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Title: Reinstalling Post by: mildlydisguised on 2006 December 26, 00:45:05 Since I last installed Sims 2 and all EPs on my laptop I've had an annoying black screen for about 3-5 minutes after the Maxis/EA logos but before the loading screen. Although this has pissed me off for a while I am finally at the end of my tether with it so have decided to completely uninstall and reinstall everything. I have already attempted to mount a mini image using daemon tools but this hasn't rectified the problem. My Downloads folder has never exceeded around 1GB so I know this isn't the problem and no searches on any forum seem to have thrown up anyone else with the same irritant. Therefore I have concluded something happened during my last installation a couple of months ago as I had never had the black screen of tedium before.
I am currently copying my download folder (now currently at 517KB), neighbourhood folder (as I can't bear to part with two custom neighbourhoods), SavedSims, SC4 terrains and my neighbourhoodcamera.txt file. Is this all I need to copy or have I missed something important? Also I assume all I need to do is overwrite the same folders with my recently saved folders after the un- and reinstall. My main worry is about my neighbourhoods I don't want to lose. As I have just copied the neighbourhood folder, will this restore them exactly as I left them when I overwrite the folder after the reinstall. I realise that may sound like a stupid question but I want to make sure! If anyone has any better ideas about how to solve my black screen problem, I would really appreciate it. Or please let me know if I am forgetting anything important about restoring my precious neighbourhoods. Thanks. Title: Re: Reinstalling Post by: Gwill on 2006 December 26, 01:39:17 Before you re-install, have you tried deleting the (ea-logo) video files? They're in %program files%\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\Movies and the EP folders, or something similar.
It's worth a shot. Title: Re: Reinstalling Post by: mildlydisguised on 2006 December 26, 10:51:02 No I haven't yet, I shall give that a go first.
Thanks. Edit Gave it a go but unfortunately no luck. Looks like a reinstall is in order! Title: Re: Reinstalling Post by: ZiggyDoodle on 2006 December 26, 14:53:03 Read this thread first.
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,2914.0.html Title: Re: Reinstalling Post by: mildlydisguised on 2006 December 26, 16:38:28 Thanks Ziggy, I think I will copy the whole Sims 2 folder in my documents before starting the reinstall. I can't imagine it's anything in there that is causing the black screen of tedium.
I hadn't seem that thread before, thanks for pointing me in that direction. Title: Re: Reinstalling Post by: ZiggyDoodle on 2006 December 26, 16:45:07 Out of curiosity, did you move your downloads folder out of your game folder and see if the same error popped up sans the downloads folder?
Title: Re: Reinstalling Post by: mildlydisguised on 2006 December 26, 18:51:17 Yeah I played a vanilla game when OMGPETZ came out and I still had the black screen then.
I have now reinstalled everything and I can happily confirm that it has solved the problem - no more stupid black screen for 3-5 mins, my Sims 2 folder is back in place and my saved games are just as I left them. Wish I'd done this a couple of months ago! Thanks for your help. |