Error while trying to install World Adventures. [SOLVED]

Hello there, I recently downloaded the Complete Collection and I am trying to install World Adventures currently, however, i got an error when i tried to install it.

It read:

"CRC error: The file C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 World Adventures\GameData\Shared\Packages\FullBuildep1.package doesn't match the file in the setup's .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup may be corrupted; contact your software vendor."

Any idea what I can do to fix this? or is this because my computer? Any help appreciated.

Happy Simming!!

Hello there,
Although it's been a while since this post has been published, I want to revive it as I currently have the same problem during the installation of University Life. I've installed all the other EPs & SPs without any problem, but UL gives the above mentioned error and I can't install the pack.
If someone could help solve the problem, it'd be appreciated a lot. Thanks in advance and happy simming!

Winonyx wrote:Hello there,
Although it's been a while since this post has been published, I want to revive it as I currently have the same problem during the installation of University Life. I've installed all the other EPs & SPs without any problem, but UL gives the above mentioned error and I can't install the pack.
If someone could help solve the problem, it'd be appreciated a lot. Thanks in advance and happy simming!

Hello and welcome to the Forum @Winonyx,

If there is an issue with the extraction of the .rar and/or the installation of the extracted items from the .rar, then try this. Look in your torrent client for an option that says "Force re-check". This will kind of try and repair your University Life .rar archive.

You will see a bar that says "checking" in your torrent client, and a percentage number. When the checking is done 100%, usually the torrent switches back to "seeding", but this may differ depending on what torrent client you use, or the settings of your client.

So...once the checking is done, try re-extracting the contents of the UL .rar archive into a fresh folder again, and try once more. Good luck!

Hello @The_gh0stm4n and thank you for your kind reply.
I use BitTorrent and I couldn't find anything near "Force re-check" so I don't know what to do. It's currently in the status of "Seeding".

Winonyx wrote:Hello @The_gh0stm4n and thank you for your kind reply.
I use BitTorrent and I couldn't find anything near "Force re-check" so I don't know what to do. It's currently in the status of "Seeding".

I actually downloaded/installed the Bittorrent, and also downloaded a test torrent to see how it works, and it seems to be the same like in uTorrent.

Basically you have to right click on your torrent, where it says "seeding". A context menu will pop up. Choose "STOP" there, after which the torrent will say Finished. Now right-click again on the torrent and this time you should see a Force Re-check option in the context menu. 

Note that while the torrent is seeding, the option to Force Re-check is greyed out in the context menu. So you need to "STOP" the torrent first.

If it still doesn't work after doing the Re-check...try re-downloading the thing with a different torrent client. I don't recommend Vuze or uTorrent. Use something like Transmission, qBittorrent or Tixati.

Good luck!

Haha, my bad I didn't see the greyed "Force re-check". Thank you for the instructions, I've just tried what you've said and it worked. I've installed the pack and I hope it works without any further problems. Thanks again for your kindest advice! ^_^



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