rename it "Pre University Sims2" that way if you ever what to go back to the old game this is were it's all saved, because if you uninstall EP, your original in the above file will be wiped so THAT'S WHY EVERY ONE TELLS US TO SAVE A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL FILE SOME WHERE SAFE ON YOUR COMPUTER.

2b. Now go back to your Oringal The Sims2 folder in the C:\my documents\EA games\The Sims2 and TAKE THE DOWNLOADED FOLDER OUT. YOU CAN DELETE IS AS YOU HAVE SAVED A "COPY" ON YOUR DESKTOP

2c. You can make another Downloaded folder but leave it empty for now, read down more...

3. Go to this website http://sims2pack.modthesims2.com/
- just under WELCOME, 2nd line, reads this:
You will need .NET framework to run this program, you can obtain it from Microsoft (click on Microsoft, not here, on the above link) - save this IN "Pre University Sims2" folder in the DOWNLOAD folder. (don't worry this IS a program and will run from the program folder but just so you know WHERE it is and you know WHAT it is)

4. On the same website you need to click on Downloads in the left colloum Latest version 1.5.1.2
Download from ModTheSims2 (this is the one to download - save this in the same place as above mentioned)

5. Now go the the first one you downloaded from Microsoft (see # 3) and install it (double click)

6. Now go to the Sims2Pack Cleaner (#4) and install that too, (this should install and no message should pop up telling you it can't open without the .net file) Right?....

7. Now open the Sims2Pack Cleaner. On the top right side there is a choose directory. click down to browse, a window will pop up > go to your desktop to the "Pre University Sims2" folder > to the "Downloaded Folder" and then click OK. (maximize your page so you can see it ALL)

8. Anything "RED" is bad, "Pink" not too good. (IF ANYONE CAN CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING, WOULD BE A BIG HELP FOR ME & OTHERS ...THANKS)
Right click on the RED and/or PINK file and REMOVE PACKAGE. (I've written down ALL my "RED" items that I removed, there were a quiet a few pink too, and i'm not sure if this is right or not but if you don't want to remove item that is pink you can disable it - CAN SOMEONE GIVE MORE DETAILS ON THIS. PLEASE.

9. I did this check twice and it really helps if you write them down, as you will find out (the hard way if you don't follow my instructions). In the Sims2Pack cleaner, the grey bar a the top with Name - Type - Subfolder etc, click on the TypeType and this will sort them into types to make it easier on a 2nd check up, now some items came up RED and some didn't but they were in there more than once, for example. URBZ in the city game was in there RED but when I went back to check 2nd time, it was there again- not pink-not highlighted, so to be safe and because I wrote it down I "removed package" .

10. Now before you go and do anything stuip like put this whole "DOWNLOAD" FOLDER back into your game, just hang on a sec....

11. All things being good and far, do make sure your computer CAN handle the goods- i.e. space, ram, video card. etc. If you already have got the Sims2 installed have you updated with the patch that is listed on their website. http://thesims2.ea.com/update/

12. You should be right now to download your Sims2 University.

13. Wait on a sec, don't put your "DOWNLOADED" folder back in yet.... Open your game with the University installed, see that it's all there, go in and load a house, don't worry it will look a little different than it did the last time you looked with all your downloaded walls, floors, furniture gone (temporarily) play the game a bit, send them too college, when you've played it and are confident that it's all working, only put a LITTLE BIT OF YOUR DOWNLOADED ITEMS BACK INTO YOUR DOWNLOAD FOLDER, """""NO HACKS"""""". TRY TO PLAY A BIT WITHOUT THE HACKS......I know it's hard, as we have all come to rely on the the hacks to get us thru the sims life.
When you go and put hacks into the game only do ONE AT A TIME, AND REPORT ANY FAULTS OR ERRORS THAT MAY OCCURE AT ANYTIME.

Please listen to me and all others that have been telling you this. If you go ahead and put them all in at once and your game doesn't work, well then you only have yourself to blame, if you just go easy and test it, load, play, save, quit, put a bit more in or ONE HACK, load, play, save....etc. MAKE A LIST OF YOUR ITEMS YOUR PUTTING IN AND REPORT BACK TO ALL US SIMMERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED TOO....WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T.

I too am going thru this at the moment, I've just played a few homes, sent them to college, one is about to come home, so going to check she does. The I'll be putting some of my downloaded items back into my homes and test it, then one hack (which i can't live without) and test it, etc. So I too will hold my end of the bargain up and let you know the outcome.

RED ITEMS - REMOVED PACKAGES
* reserved bed - Ingejones (double and singles)
* mail box - game object
* A touch of autum cornicopia
* the Urbz in the city
* InSIMenator 1.4b - game object
* Energizer painting - www.simchaotics.com

CAREERS - RED ITEMS - REMOVED PACKAGES
* nightschool
* hacker
* adult industries
* firefighter
* phone line controller
* vampire
* modsims2 career
* lawyer

There were some Pink items but I'm not sure now urgent they are to notify all. A waiting on some more details....

[B]A VERY BIG HELP TO DAISIES FOR ALL THE EFFORT AND KNOWLEDGE I GOT FROM HER. I READ EVERYTHING SHE POSTED, FOR YOU - CLICK ON TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING SHE CAN HELP YOU WITH. http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=48559

THIS WAS A HELP TOO
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=33005

It's late, i'm off to bed, happy & safe simming everyone :howdy:
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#2 Old 17th Apr 2005 at 5:08 PM
WOW! This is helpful. I have been having difficulties getting lots to load. I removed all the red items except the insiminator dest version, which was working FINE before I was having troubles. I will go through the way you have stated and check through my downloads. Thank you for all your research and hard work. If I could ask, what were you having problems with?
Amy
Test Subject
#3 Old 17th Apr 2005 at 5:37 PM
The pink items are "doubles", meaning you have duplicates of these files.
Test Subject
Original Poster
#4 Old 18th Apr 2005 at 9:23 AM
To Buttonsamy,
My biggest problem was that my families wouldn't load.
I spend neally all Easter weekend trying everything, if I had have read all the help this website "Mod the sims 2 forum" before loading my EP then I know this wouldn't have been such a problem.
Test Subject
Original Poster
#5 Old 18th Apr 2005 at 10:37 AM
P.s. My 2nd biggest problem and just as important, my Body Shop wouldn't load, came up with an error message saying couldn't open and will now terminate.
The Quiet One
retired moderator
#6 Old 18th Apr 2005 at 3:48 PM
If Body Shop will not open, and you get just the red X of doom, then you need to delete the groups.cache file in C:\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2 directory.
Test Subject
#7 Old 18th Apr 2005 at 10:38 PM
:wave:
Thank you for sharing all your hard work here, I was ready to throw the box out the window. I'm gonna try it and see what happens.
Instructor
#8 Old 18th Apr 2005 at 10:58 PM
Lots of good info here. I would not that Red isn't necessarily bad, but it is a good place to start looking to weed out if you are having problems. Most red items are hacks, but many of them work just fine and don't cause problems. Some are other sorts of items too. The Urbz item from Maxis will come up red. However, if anything comes up in red and you don't recognize the name and don't recall ever having downloaded it then definitely get rid of it.

Pink, as someone else mentioned, are duplicates. You can get rid of these items as there's another copy already (that isn't in pink).

Items that come up as the type "empty package" can also safely be deleted. They probably aren't causing problems, but they are useless. I'm not sure what causes them exactly. They may possibly be remnants of things you deleted in the game in buy mode or in the CAS. I've also downloaded some things they ended up being empty packages so they may just be corrupted files. In any case, they don't work and there is no use keeping them.

Other items that can cause crashes are very high polygon new object meshes. These are harder to weed out, but I suggest if someone has already weeded out the red stuff and the careers and gotten rid of the pink duplicates and empty files and are still having problems then to try removing all things of type "game object" and see if that helps. Some hacks or hacked objects will also show up as "game object" but not in red, but generally things of this type are new mesh objects.

In general, it seems like recolors, body, clothes and hair meshes, and things made with the bodyshop and homecrafter (walls, floors, clothing, makeup, hair colors, etc) tend not to cause problems or crashes, but anything is possible so that's why removing all downloads and just doing a clean test run of the game without them is advisable.

You might also want to remove or move the savedsims folder as bodyshop content tends to get stored there, particularly if you make your own stuff or export sim templates via sim surgery.

Lots have also known to become corrupt sometimes so if it's only one particular lot that not loading but the others will, it might be better to just move everyone in the family bin or play a friend's house and have them move in there and get rid of the problem house.
Test Subject
#9 Old 19th Apr 2005 at 9:47 AM
Hi Everyone, happy tuesday!! I have a question... My computer turns off if I have body shop or University running. Is this because of something I have downloaded? I have run the Clean Installer and the hack-scanner. Removed all files and replaced them in groups. It isnt apparent at all that one thing is causing this.. I even reinstalled sims2 and university. If you have any suggestions I would certainly welcome them and be very greatful. Thanks, Sara
Field Researcher
#10 Old 20th Apr 2005 at 5:39 AM
I'm going to do some of the things you suggested (though I'll have to do them tomorrow, I'm so sleepy). Very helpful guide. Everything worked peachy for me until I went to load a family. I've tried two, one with custom content, one with none what-so-ever. None will load, no matter how many times I try. It will highlight each column, do the whooshy clear screen thing and then never load the home. I'm very sad as I thought I had made it home free, dodging all of the horror stories I've come to be familiar with and fear.


She got a corpse under her bed.
She had her fun, but now he's dead.

~*~*~*~

R U Deviant?
Test Subject
#11 Old 20th Apr 2005 at 5:50 AM
Default If Your Having the Following problems
Pink means you have doubles and red means they are hacks.
Test Subject
Original Poster
#12 Old 21st Apr 2005 at 8:52 AM
dorkapalooza ... Sorry but you can't run both body shop and the sims at the same time, this is why your computer is crashing. make your sims in body shop and exit that before running the sims2....and also some of your downloads might be conflicting with the sims 2 university, so just remove your download folder from your sims 2 (test this first) let us know how you go. Happy Simming
Faster kill pussycat
#13 Old 21st Apr 2005 at 9:44 AM
Another BAD to have download, The twilight pumkin. I will give you alot of probs. if you have uni.
nova
Field Researcher
#14 Old 21st Apr 2005 at 3:24 PM
It was the two careers I left in. the Ninja and Musician. I got the EP version of the Musician, but deleted it none-the-less. I'm going to re-download any careers I want. I hope someone makes an EP version of the Ninja career track.

Any of the Maxis lawn ornaments are a no-no. I'm also told that so is the cornucopia is, too. So, I deleted all of them before installing. (I loved those lawn ornaments, too. )


She got a corpse under her bed.
She had her fun, but now he's dead.

~*~*~*~

R U Deviant?
Field Researcher
#15 Old 23rd Apr 2005 at 11:49 PM
hi THANK YOU

i never ever used this Clean Installer before properly until now and when i checked my downloads folder it came up with at least 50 pink files and about erm (8) red files
but what im really really unsure of is this if anyone can help i would really be so happy

i deleted 2 hacks which im not sure were bad BUT
it came up that my woohoogirls-and-guys hack was red (the woohoo booth and the woohoo lovetub) but the girls and guys are still in the game (this is what i need to know) do i need to take them out as it seems pointless having them in now until i replace the whole hack also my s21-teen woohoo_v1b as come up as red and i got rid of the less shooing file and the basic v1b file and now im annoyed because i have a teen pregnant and she will be so messed up :weep: :weep: because i still have the less modesty file in the game still and the no jelousy file so im sure i will need to take them out to can someone please confirm that i need them out or can i just re download the hack and it will replace or will it come up its bad (red) again as someone said that red doesnt ness say bad ust a hack well i have got rid now and its to late i have a extra dl folder which i saved on disc but ive saved a few more files which i forgot now so ill have to either forgoet them now or find them and put them in the new saved folder

i know im boring but please confirm if you know enough about this :D
Field Researcher
#16 Old 24th Apr 2005 at 12:16 AM Last edited by camjamlar : 24th Apr 2005 at 12:20 AM.
can someone tell me what i do if my maid becomes corrupt or pink or my gardener or etcetc

because when i go into my (savedsims folder) through the sim2cleaner it comes up pink file after pink file theres lots of pink files and i just dont know what to do with them
Instructor
#17 Old 29th Apr 2005 at 2:07 PM
Default For those of you who's game/screens take long time to load
I really haven't read through the whole thread...but, anyway

I know of one thing you can do if your game takes a long time to load

1) Check the Fragmentaiton level of your Hard Drive


Checked my Frag Level (48%) the game was taking 15 to 30 min to load
After defraging the drive the game took 1 to 2 mintues to load, so I have
the thing up and running/playing within 5 minutes now.

Bottom line Defrag you hard drive (may not help much, but will decrease loading time)

Digitalchaos
Field Researcher
#18 Old 29th Apr 2005 at 11:11 PM
I have Univ. installed now

Here are the reds:

MoveinAllMailbox 2004-11-16 Wintermuteai1
D.M.A. Productions NPCs Bed v1r14
No Jealousy At All (2004-10-30) LizzLove
Stereo On/Off + Repairmain Hack
Sanitation Station Baby Changing Table 2004-11-12 Deathoflight
Total Miror
*New* Forever Burn, Safe Fireplaces 2004-12-07 Carrigon
Pregnancy Clothing Wear All 2004-10-31 ebruere
Coffeecuphack
No"What's this?" 2004-01-12 J M Pescado
Phone Line Controller
Controller - Social Friendly Woohoo
Frontdoorhack
Energizer Painting
Safe Cooking! No more Cook Fires! 2004-12-28
znodiseasespreadcarrigon
School's Out Forever
Teleport At Will for maxed Logic Sims Hack 2004-12-28
Pregnancy4All Modv3
Insimenator (EP) DEST Edition
Teen2Adult Relationships
TeenmarriageEP1
MoveinAllEp1
Palstic Surgery for teens
Sleep Nude
Money - Token
RiskyWhoohooBed
RiskyWoohooPublic
RiskyWoohooTub
FormalWedding V 01
triplets&QuadsMod V2.1
Vampire
Lawyer
Pornstar
InTeenimater_B
InSimenator (Ep) SIM Edition
Anette, Bottom
Woohoo Love Tub
WooHoo in Bordello with $Subject
77f49cd63fe8fa65228b886043ca2d20_0002
ModTheSim2
No Social Worker adduction patch

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I know InTeeninator_B is the right one (because I put it in today)

There are probably some that have conflicts I guess. Can an advance user spot them? It will take hours for me to figure it out. I downloaded all those hack because I want them in my game. Which one are not EP compatible? Which on can I delete?
Instructor
#19 Old 29th Apr 2005 at 11:20 PM
Daysies has a sticky University install FAQ so check there for known incompatibilities.

I can tell you that the Vampire, Lawyer and Pornstar are careers and if they were not made to be episode compatible (and if you downloaded them prior to the release of university then they definitely aren't) will cause your lots not to load.

Some of those Pescado hacks are old versions too. He's updated a number of his hacks for the expansion so you'll probably want to go to his board at http://www.variousimmers.net and get some of those updates. Twojeffs has a board there too so if you got any of his stuff you could check for updates there as well.
Guest
#20 Old 13th Jun 2005 at 1:18 AM
I have a problem!!!
I installed University and after a couple of days of gameplay,
there were blank boxes in irrtatingly lots of cases such as:
the Memories, the action "Move", the Career Majors, the action "At Work", also the Grim Reaper when he came to a lot, all I could see was smoke!!

What could be the problem??? HEEEEEELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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