
Let's assume - classic as we are - the drive shows up in drive D. As Fun with Pets has the newest version, it's best to use that over Best of Business which is better than University Life.
Insert the DVD of Fun with Pets Collection (preferred), Best of Business Collection or University Life Collection (least preferred). This can be done in two ways, depending on the source of your files. Get in touch with us if you made screenshots and would like us to add them here (you'll be credited, of course, if we decide to use them). This guide is provided solely on a "works for me™" basis. Also, if your game won't start at all anymore after this, you're on your own (although repairing the game from Origin might do the trick). That means: if you kill a kitten because of this and all the stress it causes, that's your own fault. The top setting should tell you where your games are installed.įinally a disclaimer for this guide: we're not responsible for any injuries, broken computers, dead kittens or anything else that goes wrong if you follow this guide. To double check this location, if you ever customized it, open Origin, choose Origin > Application Settings in the menu, then click Advanced. So, if you have Fun with Pets, use that instead of one of the other two.Īlso, let's assume Origin installs games to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games. The version of the Store Edition on Fun with Pets Collection is reportedly newer than those on Best of Business Collection and University Life Collection (the oldest one). C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 2 Store Edition). Or you know where the Store Edition is still installed (e.g. You still have the disc of one of University Life Collection, Best of Business Collection and Fun with Pets Collection. You have restored your earlier save game, but when starting the game your neighborhoods aren't there.
Alternatively, if you still have the separate The Sims 2 Store Edition installed (through Origin or otherwise), you can get the installed files from there as well(it may still be possible to download the Store Edition from Origin, if you have it on your account - I'm not sure right now). If you only used Origin versions of these, you're out of luck. That means if you had any of those collections installed from disc, you can proceed. This came with the DVDs of University Life Collection, Best of Business Collection and Fun with Pets Collection. You previously had the Store Edition installed.Until EA (hopefully) fixes this issue by packaging the store edition of the game with the Ultimate Collection, this guide will help you fix the installation. The result: an empty main menu, with no neighborhoods to choose from. If you had this installed previously, the Ultimate Collection will not be able to load your save games. The store edition overrides all other expansion packs. The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection comes with all the expansion and stuff packs of The Sims 2, except.