My Sims game will not get past the start menu?
472671
You should take the game back and get another one. My Sim's 2 is slow.
313298
First uninstall The Sims by going to START>CONTROL PANEL>ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS. Once you've completely uninstalled The Sims you should be able to reinstall it. Try the link below for more help.
739244
From looking at your specs:\nhttp://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/5389/5389sp3.shtml\n\nIt should work just fine.  Your computer should have any problem meeting the minimum specs needed for sims2 http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=21 \n\nIf you find that the program runs too slow your computer has an available pci-express slot so you can upgrade to a fast graphics card fairly cheaply.\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121549
697509
is that a copy cd rom of the sims you have  .check your cd drive
232677
ta da:\n\nfor the sims 1 ONLY\n\nhttp://compsimgames.about.com/cs/thesims/a/simsnudepatch.htm
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What kind of hardware are you running it with?  Sims 2 has some of the highest requirements of any game in the industry.  If you can, give some of the following information:\n\nCPU Speed\nSystem RAM\nVideo Card Make and RAM\n\nIf your computer is not at least 2 GHz, 256 Megs of free RAM, and a 128 Meg video card (or higher), it will be slugish.  The only thing you can do to make it faster is to upgrade your system, or buy a newer one.\n\nI wun it with no problems at very high resolution.  But then again, I have the following:\n\nAMD Athlon 64 3.5 GHz\n1 Gig RAM\n256 MB Ati Radeon 9550
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All that wont help if you aint got enough ram! Turn some crap off runnin in the background! Programs dont usually suck! Its the inexperienced PC user who doesnt know the first thing about computers! Go to the microsoft flight sim site and look for patches or answers to your questions! Make sure your PC fits all the game requierements!
306102
there is no way, and there is NO free demo, there are no demos of the sims 1 or 2.  you can try alternatives like secondlife.com or habbohotel.com but the graphics and game play are off a little
347970
Try uninstalling and reinstalling.
512380
If it is sims 2, there is a special folder for sims in your My document, go their and when you find Objects folder paste the new file in their, it will automatically install, if it is sims 1 then you have to go to C:&#92; programs&#92;sims&#92;objects\n\nBest of luck.\nif you need more info please let me know .
556316
try reloading the game or get a new one or ask a proffesional.
287068
you can try and right click on it and choose open/run.\nif that still won't work just try and download it again
326097
If you create a shortcut on your desktop then right click, properties, at the end of the target address add a space and put -w so it would look like this\n\n"C:&#92;Program Files&#92;EA Games&#92;The Sims 2 Open For Business&#92;TSBin&#92;Sims2EP3.exe" -w\n\nThat should open it in a window. :o)\n\nEdit: the line of text somehow isn't showing correct on here but if you add the -w it will work!
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Have you tried going to the EA Games (www.ea.com)  website to get troubleshooting help? If not try googling "sims 2 university installation problems", it seems there are a lot of problems with trying to install this expansion. You might need to go and exchange the disc as many people have done already.
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Like the other one said it is spelled motherlode.  That should be why it is not working.  If you are still having probs you might want to try uninstalling & reinstalling it.  I have Sims2 & the cheat has always worked for me.
760857
It's a problem with your graphics card. I had the same problem and the only way for me to fix it was to buy a new one. You could try updating your driver, that might work, but I doubt it because it didn't help mine. On the bright side, my graphics card was only about $50 and it was really easy to install. If you can't spend the money just uninstall everything and only install Sims up to Nightlife and ask for a video card for Christmas. If you search Sims 2 compatible video card you can find lists that let you know which ones will work.
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hi\nyou cant install (sis) file on your computer\nsis file just run in simbyne