moving the sims 3 save files from windows 7 to xp

[evebud]

Hey!
I have been playing sims 3 on a windows 7 pc with all expansions. Now I want to move the save files over to a windows xp.
I have tried moving the save folder, but the saves wont appear on the sims 3 on my xp. The xp only have the original game so far.
Is it possible to move save files created on a windows 7 pc onto a windows xp system?

 

[BFG-9000]

You have to move them from Windows 7's C:\Users folder (in either <UserName>\Documents or Public\Public Documents) to the XP locations of C:\Documents and Settings in either \<UserName>\My Documents\Electronic Arts\Sims 3\Saves or \All Users\Shared Documents\Electronic Arts\Sims 3\Saves

 

[evebud]

I have tried moving just the "save" folder. Do you mean I should move the whole "electronic arts" (from documents folder) folder from windows 7 to xp?

 

[BFG-9000]

If it's in the right place, the game will only load the save file with the file extension .sims3

What's in that folder? If you only have something in there named .sims3.backup, renaming it to .sims3 should let it work.

 

[evebud]

I had both .sims3.backup and .sims3 folders there. But I got it working now.
My save files where from a different town, so I had to install the expansion packs to get them to work.