Just a retard noob question on AL arrrrr! use/install.

[dragonballz]

I downloaded it. I unzipped it. I overwrote the TSData files with the new crack files. When I double-click on the AL icon my comp thinks for a second and then pops me a window titled "The Sims 2" with a giant crimson "x" circle. *gutteral sighs* Hate to even ask this, but what the fuck am I doing wrong? Assuming that I've skipped a step somewhere/installed in the wrong folder/etc. I HAVE removed SecuROM via the kickass tutorial, so that's not the prob. All previous EPs were purchased by myself the legal way (NL, BV and FT), so this is my first experience with *ehem* other methods.

Help. Please. Grovel.

Thank you.

[Kyna]

Did you change the shortcut to point to Sims2EP8.exe, not to the launcher?

[dragonballz]

Mmmmm....no.

My comp knowledge only goes so far. Excellent problem solver that I am (I stumbled and floundered my way through the SecuROM removal tutorial and came out victorious!), directions about "changing shortcuts" still stump me. *blushes*

Please explain, and Thank you Kyna.

[Kyna]

To change where the desktop shortcut points to:

• Right-click the shortcut to the game on your desktop
• On the right-click menu you will see an option called properties, select that
• You should see a field called "Target"
• The target field will say something like: "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Apartment Life\TSBin\Sims2Launcher.exe"
• Change Sims2Launcher.exe to read Sims2EP8.exe, but leave the rest of the text alone.  If you want to run your game in windowed mode, you can add -w after the final "
• Click OK
• Now double-click on the shortcut to run your game.

[Jelenedra]

Or you can delete the shortcut on the desktop, go to the TSBin and manually create a new one based off the NoCD crack that you should be using to completly avoid SecuROM.

[dragonballz]

Huh.

My Target Icon is "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Store Edition\TSBin\Sims2Launcher.exe". I replaced "Sims 2 Store Edition" with "Downloads" (the file within EA GAMES to which I saved/extracted the torrent files), and Sims2Launcher.exe" with "Sims2EP8.exe" as you said.

I get an error message telling me the path and file name are not correct. I checked the common file list text document which tells me I should have an .exe file by that name, but the AL icon in the TSBin folder doesn't seem to be an .exe file (even though I suppose it is). In the crack folder I have an icon and a key generator. That is what I used to overwrite. In the TSBin folder I have:

ijl15.dll
Sims2EP8 icon/application (which is what I tried to shortcut to)
Sims2Launcher (regular icon...no EP)
Two Update Launchers

Do I need to change the "Start In" field as well, or is it the "Downloads" folder wcich is fucking me up?

Jelendra, I will try that next, thank you.

[dragonballz]

Or you can delete the shortcut on the desktop, go to the TSBin and manually create a new one based off the NoCD crack that you should be using to completly avoid SecuROM.

Yup, tried it to no avail. Now wondering if I need a different crack.

[Alex]

You have mounted the CD image correctly? I hd something similar, and it took me a few minutes to realise that I had done something slightly wrong.

[dragonballz]

You have mounted the CD image correctly? I hd something similar, and it took me a few minutes to realise that I had done something slightly wrong.

Hi Alex,

Yeah, I mounted it to "Drive H". Went to that drive and double-clicked. Same goddamn problem, same error. *lights another ciggarette* Wondering if I need to mount to a different drive. I'm running out of ideas now. Perhaps I should have mounted the image before I overwrote the TSBin files. I did the opposite. Would that have screwed this up?

[Jelenedra]

The crack should go to your C: drive, the drive that all your programs get installed on. Mounting is usually only done when you need to run the install for the first time.

[dragonballz]

The crack should go to your C: drive, the drive that all your programs get installed on. Mounting is usually only done when you need to run the install for the first time.

All I did was extract everything and replace the TSBin files with the cracked ones. That entire file is in My Documents where the rest of the EA crap is. At this point I'm not even sure whether I'm installed or not installed. *quietly sucks thumb and wets pants in corner*

[Jelenedra]

Did it run an install? If no, click on Autorun(?) to run the install.

Then delete short cut on desktop created by the install, along with the Sims 3 L&P. Place crack in your PROGRAM FILES TSBIN FOLDER. Not the MY DOCUMENTS folder. Create new shortcut based off the crack that you just placed in the TSBIN folder.

[dragonballz]

Did it run an install? If no, click on Autorun(?) to run the install.

Then delete short cut on desktop created by the install, along with the Sims 3 L&P. Place crack in your PROGRAM FILES TSBIN FOLDER. Not the MY DOCUMENTS folder. Create new shortcut based off the crack that you just placed in the TSBIN folder.

I truly am a rather large douche or some form of bottom-feeder retard, and thank you Jelendra for reminding me of my shortcomings.  You are not "the new gay" in my book. Think I have it now. Will let you know.

[Li'l Brudder]

She was the new gay forever ago.  She's really more of the old new gay, now.

[Jelenedra]

I think it's more of regular gay now.

[dragonballz]

Rofl. Gay is gay no matter how you look at it. Unless you're Ricky Martin.

[Jelenedra]

Jelenedra is not actually gay, see your newsbox!

[dragonballz]

I realize that. Didn't mean to be rude.

[Jelenedra]

It's alright. None taken.