University Technical Issue

[ZephyrZodiac]

I get mine from Amazon, and Sims2 was £27.99 including p&p.  Uni was £14.99, I think, plus postage, but I'd have had to pay a taxi into town and back, so it was worth it (I have problems with standing around waiting for buses so I don't actually go into town much).  I'm not sure if I want Nightlife yet.

[J. M. Pescado]

Why would you BUY pirated software? Doesn't this entirely defeat the point?

[ZephyrZodiac]

Well, I certainly wouldn't! 

[witch]

Why would you BUY pirated software? Doesn't this entirely defeat the point?

Yup! 

Interesting to know Daemon tools will run virtual sims though, that would save the condition of my CDs.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Always annoys me how you're not able to make one back-up copy!

[witch]

Yes, that's one of my pet peeves about sims2. Any other software I have, I like to make a backup copy of the CD(s). Sims2 won't even run if I have the backing up software - i.e. some CD burning s/w - on my hard drive. I've had to frig around with partitions and separate operating systems and stuff, just to be able to continue my normal computer operations.

I was always told when studying, that when you purchase software, you are in fact purchasing a license, not so much the physical CD. In that case, if this is true, I should be able to make as many backup copies as my paranoia dictates, as long as I don't share or sell the CDs I burn.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Well, most companies allow you one back-up, but it also annoys me how you can only use some software on one computer, and need to buy additional licences to use it on another.  A lot of people have a desktop and a laptop these days, yet legally would need two licences!  At least, i suppose, Sims2 doesn't stop you having it in more than one place!

[Marg]

  I am not sure if this works or not, I haven't had an opportunity to try it.    This message came through one of the other groups I belong to.  If it works, it would certainly save the wear and tear on your cd's.
 

I discovered that Maxis made it easy to run your sims2 or university
without the cd.  If you look in the respective folders there is a
support folder that has a file named The Sims 2_Code or The Sims 2
University_Code depending on which parent folder you're looking in. 
If you click on that you can type in your registration code on the
back of the jewel case and it will save it to the computer.  After
that you don't have to have the disks in the drive. 

[Katze]

  I am not sure if this works or not, I haven't had an opportunity to try it.    This message came through one of the other groups I belong to.  If it works, it would certainly save the wear and tear on your cd's.
 

I discovered that Maxis made it easy to run your sims2 or university
without the cd.  If you look in the respective folders there is a
support folder that has a file named The Sims 2_Code or The Sims 2
University_Code depending on which parent folder you're looking in. 
If you click on that you can type in your registration code on the
back of the jewel case and it will save it to the computer.  After
that you don't have to have the disks in the drive. 

I tried it and it doesn't work at least not for me.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Maybe you need to do it for both Sims2 and UNI.

[witch]

No. I had a look, the first thing I thought was that the 'The Sims 2_Code' file was part of the original install process, the dialogue box is incomplete and it has a 'next' button that doesn't go anywhere. I entered the codes for sims2 & uni in the appropriate places, took out my CD, no luck.

These are just the dialogue boxes used to capture the reg. number when you install the game. Pity, would have been useful.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Still, at least you don't need the discs in after you've loaded.

[witch]

Yes you do still need CDs in, that suggestion doesn't work, for me at least.

Your sims2 code is already stored in the registry when you install the game, running that .exe doesn't change anything, it is already part of the install process. Give it a go, you'll see, just run the .exe as suggested.

[Marg]

 Darn, that's too bad.   It didn't work for me either.