Problem with Packaged Lots and Clean Installer Help!

"James" <J.C.B DeleteThis @Gothicbtinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I intend to do a clean install by deleting my EA Folder because I
> installed packaged lots with Sims in and I was having problems. I
> packaged each lot normally and the before I decided to delete my Ea
> Folder tested them by installing with Sim2 Pack Clean Installer, just
> the lots no Sims. 19 lots installed and worked 6 lots installed but
> when I checked them by entering The Program just crashed with no error
> message. Any Ideas gratefully appreciated plus anything else I need to
> check when using this installer.
> Thanks
> Regards
> James

eeple - I do hope you don't mean that you packaged lots with Sims in them as
a form of backup and plan to reinstall said lots. VBT.
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MM
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James wrote:
> Hi,
> I intend to do a clean install by deleting my EA Folder because I
> installed packaged lots with Sims in and I was having problems. I
> packaged each lot normally and the before I decided to delete my Ea
> Folder tested them by installing with Sim2 Pack Clean Installer, just
> the lots no Sims. 19 lots installed and worked 6 lots installed but
> when I checked them by entering The Program just crashed with no error
> message. Any Ideas gratefully appreciated plus anything else I need to
> check when using this installer.

What's "The Program"? Sims 2 or Clean Installer? I have no idea what
crashed. The game or the installer?

Cheers!
Engram
http://rothpoint.googlepages.com/home
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>> I don't know that this will help, but it's worth a try.
>>
>> Open your packaged lots with Clean Installer. Uncheck ALL the boxes
>> except the top one (which is the actual lot file). RESAVE the
>> cleaned lot. Then, use that clean packaged lot to install into the
>> game. Maybe the act of resaving will get rid of all quirky files
>> for good? Worth a try.,,.
>>
>> Jeanie
>>
> Thanks Jeanie I will give that a try. In the log file folder there are
> some text files about the lots that caused the crash but I cannot
> understand them at all.
> Thanks again.
> Regards
> James

If you copy and paste them and post them here, maybe someone can recognize
something that will help?

Jeanie
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 >> Stay informed about: Problem with Packaged Lots and Clean Installer Help! 

Ooh, not nice. Somebody will probably correct me but I thought exception
errors were usually system errors - which is no help to you. What might be a
help is that if you'll post the questionable lots here I will try to put
them into my machine and see what happens. If they crash here too you'll
know that it is most likely save corruption. Post the most original versions
you have (not cleaned and resaved - although you might have to zip or rar
them to get them up here).

--
MM
"Never let your man's mind wander - it's too little to be out alone" anon.
http://www.genensims2.com/guest/MadameMim/index.htm


"James" <J.C.B.DeleteThis@Gothicbtinternet.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:15:09 GMT, "Jeanie" <Nobody.DeleteThis@home.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>>> I don't know that this will help, but it's worth a try.
>>>>
>>>> Open your packaged lots with Clean Installer. Uncheck ALL the boxes
>>>> except the top one (which is the actual lot file). RESAVE the
>>>> cleaned lot. Then, use that clean packaged lot to install into the
>>>> game. Maybe the act of resaving will get rid of all quirky files
>>>> for good? Worth a try.,,.
>>>>
>>>> Jeanie
>>>>
>>> Thanks Jeanie I will give that a try. In the log file folder there are
>>> some text files about the lots that caused the crash but I cannot
>>> understand them at all.
>>> Thanks again.
>>> Regards
>>> James
>>
>>If you copy and paste them and post them here, maybe someone can recognize
>>something that will help?
>>
>>Jeanie
>>
> Hi Jeanie here it is
>
> Exception time: 03/10/2008, at 21:26:59.
> Exception code: 0xC0000005 (-1073741819) ACCESS_VIOLATION.
> Current thread ID: 1452 (0x000005ac).
> Version information:
> Application/module path: C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2
> Seasons\TSBin\Sims2EP5.exe
> Application/module version name: The Sims 2 EP5
> Application/module version: 1.7.0.158
> System version: Windows NT 5.1
> System memory: 2048 Megabytes total, 1032 Megabytes free.
> Application/module configuration: ReleaseSRT
>
>
> Extra Exception Data:
>
> Shutdown: 0
> HostName: JAMES
> MemoryUsage: 409388K
> Neighborhood Name: Riverblossom Hills
> Neighborhood Prefix: G001
> Lot Name: The Keep
> Extra Exception Data End:
>
> Exception module: C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2
> Seasons\TSBin\Sims2EP5.exe.
> Exception address: 0x00a580df. Section:Offset: 0x01:0x006570df.
>
> Registers
> EAX: 05d85410
> EBX: 14af78b0
> ECX: 3a73646e
> EDX: 05d85478
> ESI: 08a635a8
> EDI: 00000003
> CS:EIP: 001b:00a580df
> SS:ESP: 0023:0012f410 EBP:14af75a8
> DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003b GS:0000
> Flags: 00210287
>
> Loaded Modules
> Address Size Module Path
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 0x00400000 16990208 Sims2EP5.exe C:\Program Files\EA
> GAMES\The Sims 2 Seasons\TSBin\Sims2EP5.exe
> 0x7c900000 720896 ntdll.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
> 0x7c800000 1003520 kernel32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
> 0x77dd0000 634880 ADVAPI32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.DLL
> 0x77e70000 593920 RPCRT4.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
> 0x77f10000 290816 GDI32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.DLL
> 0x7e410000 589824 USER32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
> 0x77c00000 32768 VERSION.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.DLL
> 0x4fdd0000 1728512 D3D9.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\D3D9.DLL
> 0x6d990000 24576 d3d8thk.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll
> 0x77c10000 360448 msvcrt.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
> 0x76b40000 184320 WINMM.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
> 0x76390000 118784 IMM32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.DLL
> 0x75a70000 135168 MSVFW32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSVFW32.DLL
> 0x7c9c0000 8482816 SHELL32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
> 0x77f60000 483328 SHLWAPI.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
> 0x5d090000 630784 COMCTL32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMCTL32.dll
> 0x73b50000 94208 AVIFIL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\AVIFIL32.DLL
> 0x774e0000 1298432 ole32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
> 0x77be0000 86016 MSACM32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll
> 0x77120000 569344 OLEAUT32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.DLL
> 0x71ab0000 94208 WS2_32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.DLL
> 0x71aa0000 32768 WS2HELP.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
> 0x73f10000 376832 DSOUND.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\DSOUND.DLL
> 0x773d0000 1060864 comctl32.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2982_x-ww_ac3f9c03\comctl32.dll
> 0x01a80000 94208 LVPrcInj.dll C:\Program Files\Common
> Files\Logitech\LVMVFM\LVPrcInj.dll
> 0x77b40000 139264 Apphelp.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\Apphelp.dll
> 0x66700000 1302528 ~df394b.tmp
> C:\DOCUME~1\HP_ADM~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\~e5.0001.dir.0000\~df394b.tmp
> 0x5ad70000 229376 uxtheme.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll
> 0x01be0000 1503232 nview.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\nview.dll
> 0x76bf0000 45056 PSAPI.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL
> 0x77690000 135168 NTMARTA.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTMARTA.DLL
> 0x76f60000 180224 WLDAP32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll
> 0x71bf0000 77824 SAMLIB.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\SAMLIB.dll
> 0x01e00000 286720 NVWRSENG.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\NVWRSENG.DLL
> 0x59a60000 659456 DbgHelp.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\DbgHelp.dll
> 0x76ee0000 245760 rasapi32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasapi32.dll
> 0x76e90000 73728 rasman.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasman.dll
> 0x5b860000 344064 NETAPI32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\NETAPI32.dll
> 0x76eb0000 192512 TAPI32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\TAPI32.dll
> 0x76e80000 57344 rtutils.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\rtutils.dll
> 0x76c30000 188416 WINTRUST.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll
> 0x77a80000 606208 CRYPT32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll
> 0x77b20000 73728 MSASN1.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll
> 0x76c90000 163840 IMAGEHLP.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll
> 0x72d20000 36864 wdmaud.drv C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv
> 0x72d10000 32768 msacm32.drv C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv
> 0x77bd0000 28672 midimap.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll
> 0x73ee0000 16384 KsUser.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll
> 0x20000000 2904064 xpsp2res.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\xpsp2res.dll
> 0x0ffd0000 163840 rsaenh.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\rsaenh.dll
> 0x769c0000 733184 userenv.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\userenv.dll
> 0x77fe0000 69632 secur32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\secur32.dll
> 0x7c420000 552960 MSVCP80.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.1433_x-ww_5cf844d2\MSVCP80.dll
> 0x78130000 634880 MSVCR80.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.1433_x-ww_5cf844d2\MSVCR80.dll
> 0x6b170000 630784 ccL70U.dll C:\Program Files\Common
> Files\Symantec Shared\ccL70U.dll
> 0x75e60000 77824 cryptnet.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\cryptnet.dll
> 0x4d4f0000 360448 WINHTTP.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINHTTP.dll
> 0x722b0000 20480 SensApi.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\SensApi.dll
> 0x76fd0000 520192 CLBCATQ.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\CLBCATQ.DLL
> 0x77050000 806912 COMRes.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMRes.dll
> 0x4f680000 2125824 dxdiagn.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\dxdiagn.dll
> 0x74ef0000 32768 wbemprox.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wbemprox.dll
> 0x75290000 225280 wbemcomn.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wbemcomn.dll
> 0x74ed0000 57344 wbemsvc.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wbemsvc.dll
> 0x75690000 483328 fastprox.dll
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\fastprox.dll
> 0x76080000 413696 MSVCP60.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSVCP60.dll
> 0x767a0000 77824 NTDSAPI.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTDSAPI.dll
> 0x76f20000 159744 DNSAPI.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\DNSAPI.dll
> 0x73760000 299008 ddraw.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\ddraw.dll
> 0x73bc0000 24576 DCIMAN32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\DCIMAN32.dll
> 0x6d910000 462848 D3DIM.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\D3DIM.DLL
> 0x60000000 360448 ijl15.dll C:\Program Files\EA
> GAMES\The Sims 2 Seasons\TSBin\ijl15.dll
>
> Call stack:
> 0x0001:0x006570df C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2
> Seasons\TSBin\Sims2EP5.exe public: virtual bool __thiscall
> cTSSimCOMDirector::OnStart(class cIGZCOM *)() + 2993295
> 0x0002:0x00067b2c C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2
> Seasons\TSBin\Sims2EP5.exe.
> 0x0001:0x00681230 C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2
> Seasons\TSBin\Sims2EP5.exe public: virtual bool __thiscall
> cTSSimCOMDirector::OnStart(class cIGZCOM *)() + 3165664
> 0x0000:0x00000000 .
>
> Stack data: (ESP is 0x0012f410)
> 0x0012f290 00000000 000000b8 02400000 00000000 00000000 000000d8
> 01400000 00000000
> 0x0012f2b0 02040000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00002640
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f2d0 31000000 00000000 33040000 00000000 00000000 0000f0bf
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f2f0 00000000 00000000 00000000 74f67c3e 00000000 00000000
> ffffffff ffffffff
> 0x0012f310 e74eaa6d 74f67c3e e74eaa6d 74f67c3e 00000000 00002740
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f330 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f350 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f370 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f390 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f3b0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f3d0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f3f0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f410 d0f51200 b078af14 3875af14 1054d805 f853d805 7854d805
> 94c0d805 00000000
> 0x0012f430 f853d805 7854d805 94c0d805 c4e6aa00 b078af14 03000000
> a878af14 a875af14
> 0x0012f450 01000000 01000000 f2210000 00000000 00005841 00003841
> 0000d840 00005841
> 0x0012f470 00003841 0000d840 00005841 00003841 0000d840 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 0x0012f490 60e83d01 e84cee1b 769d4100 60e83d01 04f51200 60e83d01
> 02000000 0ae64000
> 0x0012f4b0 08000000 00000000 e58ee000 10f51200 236b1001 ffffffff
> 685da900 d0f51200
> 0x0012f4d0 00000000 01000000 02000000 00000000 7a998700 d0f51200
> 00000000 01000000
> 0x0012f4f0 d0f51200 6833af14 b8093403 0894b71f a875af14 e84cee1b
> f04cee1b f04cee1b
> 0x0012f510 74f51200 10ad0e01 01000000 c1b58700 d0f51200 00000000
> 01000000 6c33af14
> 0x0012f530 6833af14 3836af14 00000000 0894b71f 0894b71f 00000000
> 78f51200 00005841
> 0x0012f550 00003841 03000000 00005841 00003841 00800b00 00000000
> 00003849 00000000
> 0x0012f570 00000000 18f61200 13ae0e01 01000000 13838a00 d0f51200
> 00000000 01000000
>
> Instruction data: (EIP is 0x00a580df)
> 0x00a5805f 51 8b ce e8 f9 fd ff ff 5e 5b 83 c4 08 c2 0c 00 cc 83 ec
> 20 53 56 57 8b 7c 24 34 6a 00 8b f1 8b
> 0x00a5807f 06 6a 00 57 ff 50 50 8b 5c 24 38 50 53 e8 bf 6f 36 00 8d
> 4e 10 8b 11 8b 41 04 89 54 24 1c 8b 51
> 0x00a5809f 08 89 54 24 24 8b 56 38 83 c4 10 89 44 24 10 8b 41 0c 2b
> fa 57 8d 4c 24 10 89 44 24 1c e8 df f0
> 0x00a580bf ff ff 8b 4c 24 10 8b 44 24 0c 8b 54 24 14 89 4c 24 20 8b
> 4c 24 18 89 4c 24 28 8b 08 89 54 24 24
> 0x00a580df 8b 11 53 ff 92 b4 00 00 00 5f 5e 5b 83 c4 20 c2 08 00 cc
> cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc
> 0x00a580ff cc 83 ec 20 56 57 8b 7c 24 2c 6a 00 6a 00 6a 01 57 8b f1
> e8 39 6f 36 00 8d 46 10 8b 08 8b 50 04
> 0x00a5811f 89 4c 24 18 8b 48 08 89 54 24 1c 8b 50 0c 8b 44 24 40 89
> 54 24 24 8b 56 38 83 c4 10 2b c2 89 4c
> 0x00a5813f 24 10 50 8d 4c 24 0c e8 55 f0 ff ff 8b 4c 24 0c 8b 44 24
> 08 8b 54 24 10 89 4c 24 1c 8b 4c 24 14
>
> Thanks
> Regards
> James
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Madame Mim wrote:
> Ooh, not nice. Somebody will probably correct me but I thought
> exception errors were usually system errors - which is no help to you.
> What
> might be a help is that if you'll post the questionable lots here I will
> try to
> put them into my machine and see what happens. If they crash here too
> you'll know that it is most likely save corruption. Post the most original
> versions you have (not cleaned and resaved - although you might have to
> zip or
> rar them to get them up here).
>


Not here - this isn't the binary group.

Not that I could actually read the binary group yesterday, it took forever
to open even a text post.


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kat
>^..^<
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Yes, my bad. Not here. Either mediafire (or some other such web hoster) or
try alt.binaries.games.thesims or alt.binaries.game.the-sims or
alt.binaries.games.the-sims-2

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MM
"Never let your man's mind wander - it's too little to be out alone" anon.
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"kat" <kat.news RemoveThis @ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Madame Mim wrote:
>> Ooh, not nice. Somebody will probably correct me but I thought
>> exception errors were usually system errors - which is no help to you.
>> What
>> might be a help is that if you'll post the questionable lots here I will
>> try to
>> put them into my machine and see what happens. If they crash here too
>> you'll know that it is most likely save corruption. Post the most
>> original
>> versions you have (not cleaned and resaved - although you might have to
>> zip or
>> rar them to get them up here).
>>
>
>
> Not here - this isn't the binary group.
>
> Not that I could actually read the binary group yesterday, it took forever
> to open even a text post.
>
>
> --
> kat
> >^..^<
>
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Madame Mim wrote:
> Ooh, not nice. Somebody will probably correct me but I thought
> exception errors were usually system errors - which is no help to
> you. What might be a help is that if you'll post the questionable
> lots here I will try to put them into my machine and see what
> happens. If they crash here too you'll know that it is most likely
> save corruption. Post the most original versions you have (not
> cleaned and resaved - although you might have to zip or rar them to
> get them up here).

Best thing to do would be to get a mediafire account. It's free and that way
you won't be posting actual files here, only links. I'd be willing to put
them into my game as well.

http://www.mediafire.com/index.php#top

Cheers!
Engram
http://rothpoint.googlepages.com/home
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James wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:15:41 GMT, "Madame Mim"
> <mad.mim RemoveThis @bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
>> Yes, my bad. Not here. Either mediafire (or some other such web
>> hoster) or try alt.binaries.games.thesims or
>> alt.binaries.game.the-sims or alt.binaries.games.the-sims-2
> Thanks for the help. I have a problem here with what to post because
> I have a load of items and recolours in my downloads folder. The Sims2
> program seems to save all the custom stuff with the lot. When I
> install the clean version with all custom stuff unticked the custom
> stuff still shows on my machine when I enter the lot. If the person
> using one of my lots on their machine has not got the items in my
> download folder the lot will have stuff missing ??. also they would
> have to have the same EP's as me.

Yes and yes. The reason for that is that they change the format that the
game uses to save with each EP. And even if you untick all the custom
content from the packaged lot, the lot file itself still calls for
everything you put in there when you built it. If people have the same
content in their game, it will all show up as you directed the game to save
the lot. If they only have part of it, only parts of the CC will show and
the rest will appear as whatever object the creator used to clone the mesh
from. There will be blank walls and floors, too.

> That's why I have never put my lots up on MTS2 or Sims2 website, I
> don't really understand how all this works.

The easiest thing to do, if you want to share lots and sims you've made, is
to create a second administrator account on XP or Vista (I suppose it works
the same way -- someone with Vista can correct me if I'm wrong, and I'm sure
they will. <g>) Switch accounts and start the game from the second
account. It has to be given administrator rights, though. My computer has
two accounts anyway, since my husband used to use this computer
occasionally, so every time I install a new EP, there is a shortcut on that
desktop, too. (I have mine pointing to the noCD cracked .exe file, though,
instead of that evil launcher that shipped with the game.) Anyway, that
second account will have NO downloads at all, so that's where I do my
building of lots I intend to share with others. The Maxis lot packager will
package up every mesh and recolor of every bit of custom content you put on
the lot, along with every recolor of any Maxis objects you included. It's
senseless, but that's the way they did it.

> I have tried packaging the problem lots again after playing and
> saving the new state but they still will not work when reinstalled.
> I have also re saved them as clean lots using the clean installers
> saves as button as Jeanie suggested but they still won't work.
> There must be something in common with the 5 lots that are causing
> the problem but I cannot seem to find it ATM. Are there any specific
> things you need to do in the game before packaging the lot to file?
> Question for Jeanie because I lost the original post. What was the
> item you place in a lot that enables you to remove the Sims without
> losing all the furniture? I could then remove the Sims and package the
> lot and install normally without the clean installer and see if that
> works.
> Thanks for your time and sorry to have so many questions.
> Regards
> James

That is the Stay Things shrub by Inge which you will find at Simlogical.

http://www.simlogical.com/

Sims 2 Downloads (green button), then scroll down to the blue shrub by
"Moving," then "Moving House" on the next page. You want the third item on
that page.

Jeanie
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kat wrote:
> Madame Mim wrote:
>> Ooh, not nice. Somebody will probably correct me but I thought
>> exception errors were usually system errors - which is no help to
>> you. What
>> might be a help is that if you'll post the questionable lots here I
>> will try to
>> put them into my machine and see what happens. If they crash here too
>> you'll know that it is most likely save corruption. Post the most
>> original versions you have (not cleaned and resaved - although you
>> might have to zip or
>> rar them to get them up here).
> Not here - this isn't the binary group.
>
> Not that I could actually read the binary group yesterday, it took
> forever to open even a text post.

Obviously blacklisting myself also stopped my messages appearing in the
group... Ugh! I must say it took some real talent to blacklist myself LOL

Load the files onto mediafire (mediafire.com - no www). The account is free
and you can upload quite a few files. My account is bulging at the seams and
it still hasn't reached it's limit, and I have all of Roth Point loaded on
there plus a bunch of other files, including sims, default eyes, a bunch of
houses, etc. Just upload it to a mediafire account then post a link here.
Whoever is willing to try the houses can then download without attempting to
attach the file to a message in binaries. Plus that doesn't work half the
time as not everyone gets all types of the binaries posts. I, for one, don't
get the ones that contain zips and rars, and I was willing to try chucking
the files into my game as well.

Cheers!
Engram
http://rothpoint.googlepages.com/home
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Jeanie wrote:
> The easiest thing to do, if you want to share lots and sims you've
> made, is to create a second administrator account on XP or Vista (I
> suppose it works the same way -- someone with Vista can correct me if
> I'm wrong, and I'm sure they will. <g>) Switch accounts and start
> the game from the second account. It has to be given administrator
> rights, though. My computer has two accounts anyway, since my
> husband used to use this computer occasionally, so every time I
> install a new EP, there is a shortcut on that desktop, too. (I have
> mine pointing to the noCD cracked .exe file, though, instead of that
> evil launcher that shipped with the game.) Anyway, that second
> account will have NO downloads at all, so that's where I do my
> building of lots I intend to share with others. The Maxis lot
> packager will package up every mesh and recolor of every bit of
> custom content you put on the lot, along with every recolor of any
> Maxis objects you included. It's senseless, but that's the way they
> did it.

I discovered just how bad this is when I had the buyable rubbish bin (the
street-side one) and buyable maibox in my downloads. I packaged a lot which
I thought was "clean" as I had made it with Maxis content only. I did not
put in the buyable mailbox or rubbish bin. When I tried to install this
house on another account using clean installer imagine my horror when there
were hundreds of files in the Sims2Pack. Numenor's stairs? Every single
mailbox and bin recolour? Lots and lots of other recolour files - when all I
wanted was the damn house the way it was, not the damn recolours that *I did
not even use*!

Hope you get things sorted out, James. Just list your EPs when providing a
link to the upload. Mim and I have all of them so it won't be a problem for
either of us to look at your houses.

Cheers!
Engram
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