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I use the modular stairs on every house I build, lol. I never use the
staircases. And now, numerator over at mts2 has made the wooden and
holysmoke stairs recolorable thru the design mode tool, so they are getting
even better
"Sanantone" <shys10512INJECTIFIED@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Bluegenie2 wrote:
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> >"Sanantone" <shys10512INJECTIFIED@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:GHV0e.6383$XH5.2105@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
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> >>Granny Crabapple wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>"Bluegenie2" <me@fuil.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:1KudnYAAhKaXft7fRVn-3w@comcast.com...
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> >>>
> >>>
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> >>>>"Granny Crabapple" <marrowjam@[reallywild]blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
> >>>>message
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>>--
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>I think... I 'think' that you need the admin rights to remove all the
> >>>>>programs running in the background, don't you? I am still
XP-tremulous,
> >>>>>so
> >>>>>might be guessing here.
> >>>>>Anyway, when I did what the web page suggested, and removed web
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >options,
> >
> >
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>and
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>things like that it did remove them. From everywhere, so I gave up.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Still trying to work out what I did wrong.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Granny.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>You haven't gotten it to work yet?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>Listen, you... Grrr. yes, I did get it to work. Twice. But it didn;t
work
> >>>
> >>>
> >as
> >
> >
> >>>I wanted it to work to I killed it, both times.
> >>>
> >>>How can you end up with a slimmed down user account without ANY
> >>>
> >>>
> >trimmings.
> >
> >
> >>>To run the Sims you do not need things like printers and checkers, or,
in
> >>>
> >>>
> >my
> >
> >
> >>>case, webby things. Most of them I can delete and be happy, but
removing
> >>>virus checkers and other web-watchers removed them from all my
accounts.
> >>>
> >>>I want an account that allows me to do NOTHING at all but play Sims2.
> >>>
> >>>
> >Links
> >
> >
> >>>to associated programs like homecrafter etc. can be included. That's
> >>>
> >>>
> >easy.
> >
> >
> >>>Is a pest.
> >>>
> >>>Granny.
> >>>
> >>>Granny.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Gran, what I did was to set up a new user account, call it Sims2,(even
> >>put a little Sims2 icon there),then I followed the 'guide' from a
> >>previous post, and did everything *but* drag the Sims startup icon into
> >>the start/all programs/startup folder, I didn't want to do that, but did
> >>everything else, now when I start my computer I have four 'accounts'
> >>"Children of the Nile", Prince of Persia" "Sims2" and "Sandra" which is
> >>my main account, as I'm the only person using this computer, the
> >>accounts all have full admin rights, so-------- when I want to play
> >>Sims2 I log off and switch user, go into Sims2 account and wait until
> >>things at the bottom have loaded (Zone Alarm Virus etc, then I put my
> >>modem on standby(I'm on broadband, so it's always on) and end those
> >>programs, so now all I have is the volume icon on the taskbar, then I
> >>insert my Sims 2, or in this case University disc, and play, when I've
> >>finished and want to go back to my main account or play another game, I
> >>log off that account and log on another, bearing in mind that as people
> >>have said, the Sims2 folder is in a 'pristine' state and if you want to
> >>add downloads to it you have to do from your main account, just go to
> >>C:\Documents and settings\Sims2 (and in my case) owners
> >>documents\EAGames\Sims2 and put all your downloads into there, plus
> >>neighbourhoods and of course the cep file (you'll find it in the other
> >>downloads folder inMy\Documents, (copy and paste it), once you've done
> >>it a couple of times it gets easier lol, I tried to convert my sister to
> >>this the other day, I spent all afternoon setting up her computer and
> >>making her watch what I did, and the next day she rang to say it was
> >>confusing her about the downloads,(she was putting them in My Documents
> >>and then couldn't see them ingame, so she deleted the account lol,
> >>anyway I hope this helps you get it right, an account like this will do
> >>nothing at all but let you play Sims2.
> >>
> >>---Sandra
> >>
> >>
> >
> >The part with you talking about the downloads confused me even, lol, and
i
> >have done it. I put downloads into the 2nd user acct called
> >'clean'..........into it's documents/EA
Games/Sims2/Downloads...........is
> >that what you meant? I did find that I had to give control to clean to
> >access the C:\program files part of the game tho, just to get the modular
> >stairs to show in the game
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Yes, thats what I meant, only I call my second user account Sims2. so
> what I'm doing is taking my previous download(and all new ones) from My
> Documents\Ea Games, and putting them into C drive Documents and
> Settings, Sims2, LOL now I'm getting confused, I have to explain that I
> always access My Documents from the start menu, and C drive from the
> shortcut on the desktop, so this is probably where the confusion lies, I
> haven't looked to see if the modular stairs are there, I don't use them
> a lot, but will have a gander next time I play.
>
> ---Sandra
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