Problem loading OFB- Any ideas?

"Nancy Scott" <nanschellscott.TakeThisOut@sprintmail.com> wrote in message
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>I just got OFB abd am trying to do aclean install. Removed all old sims
>files, reinstalled Sims2, University, NL, and then tried OFB. It loads 98%
>then I get a message that it cannot load E:/TSBinSUPD.exe and it stalls.
>PITA. Any ideas or do I have a defective disk?
>
I obviously can't type either the file name is E:/TSBin/TS2UPD.exe
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On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:52:03 -0600, "Jeremy Reaban"
<jer.DeleteThis@connectria.com> wrote:

>You might try installing the 2nd Nightlife patch. It sounds like it's trying
>to update the game, but can't read the patch file from the disc.

Don't you think OFB is a little more up to date than the latest NL
patch though? What's the patch # version for the latest NL and what's
it for OFB? I haven't bothered to check version.
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"Guardian Pegasus" <nobody.TakeThisOut@nowhere.xxx> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:52:03 -0600, "Jeremy Reaban"
> <jer.TakeThisOut@connectria.com> wrote:
>
> >You might try installing the 2nd Nightlife patch. It sounds like it's
trying
> >to update the game, but can't read the patch file from the disc.
>
> Don't you think OFB is a little more up to date than the latest NL
> patch though? What's the patch # version for the latest NL and what's
> it for OFB? I haven't bothered to check version.

Well, remember with the Sims 2, it installs each EP in a separate folder.
While OFB uses the OFB.exe, presumably some of the other files in the
Nightlife folder get patched

Still, all I know is, I had applied the 2nd patch and when it got to the
point where it's stopping for the original poster, I got a message saying
"Already updated" and skipping that step.
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Like all of the add-ons it patches the previous version before installation
is complete.

If the patching file on her disc is corrupted or somesuch then it could help
to patch the game before installation.

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"Guardian Pegasus" <nobody RemoveThis @nowhere.xxx> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:52:03 -0600, "Jeremy Reaban"
> <jer RemoveThis @connectria.com> wrote:
>
>>You might try installing the 2nd Nightlife patch. It sounds like it's
>>trying
>>to update the game, but can't read the patch file from the disc.
>
> Don't you think OFB is a little more up to date than the latest NL
> patch though? What's the patch # version for the latest NL and what's
> it for OFB? I haven't bothered to check version.
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Thanks to everybody's suggestions. I finally, after much reading found a
solution. I still don't know if my "cure" explanation is right, but what I
ended up doing was running the installation from my DVD drive. I rarely
use it on this computer, but it is a little faster than my CD drive. One of
the items on the help page suggested that speed might influence the ability
to load. It still stalled at the same place, but I kept hitting retry and
every time, it seemed to have loaded a little more. By the fourth retry, it
loaded the whole thing. Since I can run the game from the unused DVD drive,
rather than my heavily used CD burner, it is actually an improvement.
Strange, but it works now so I guess I'll not be too nasty about it.

Nah, that's out of character....

Nan Scott
"Jeremy Reaban" <jer.DeleteThis@connectria.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Guardian Pegasus" <nobody.DeleteThis@nowhere.xxx> wrote in message
> news:2j7l029o93huht7oohu5dkhhcq5l5cq1m0@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:52:03 -0600, "Jeremy Reaban"
>> <jer.DeleteThis@connectria.com> wrote:
>>
>> >You might try installing the 2nd Nightlife patch. It sounds like it's
> trying
>> >to update the game, but can't read the patch file from the disc.
>>
>> Don't you think OFB is a little more up to date than the latest NL
>> patch though? What's the patch # version for the latest NL and what's
>> it for OFB? I haven't bothered to check version.
>
> Well, remember with the Sims 2, it installs each EP in a separate folder.
> While OFB uses the OFB.exe, presumably some of the other files in the
> Nightlife folder get patched
>
> Still, all I know is, I had applied the 2nd patch and when it got to the
> point where it's stopping for the original poster, I got a message saying
> "Already updated" and skipping that step.
>
>
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