Force 12HR Clock Fix (Stolen from SimPE boards)

[Vanan]

I was getting tired setting this every time I started and yes I am a worthless n00b.

Source: http://simpeforum.ambertation.de/sims2/Force-12-Hour-Clock-Fix

There is a new UserProp setting called "force12HrTime", unfortuneately EA somehow programmed it so that it's an "incompatible" setting with the current property revision, so anytime it's added to UserProps.xml, it is removed.

However, if you go into your "Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Config" folder, and create a file named "userStartup.cheat" (or edit it if it already exists) and add the following line:

boolProp force12HrTime true

That will make it so everytime Sims 2 is loaded, the 12 hour clock will be set. AFAIK this setting only works with Bon Voyage expansion pack.

[Bruce Banner]

I tried this in my start up file and it didn't work  Has anyone else had any success with it ?

[witch]

If you search MATY you will find a far more useful, one-time fix for the 12 / 24 hour clocks.

[dizzy]

It's important to make sure that the file name is correct. Since Windows by default hides extensions, you will need to turn off this "feature" and then make sure the file isn't called "userStartup.cheat.txt".

[Bruce Banner]

  Thanks guys . I already have a working start up file though so that isn't the problem . I already know about the registry hacks for the clock too Witch ( I helped maintain Pilot's hack over at MTS2  ) . With Bon Voyage having the new clock setting in options though I figured it's time to ditch the registry hack , but the game isn't remembering the clock being set in 12 hour mode the next time you start it for some reason . This start up cheat doesn't seem to fix that either though 

[Aggie]

It works fine for me.