Anyone help!!

Phrax · #1 31-07-2002, 06:08

Am I being ignored because i'm new? I asked twice about the same problem. i searched the posts for anything related to my question. all i wanna know is if anyone knows why my copy of the sims doesn't let me add expansios. my the sims cd is trashed please can anyone help???

Phrax · #2 31-07-2002, 06:18

does this work?

SuziRider · #3 31-07-2002, 13:06

I have a backup and 4 backups of add-ons and they all work. Even without CD's! Maybe you should completely remove all (also from Registry) and try re-installing.....

Phrax · #4 01-08-2002, 10:55

ok the thing is this... what would cause it to say i have -1kb of space available???

madassassin2k · #5 01-08-2002, 11:29

U only have -1kb of space!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

SuziRider · #6 02-08-2002, 00:21

Either a real bad backup of the game or you're OS is fu**** up!

Phrax · #7 04-08-2002, 09:25

I had the original The Sims. I made a copy of it and it works fine. The original cd got cracked, I put it in my dvd drive and it shattered. Now i only have my copy. I still have all 4 expansions. no copies. I'm trying to install on my new computer. the sims isn't really installed it's just all the files and a reg hack to make it think it's the original cd. I have it stored on my hard drive.It plays fine but when I try to install The Sims: Livin' Large, it says that location "." needs 3149176 bytes but only -1kb is available. my sytem is a brand new Sony Vaio 1.6 ghz with 512 mb ram. Can anyone offer some "Real" advice? Or do I have to spend another $50 on a new original cd-rom?

bOOls eYe · #8 04-08-2002, 09:41

hehe, setup programs aren't clever, are they

setup looks for the directory the original game is installed - that's stored in the registry. but a "." means "current directory" so setup will check the directory Setup.exe is being executed: on the CD, where 0 bytes are free.... you see the problem?

try this:
run REGEDIT.EXE and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MAXIS\THE SIMS
change every "." to the full pathname the game is installed
(like "C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims").
please be careful when you make changes in your registry.
then try to install Livin' Large again...

hope this helps.

Phrax · #9 04-08-2002, 11:20

Ok here is the exact message I recieve:Sorry, there's not enough disk space free on . 314572800 bytes are required and only -1 bytes are free.

Heree is my reg hack:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Maxis]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Maxis\The Sims]
"SIMS_SKU"=dword:00000001
"SIMS_LANGUAGE"="USEnglish"
"SIMS_MUSIC"=".\\Music\\"
"SIMS_SOUND"=".\\SoundData"
"SIMS_DATA"=".\\"
"InstallPath"=".\\"
"Version"="1.0"
"Language"=dword:00000409
"BetaSite"=dword:00000001
"Installed"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Maxis\The Sims\1.00.001]

I hope this helps

bOOls eYe · #10 04-08-2002, 11:26

exactly what i said

so you have to change every "." by the full pathname.
if you change it in the .reg file, make sure you use DOUBLE baskslashes.
if your game is installed in "C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims" then you have to change
"SIMS_SOUND"=".\\SoundData"
to
"SIMS_SOUND"="C:\\Program Files\\Maxis\\The Sims\\SoundData"

the same thing for the other 3 lines.

got it?

Phrax · #11 04-08-2002, 11:41

Thanks man! I feel real stupid I installed and uninstalled and rechecked all the files except that 1 little detail I didn't use double backslahes

I feel pretty stupid, but I guess it's ok cuz i'm a newbie