![]() ![]() The Sims 2 is an old game and it only uses 2GB of your available memory. But the good news is it isn’t hard to fix. Last updated: (Updated with DXVK fix) Increasing Available MemoryĪ windows update in late 2017 or early 2018 caused this bug to start happening to everyone playing The Sims 2. This article contains EVERYTHING I KNOW about getting your game to work on Windows 10. If you’re having the same problem, it’s an easy fix! You just need to install the 4GB patch.Īnd if that doesn’t work, there are several other things you can try listed below. My graphics were flashing pink or blue, and I would crash every time I tried to take my Sim to a different lot. When I switched over to Windows 10, I was so upset that I couldn’t get the game to run smoothly. Also, if this worked for you, ask the mods to sticky it Im sure more people would benefit from it.Alexander’s game never crashes because he installed the 4GB Patch. Hope this helps everyone make sure to leave a comment saying wether or not this worked for you, or with any more problems you have. After a few more seconds, it'll tell you it's ready to install! click "install", and you're ready to go! Open Origin up, and install the games! Open Origin back up, and after giving it a few seconds, it should start to read the games. When prompted to "Merge Folders" click yes, and select "Move and Replace" if windows asks to overwrite any files.ħ. leave the downloads running, close down Origin in the tray and then proceed to move your games that you backed up earlier to the desktop (or wherever) back to the games install directory. Close down Origin, and move your games back. Make sure the download has got to at least 0.01% or had created the folder for the game in the origin games folder.Ħ. This next step makes origin do all of the registry linking and whatnot. Don't worry! we're not really going to redownload all of your games. It really doenst matter where you put it! Make sure that you've ran the program and logged in, and make sure the games install directory is where you want it to be ( again this is in the settings)ĥ. The natural next step is to reinstall origin in its desired location. If you're reinstalling origin after a windows reinstall, you wont need to do this and can just delete the Origin folder.Ĥ. Make sure to select "No" if it asks if you want to keep its settings. If you're moving from one drive to another, you'll need to first uninstall origin, then delete its install folder. You'll then need to get rid of your current origin setup. "Battlefield 3" ) - copy or move these to the desktop (or another easy to find place) - this may take a while depending on your setup, my games were ~60gb.ģ. Close down Origin (if its open), Navigate to the folder, and back up all of the game installs In the folder you will find subfolders that are named after all of your games (i.e. This is found under Gear Button > Settings > Downloaded Games.For most users, this will be "C:\Program Files\Origin Games"Ģ. ![]() ![]() This is written with the assumption you want to reinstall origin after a windows reinstall, however it works for all of the above scenarios.ġ. Fixing any install issues regarding "error code 1624" or "Ready To Install" Looping. Reinstalling Origin on a secondary/external hard drive Reinstalling Origin after a windows reinstall. Moving Origin and Its Games From One Drive to Another. Recently, my PC has been playing up, and so I found myself having to do a number of reformats which of course meant I needed to reinstall all of my applications, including Origin.Īfter searching there was only one such guide on how to reinstall/move origin and its games without redownloading the games, but unfortunately it actually only works for a few games, with the majority "ready to install" looping (where clicking on the install button does nothing and just loops it back) or giving an "1624" error code.Īfter fiddling around myself, Ive found out how to do this properly without having to fiddle with registry settings or using the "eainstall.exe" (which invariably doesn't work) Update: Origin now detects files in the game folder prior to installing them meaning you no longer need to start a download before installing a game, you can just start the download and Origin will automatically detect and install it. ![]()
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