Sims 2 and expansions on Win XP with multiple login IDs

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"Morgan" <morgans@nospamzoom-dsldotcom> wrote in message
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>I don't know if this has been asked yet. If it has, I can't find it in the
>subject line.
>
> My daughter's spiffy new computer (160 gig hard drive, 3GHz CPU, *very*
> nice graphics ... best machine in our house) runs Windows XP. I have my
> own login ID for her computer, which I use for doing parent things. I also
> use it for playing Sims. I installed the game while logged in on her ID,
> though, since it's her game and her computer. Then I copied the
> neighborhood folders to my documents section (corresponding to the one
> labeled as hers by Windows -- I could be more specific if she weren't
> asleep and I had written this down before trying to compose this post).
> Anyway, I got the neighborhood stuff copied all right, so my neighborhoods
> work and I can use the university and downtowns. It's the custom content
> that I can't seem to get to. None of the objects she's downloaded are
> accessible to me. Can you tell me which files I should look for and where
> I should look?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Morgan

To get the downloads you need to copy her download folder to yours.
The same as you did with the neighborhood folders.

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Morgan wrote:

> Davybear wrote:
>
>> "Morgan" <morgans@nospamzoom-dsldotcom> wrote in message
>> news:11ipmd0pvts6h5a@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>>> I don't know if this has been asked yet. If it has, I can't find it
>>> in the subject line.
>>>
>>> My daughter's spiffy new computer (160 gig hard drive, 3GHz CPU,
>>> *very* nice graphics ... best machine in our house) runs Windows XP.
>>> I have my own login ID for her computer, which I use for doing parent
>>> things. I also use it for playing Sims. I installed the game while
>>> logged in on her ID, though, since it's her game and her computer.
>>> Then I copied the neighborhood folders to my documents section
>>> (corresponding to the one labeled as hers by Windows -- I could be
>>> more specific if she weren't asleep and I had written this down
>>> before trying to compose this post). Anyway, I got the neighborhood
>>> stuff copied all right, so my neighborhoods work and I can use the
>>> university and downtowns. It's the custom content that I can't seem
>>> to get to. None of the objects she's downloaded are accessible to me.
>>> Can you tell me which files I should look for and where I should look?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Morgan
>>
>>
>>
>> To get the downloads you need to copy her download folder to yours.
>> The same as you did with the neighborhood folders.
>
>
> Thanks! I'll see if she'll let me on this afternoon to try that.
>
> Morgan

Yup, that did the trick. Thanks again.

Morgan