Issues with Maxis clothing

[Callista]

I'd been playing with my CC for a while (you know, getting rid of sixty copies of the same shirt in different colors) when I realized that the Maxis clothing was glitching. In CAS, several different clothes would show up as the same thing, all Maxis clothing (like how it happens when you don't have the mesh); and occasionally a newly generated townie consisted of a floating head. The problem persisted when I took my downloads folder out, so I assumed I must've messed something up, possibly by deleting something that shouldn't have been deleted. I proceeded to uninstall and then reinstall the game. I took the Downloads folder from the old game and put it into the new install. But I still had the same problem with Maxis clothing, whether or not I had my CC in the game.

My current theory is that something stuck around after I uninstalled that is still causing problems even with the new install. I'm pretty sure it doesn't have to do with the Downloads folder because, like I said, it still happens even when I don't have my Downloads folder in.

What did I do and how can I fix it?

[Darby]

My current theory is that something stuck around after I uninstalled that is still causing problems even with the new install.

If you didn't do a manual uninstall, which is necessary to ensure that all game file bits are removed, that's probably the next thing to try.
http://hideki.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Uninstall

[Callista]

OK... I did that. Didn't work.

What I did:
--uninstalled all EPs and then the Sims 2 Deluxe via the uninstaller.
--Removed the Sims 2 game in the Documents folder.
--Removed the Sims 2 game and all EPs from the Program Files directory.
--Ran a registry cleaner, which caught some stuff.
--Looked in the registry for leftovers; didn't find any.
--Re-installed the game from the CDs/DVDs and patched it.
--Downloaded a no-CD crack for AL and applied it.
--Started up the game.

Some of those Maxis clothes are still missing, even if I create a new neighborhood and try it there.

[Darby]

Weird.  Unfortunately, we're at the end of my limited troubleshooting skills.  Good luck.

[Callista]

Well, if I can't solve it I'll just make over the townies who are doing the floating-head thing. My big worry is whether or not my game will go up in flames due to this; if it won't, it's really only an annoyance.

I've added a Maxis clothing hider for the base game clothes; that should stop townies from trying to wear clothes they can't find.