The Sims complete collection - Ask for Makin' Magic CD1 to run.[SOLVED]

Hello
I downloaded The Sims Complete Collection and installed it correctly.

I've replaced it with the crack, and everything seems to be fine.

When I try to run the game, it starts to pop up a window named "Update" saying that it seems that I've installed another expansion pack after makin' magick and for it to work properly it will not update the installation.
Then I click OK and and then pops up back another one asking for the Makin Magic CD 1 to proceed. I click OK and it appears again and again and again. If i close it instead of "OK", it comes up again. The only way to close it is ending the process by the Task Manager.

Any idea what the cause is and/or how to fix it?

Thanks for the time!

Here it is in attachment

C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims

Hello,

Did you (ever) install any other The Sims 3 game(s) before installing The Sims 1: The Complete Collection?

no, not at all.

I had once the The Sims Complete Collection installed, but I formatted my PC after that, so this is the first time I am installing it on my PC.

Maybe if I download a The Sims Makin' Magic and run The Sims Complete Collection from it, it will work... Should I try it?

I'll wait for the answer then.

Thanks

Disreality wrote:no, not at all.

I had once the The Sims Complete Collection installed, but I formatted my PC after that, so this is the first time I am installing it on my PC.

Maybe if I download a The Sims Makin' Magic and run The Sims Complete Collection from it, it will work... Should I try it?

Hello,

Hmm, Makin' Magic (and all other expansions) are already included with the download.
Try this please:

1. Completely uninstall the game using Your Uninstaller! Pro, which can be downloaded from www.games4theworld.org .
2. Clean your PC and registry using www.ccleaner.com .
3. Restart your PC.
4. Reinstall the game, following exactly these instructions:

Open the .rar file you downloaded using only WinRar, which can be downloaded from www.games4theworld.org . (If you use any other software than WinRar, like WinZip or 7-zip, the files will get messed up!)When you've opened the file using WinRar, select áll the files in it and drag & drop them to a folder on your Desktop. When the extraction is done, close the .rar file and open the folder on your Desktop. Now, start by reading the included "# Installation Guide.txt" and you should be able to get the game to work yourself. Good luck!

Awaiting the result!

Nop. The problem persists :/

//EDIT

Here are the screenshots of the message boxes

Hello,

Ah, I see, you get the error during installation?

Re-read this part very carefully:

Open the .rar file you downloaded using only WinRar, which can be downloaded from www.games4theworld.org . (If you use any other software than WinRar,
like WinZip or 7-zip, the files will get messed up!) When you've opened
the file using WinRar, select áll the files in it and drag & drop
them to a folder on your Desktop. When the extraction is done, close the
.rar file and open the folder on your Desktop. Now, start by reading
the included "# Installation Guide.txt" and you should be able to get
the game to work yourself. Good luck!

No lol.

The installation goes normally.


I open the 'start.exe' and follow the screen instructions. When a serial code is needed, use the following the one given in the Instructions. I choose "Register later" for the EA prompted window. I copy and paste the "Sims.exe" file to C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims to substitute the file that already exists.

Then I try to run the game, it starts to pop up a window named "Update" (1st screenshot I sent before). Then I click OK and and then pops up back another one asking for the Makin Magic CD 1 to proceed. I click OK and it appears again and again and again. If i close it instead of "OK", it comes up again. The only way to close it is ending the process by the Windows Task Manager.

Admin wrote:Hello,

Did you (ever) install any other The Sims 3 game(s) before installing The Sims 1: The Complete Collection?

Im having the exact same problem, but I do have sims 3 installed. what do i do? :\

Hello,

Please contact me via the Forum's chatbox when you see me online on the Forum. I'll see what I can do for you.

I fixed mine! I dunno what exactly fixed it tbh, but I uninstalled The Sims 3 ( was too heavy for my laptop anyway ) and edited the properties of the sims 1 to Run as Admin. and Compatibility to XP SP2. Now it works perfectly, thanks

I'll try that

kati_v wrote:I fixed mine! I dunno what exactly fixed it tbh, but I uninstalled The Sims 3 ( was too heavy for my laptop anyway ) and edited the properties of the sims 1 to Run as Admin. and Compatibility to XP SP2. Now it works perfectly, thanks

It works!
Like you said I edited the properties of TS1CC to Run as Administrator and Compatibility to XP (although I made it SP3 instead)

You may close this post
At least this way we can play.

Cheers
thanks!