The Sims 2 Installation Problem

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Hi Jessie,

If you have windows XP, it's worth it to do a repair ...
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How To Repair Windows:
Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows:
using this method: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet Firewall,
plug back into your Internet connection and install all Critical and
Recommended updates from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


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"JessieRose" <JessieRose@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsDBACEC7-970E-4E22-BD60-D90FD1A50F17@microsoft.com...
| Okay, this might take awhile to explain.
|
| I tried to install The Sims 2 onto my Gateway 450XL laptop, with no luck.
| At first I would let the cd auto-play, and the first setup screen popped up
| asking me for a language. I would precede to pick English and press next.
| After this nothing would happen. No error messages would pop up or anything.
|
| I tried for several days to contact EA's non-existant technical support, and
| finally decided to delve into it myself. I know a good deal about computers
| and thought that maybe with time, or some luck I would find out what was
| keeping this game from installing. I did some research and realised that
| after pressing next on the setup menu of the The Sims 2 installer, that
| dwtsn32.exe would open an infinite amount of applications of itself. I went
| to the windows website a found out how to disable the program (yes I backed
| up my registry). In hopes that this would fix my problem.
|
| Now when I try to install the game, the first screen pops up, I press next,
| and I get this message
|
| "Autorun7: Autorun.exe-Application error.
| The instruction at "0x7ffa302d" referenced memory at "0x7lab5690". The
| memory could not be "read".
|
| Does this mean that I have a problem stemming from Autorun.exe?
| I have had several trojan's and worms present on my system within the past
| 6-12 months. I thought that I removed them all, and I cannot find any traces
| of anymore on my system. Will I have to do a repair install on my system, or
| a total reinstall?
|
| Thanks so much!!
| Jessie
|
|

sims 3 is much better than sims 2.. hahaha..

whats up can anyone help me???Pls rply fast I need to install my game