Installation Problem with Sims 2

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I am trying to install Sims 2 for my daughter (we used the original
Sims and Sims Unleashed, Vacation and Making Magic with no problems),
but I keep getting a message saying "The Sims 2 will install an
additional 324 MB of data on drive C:. Please ensure there is enough
free space, then click OK to proceed." When I click ok nothing happens,
and I have tried this at least a dozen times.

We have over 2.8 GB of free space on our C drive, I've defragmented the
drive, and I've even deleted/uninstalled all other versions of the
Sims. Nothing seems to work, and this is quite frustrating to say the
least.

I have a 3 year old Sony Vaio, model PCV-RX650.

I've sent a message to EA Games technical support, but judging by other
comments I've seen from users, I don't expect much help from them.
Therefore, I'd appreciate any advice.

Thanks!

Najeeb Ahmad

 

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pm3113 wrote:
> I am trying to install Sims 2 for my daughter (we used the original
> Sims and Sims Unleashed, Vacation and Making Magic with no problems),
> but I keep getting a message saying "The Sims 2 will install an
> additional 324 MB of data on drive C:. Please ensure there is enough
> free space, then click OK to proceed." When I click ok nothing
> happens, and I have tried this at least a dozen times.
>
> We have over 2.8 GB of free space on our C drive, I've defragmented
> the drive, and I've even deleted/uninstalled all other versions of the
> Sims. Nothing seems to work, and this is quite frustrating to say the
> least.
>
> I have a 3 year old Sony Vaio, model PCV-RX650.
>
> I've sent a message to EA Games technical support, but judging by
> other comments I've seen from users, I don't expect much help from
> them. Therefore, I'd appreciate any advice.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Najeeb Ahmad

This is just a thought, if you're using XP, click on Start\My Documents, and
see if there's a folder called "EA Games" if so look in it, if there's a
folder called The Sims2 there, it's already installed it, the "main" files
are installed into C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims2.

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----Sandra
Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.

 

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pm3113 wrote:

> I am trying to install Sims 2 for my daughter (we used the original
> Sims and Sims Unleashed, Vacation and Making Magic with no problems),
> but I keep getting a message saying "The Sims 2 will install an
> additional 324 MB of data on drive C:. Please ensure there is enough
> free space, then click OK to proceed." When I click ok nothing happens,
> and I have tried this at least a dozen times.

The message is just a piece of information.

The 324 MB are used in a Documents folder for neighbourhoods etc. That
part is additional to the installation in the Program Files folder.

> Nothing seems to work, and this is quite frustrating to say the
> least.

Since there is enough free space on your computer, the game is installed
as expected ready for use. 🙂

Best regards,
Boerge