The Sims 2 University Update

[JediKnight]

no, I don't have a no-cd crack. I followed the tutorials on this forum to convert the install discs to DVD. The game installation works (both sims2 and university), but the game update does not (keeps asking for Sims2 CD4).

I am even trying to put both games in the same DVD if possible.

[Dytexx]

Simply insert your original CD4 for the update then.

[Grumpy]

@Jedi Knight
Read "Beetlejuice's" post #5 in this thread, I think it explains the problem correctly! Basically you need to use the original discs to finish installing the updates!

[JediKnight]

That's what I wanted to re ad, thank you. I won't burn the DVD then.

[mica100]

I have a 4 cd version of the game and i cant instll the 1.1 Sims 2 update.
When i run the update, it asks me for the 4th cd and when i put that one in it still does not go on with the update but instead it still asks for the 4th cd?!
Does anyone knows why is that and is there a way to solve that problem, if so please help me.
By the way, i havent installed any patches nor cracks by the way. Just a fresh installed game.

Thx, mica

[spOOL]

When it starts patching it asks for cd4, but i dont want that.
So i put my sims 2 dvd into the pc, but it still ask for cd 4

Is their a way to trick the patch or to remove it?

create yourself a patcher_iso and use this when patching. for even more fun, replace the ts2upd on the expansion disk with a dummy exe ( can be a simple C "int main(int,char**) {return 0;}" program)

make your patcher_iso with these files (maybe some less) from your original install disks
- AutoRun/autorun.cfg
- TSData/1.0.0.932
- TSData/Res/Objects/objects.package
- autorun.inf <<- make sure that entry [Special] Disk=?? matches the disk number object.package was on
- compressed.zip <<- only TSBin/1.0.0.932 && TSBin/Sims2.exe

mount this before patching.

rÿche on

[mica100]

anybody ???

[kre]

When I (my daughter of course) start The Sims University, for a short time the University logo pops up and then the (main game) Sims 2 logo loads and its movie starts.
In the Main menue I only can choose between the 3 (main game) neighbourhoods (Merkwürdighausen etc. in German), the University neighbourhoods are nowhere to be seen.
Seems there's nothing different from the main game.
Is that correct? Or did we fail in any way?
As University overwrites or deletes Sims 2-savegames we have installed maingame and addon on my own PC first to test and have a look at it before she does it on her PC.
University will be launched with the Sims2EP1.exe, Sims 2 with Sims2.exe and both games are NOT installed in the same folder. It was also version-updated while installation.
I personally have no knowledge of/interest in playing Sims-games, but my daughter asks:
Can anyone tell me what's wrong? Or isn't it?

[fedup]

Originally Posted by spOOL

create yourself a patcher_iso and use this when patching. for even more fun, replace the ts2upd on the expansion disk with a dummy exe ( can be a simple C "int main(int,char**) {return 0;}" program)

make your patcher_iso with these files (maybe some less) from your original install disks
- AutoRun/autorun.cfg
- TSData/1.0.0.932
- TSData/Res/Objects/objects.package
- autorun.inf <<- make sure that entry [Special] Disk=?? matches the disk number object.package was on
- compressed.zip <<- only TSBin/1.0.0.932 && TSBin/Sims2.exe

mount this before patching.

rÿche on

how do you go about making a "dummy exe"?