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More info?)
I've tried it too and did exactly what was described. I got rid of the
actual intro movie, but the "ea games, yada yada" is still playing - how can
that be ???
<barbara@bookpro.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:48:16 -0500, "Jeremy Reaban"
> <jer@connectria.com> wrote:
>
>>barbara@bookpro.com wrote:
>>> On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:28:41 -0500, "Julie Carrigon"
>>> <carrigon@NOSPsuscom.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Daniel Schall" <news-t-online@inert.dtdns.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:cllpm3$3be$03$1@news.t-online.com...
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> does anyone know, how to skip the EA and the MAXIS logos at
>>startup?
>>>>> Slowly they start bugging me...
>>>>
>>>> As the first one is playing, click the mouse and it will skip the
>>>> second one. I know there's a way to remove both, but I can't
>>>> remember
>>>
>>> Too bad it's the first one that's so annoying. I've hated that "EA
>>> Games--challenge evvrything" since the first time I heard it. I now
>>> cringe every time I hear it.
>>>
>>> I hope someone does know how to get rid of them both. And the movie
>>> if possible. I tried the old -skip intro thing, and it didn't seem
>>to
>>> work.
>>
>>I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier (as they are both
>>incredibly annoying), but many times, if you simply take out the
>>movies in question, the game will not complain.
>>
>>So I just tried it, and it works.
>>
>>\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims2\TSData\Res\Movies
>>
>>There should be 2 movie files (they even in movie), one for the intro,
>>one for the EA logo (it's pretty obvious which is which). Just delete
>>them (or to be safe, move them to another folder). (There are also
>>subfolders, but leave them alone)
>
> Worked like a charm! Thanks, Jeremy!
>
> There goes 40+ megs worth of movies I don't need.
>
> BW