Game Help:Install - Revision history

EllaCharm3d: /* Sims 3 Recommended install sequence */

2013-01-26T16:21:25Z

‎Sims 3 Recommended install sequence

HystericalParoxysm: Removing TS3 references - TS3 info moved to its own page.

2012-03-19T20:18:41Z

Removing TS3 references - TS3 info moved to its own page.

Simsample at 11:17, 19 December 2010

2010-12-19T11:17:22Z

HugeLunatic: /* Updater Errors */

2009-12-12T16:03:50Z

‎Updater Errors

Porkypine at 22:44, 6 June 2009

2009-06-06T22:44:44Z

Whiterider: /* Copy Install Files to Your Hard Drive */

2009-06-05T01:12:14Z

‎Copy Install Files to Your Hard Drive

Whiterider: /* Copy Install Files to Your Hard Drive */

2009-06-05T01:11:11Z

‎Copy Install Files to Your Hard Drive

HystericalParoxysm at 19:27, 18 December 2008

2008-12-18T19:27:34Z

HystericalParoxysm: /* If the Disk is Faulty */

2007-05-07T17:45:50Z

‎If the Disk is Faulty

HystericalParoxysm at 17:44, 7 May 2007

2007-05-07T17:44:52Z

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	3. If none of the above apply but you’ve had the game installed previously, check again for any registry keys which did not get removed during the uninstall. See: [[Game Help:Uninstall]].		3. If none of the above apply but you’ve had the game installed previously, check again for any registry keys which did not get removed during the uninstall. See: [[Game Help:Uninstall]].

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		+	==Sims 3 Recommended install sequence==
		+
		+	After you have followed the uninstall instructions from [[Game_Help:TS3_Uninstall]] and done all the necessary cleanup, reinstall and patch by following these steps. Complete Patching instructions can be found [[Game_Help:TS3_Patching\|here]].
		+
		+
		+	I want to reinstall and patch, and I...
		+
		+	{{WizardOption
		+	\|link=Game_Help:TS3_PatchingNoEPNoSP
		+	\|text=''do not have'' any Expansion Pack(s) and/or Stuff Pack(s)
		+	}}
		+	{{WizardOption
		+	\|link=Game_Help:TS3_PatchingEPSP
		+	\|text=have Expansion Pack(s) and/or Stuff Pack(s)
		+	}}

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 If it's still not working, or after you've done all this, there's still scratches and marks on the disk...
 ===Copy Install Files to Your Hard Drive===
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 .Find the autorun file in the "Disk1" folder and double click it. This should install the game as normal. When you are finished, you can delete the "Disk Images" folder.
-* '''Instructions for performing a TS3 local install are here:''' [[Game Help:Install/TS3 Local Install|Local Install]]
 ===Use a Disk Repair Kit===
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 If the drive is okay and you're still having problems, you may have a faulty disk.
 ==If the Disk is Faulty==
 Okay, so you've cleaned the disk, tried a disk repair kit, and it's not the drive - but this darn disk has a problem and just won't install... what now?
 ===Take it Back===
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 You should be able to tell them that it was a new disk that you have tried repeatedly to install, having checked your drive to make sure it's not your hardware, and it will not read.  They will generally take back the bad copy and exchange it for a new one, which will hopefully work for you.
 ===Get a Replacement===
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 If you just can't wait for EA to send your replacement copy, your only other option would be to purchase a new copy for the full retail price.
 ==Updater Errors==
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 . First try the above steps - it may be a problem with the disk itself.
-. Do not install any patches. If you are installing an expansion pack and your game will not complete the update, and you patched the base game or the other expansions, you may need to completely uninstall and remove the registry keys.  For information on that, see: [[Game_Help:TS3_Uninstall]].
+. Do not install any patches. If you are installing an expansion pack and your game will not complete the update, and you patched the base game or the other expansions, you may need to completely uninstall and remove the registry keys.  For information on that, see: [[Game Help:Uninstall]].
-.  If none of the above apply but you’ve had the game installed previously, check again for any registry keys which did not get removed during the uninstall.  See: [[Game_Help:TS3_Uninstall]].
+.  If none of the above apply but you’ve had the game installed previously, check again for any registry keys which did not get removed during the uninstall.  See: [[Game Help:Uninstall]].

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 You may have better luck if you copy the install files from the disk to your computer's hard drive, then try to install using the files on your hard drive, rather than trying to read from the disk.  The flaw with this method is that if the game installer can't read the files, the chances are that explorer won't be able to anyway, and if explorer does happen to have more luck, it could literally take hours.
-* '''Instructions for performing a TS2 local install are here:''' [http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=10875&p_created=1127328997&p_sid=vLXbFaZh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MyZwX3Byb2RzPTcsNzAwLDExOTUmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PTMuMTE5NSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PWluc3RhbGwgdHJvdWJsZXNob290&p_li=&p_topview=1 EA Support]
+* '''Instructions for performing a TS2 local install are here:
 * '''Instructions for performing a TS3 local install are here:''' [[Game Help:Install/TS3 Local Install|Local Install]]

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 . First try the above steps - it may be a problem with the disk itself.
-. Do not install any patches. If you are installing an expansion pack and your game will not complete the update, and you patched the base game or the other expansions, you may need to completely uninstall and remove the registry keys.  For information on that, see: [[Game Help:Uninstall]].
+. Do not install any patches. If you are installing an expansion pack and your game will not complete the update, and you patched the base game or the other expansions, you may need to completely uninstall and remove the registry keys.  For information on that, see: [[Game_Help:TS3_Uninstall]].
-.  If none of the above apply but you’ve had the game installed previously, check again for any registry keys which did not get removed during the uninstall.  See: [[Game Help:Uninstall]].
+.  If none of the above apply but you’ve had the game installed previously, check again for any registry keys which did not get removed during the uninstall.  See: [[Game_Help:TS3_Uninstall]].

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 This article will help you if:
-* '''You are having trouble with installing.'''  Does the install stopping at a certain point, freezing when installing, or transfer errors when installing?
+* '''You are having trouble with installing.'''  Does the install stop at a certain point?  Does the installer freeze while installing, or are you getting transfer errors when installing?
 * '''You are having trouble with the updater when installing.'''

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 If you just can't wait for EA to send your replacement copy, your only other option would be to purchase a new copy for the full retail price.
-===Updater Errors===
+==Updater Errors==
 If you are having problems with the updater when installing you should:

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	* '''Instructions from EA on performing a local install are here: [http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=10875&p_created=1127328997&p_sid=vLXbFaZh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MyZwX3Byb2RzPTcsNzAwLDExOTUmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PTMuMTE5NSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PWluc3RhbGwgdHJvdWJsZXNob290&p_li=&p_topview=1 EA Support]		* '''Instructions from EA on performing a local install are here: [http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=10875&p_created=1127328997&p_sid=vLXbFaZh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MyZwX3Byb2RzPTcsNzAwLDExOTUmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PTMuMTE5NSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PWluc3RhbGwgdHJvdWJsZXNob290&p_li=&p_topview=1 EA Support]
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	===Use a Disk Repair Kit===		===Use a Disk Repair Kit===