Icouldnt find a Sims 2 thread so I am making one, I love the SIms 2. I have all the current expansion packs. I like making my own towns and people, and houses.

I really like it but its kinda annoying how the first game you need to play the game is £30 and the expansions are £19.99 but after you have installed the expansions you dont need the first game so why did i buy it. if i knew that i would have borrowed it and just brought the expansion to play it with. Oh and the custom content sometimes doesnt work. I love The Sims 2 although it doesnt seem so its annoyingly addictive massive in memory but what isnt these days.

It's damn addictive! I love it for the simple fact that you can do things there that you couldn't in real life, I mean who didn't dream of being able to be multi-talented like the sims? Or my favorite example: greeting your neighbors in your PJs or swimsuit

i like killing them and if you exagerate the features like massive eyes and ears I also made a croft manor from legend it was cool. but my laptop died and i had to wipe my hard drive

Edited June 12, 200719 yr by Fusion

Oh yes, making croft manor is a must

Does anyone know how does files that are automatically saved in drive C can be moved from the start of the installation in another drive? If the hard drive is ever changed all those files and saves are lost.

im not quite sure what you mean. what I think you mean is if changing drive in the computer shifting thousands of files that came with the computer you would use some high memory storage Maybe DVD's or magnetic tape (Not popular now with dvds but effective)

Oh yes, making croft manor is a must

Does anyone know how does files that are automatically saved in drive C can be moved from the start of the installation in another drive? If the hard drive is ever changed all those files and saves are lost.

As far as I'm aware you can do two things. If your computer has enough space for another hard drive, you can simply place the Sims 2 disc into the CDRom etc, and then copy and paste the logo in 'My computer' and paste it into the program files in your new harddrive. Then you just copy all the stuff from the original hardrive into the 'Sims 2' folder.

Another easier way to do it is to backup all of the stuff you want to back up onto the computer so that it is removes them from the disc memory so to speak. The game I think comes with instructions on how to do this, however: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308422

That's a site explaining the Back Up process. I would suggest saving the backup files you wish to save, e.g Saves, Lots, Families, screenshots etc onto the desktop so you know where they are. Then you add the new hardrive etc, install The Sims normally and all of its expansions. When you have done that manually take the backed up files and replace them with the ones in the 'The Sims 2' folders.

And yes I do play The Sims lol,

MsC

I've always hated backing up, takes forever sometimes. Thanks for the instructions MsC!

Im reinstalling the game now all this disscussion makes me wanna play but i know i'll get frustrated with the system Requirements the game doesnt like my custom content or my video card

Edited June 13, 200719 yr by Fusion