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#26
2nd Aug 2017 at 12:38 PM
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Hmm, mine says it's a quad core then. Thanks.
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#27
2nd Aug 2017 at 10:48 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Justpetro
To use the 4GB patch with The Ultimate Collection: just click on it to start. It will ask you which file (or perhaps executable, I am not sure, but it will ask) you want to patch. C-Program files (X86) - Origin games - The Sims Ultimate Collection - Fun with Pets - SP9 - TSBin - and here is the icon that says SP9. Select the icon. (Edit - it is the Mansion&Garden stuff icon). The patch will inform you in a second or so that it was patched and it is done. |
And how do I get rid of it? It installed just fine, but since it did I've begun having problems I never had before. NOW I have the flashing pink, something I'd never seen. And more troubling, I'm getting this object error on my sims themselves. Again, this is nothing I've seen. I'm thinking this patch is fighting with my computer. Can I just go to intall/uninstall and get rid of it?
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#28
2nd Aug 2017 at 10:57 PM
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Huh, that's weird. To get rid of it, first show file name extensions. Then go to the folder with the patched executable. Check that there's a backup of it with the .bak extension. If it's there, delete the patched version (Sims2EP9.exe, I believe) and rename the backup file to remove the .bak extension.
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#29
3rd Aug 2017 at 12:08 AM
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Thanks, I hate, but I'm going to need someone with windows 10 to tell me. My file explorer doesn't have anything identified as tools. I finally played around and got something, but it's search tools, and I don't think that's it.
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#30
3rd Aug 2017 at 12:10 AM
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Try this: https://www.file-extensions.org/art...s-in-windows-10
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#31
3rd Aug 2017 at 12:42 AM
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#32
3rd Aug 2017 at 2:13 AM
Last edited by smorbie1 : 3rd Aug 2017 at 2:28 AM.
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Quote: Originally posted by ihatemandatoryregister
Huh, that's weird. To get rid of it, first show file name extensions. Then go to the folder with the patched executable. Check that there's a backup of it with the .bak extension. If it's there, delete the patched version (Sims2EP9.exe, I believe) and rename the backup file to remove the .bak extension. |
FOUND IT! I deleted the exe file. It was named 4g patch.exe. I removed the backup extension from the backup. But now it's an executable. Should I remove it, too?
thank you for your help and patience.
"Fear not little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom". Luke 12:32 Chris Hatch's family friendly files archived on SFS: http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=603534 . Bulbizarre's website: https://archiveofourown.org/users/C...CoveredPortals/
#33
3rd Aug 2017 at 3:04 AM
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#34
3rd Aug 2017 at 4:00 AM
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You're right! And a lot of that was my fault. When the problem started, my first thought was to come here where I got it. But I'll try to be a good girl from now on.
Thanks, Ihate! I think that fixed it
"Fear not little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom". Luke 12:32 Chris Hatch's family friendly files archived on SFS: http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=603534 . Bulbizarre's website: https://archiveofourown.org/users/C...CoveredPortals/
Thanks, Ihate! I think that fixed it
"Fear not little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom". Luke 12:32 Chris Hatch's family friendly files archived on SFS: http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=603534 . Bulbizarre's website: https://archiveofourown.org/users/C...CoveredPortals/
#35
3rd Aug 2017 at 7:28 AM
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Sorry to hear it caused problems for you, smorbie1 - and glad to see you could fix it.
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#36
3rd Aug 2017 at 10:14 AM
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@smorbie1 I'd collect the links that people have offered and add them to the first post so they don't get lost in the convo.
#37
3rd Aug 2017 at 10:27 AM
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The 4GB patch did came in handy yesterday when my game hanged because it ran out of free memory. It worked well in my Win7 (x86) system.
#38
3rd Aug 2017 at 1:23 PM
Last edited by smorbie1 : 3rd Aug 2017 at 1:43 PM.
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Quote: Originally posted by Charity
@smorbie1 I'd collect the links that people have offered and add them to the first post so they don't get lost in the convo. |
Ooooh, I would, too. I just have to figure out how. Suppose I can just copy and edit them in? I'll give it a go. Thanks for the suggestion; I hadn't thought about how to maintain the thread. :lovestruc
Okay, it's done. It's rubbish and ugly, but it's there. I'll work on it bit by bit. Do you happen to know how to just type the words, have them be all dark and linky without my actually having to type the link itself? That would make it easier. many of you have done this in the thread itself, but it doesn't copy and paste that way, and I would like for it to be easier for people to use.
Thanks again for your help.
"Fear not little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom". Luke 12:32 Chris Hatch's family friendly files archived on SFS: http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=603534 . Bulbizarre's website: https://archiveofourown.org/users/C...CoveredPortals/
#39
3rd Aug 2017 at 8:11 PM
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Hello...
I was away from the game and computer for months now.
any news about the CC limit of 9gb? any way to get more downloads as before? Windows 10 here!!
I was away from the game and computer for months now.
any news about the CC limit of 9gb? any way to get more downloads as before? Windows 10 here!!
#40
3rd Aug 2017 at 8:22 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by amora_selvagen
Hello... I was away from the game and computer for months now. any news about the CC limit of 9gb? any way to get more downloads as before? Windows 10 here!! |
i thought limit only applied to Mac? maybe i am wrong...or maybe you have a mac.
I am under 4GB and on a pc so..what do I know? ahah
#41
3rd Aug 2017 at 8:43 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Rosebine
i thought limit only applied to Mac? maybe i am wrong...or maybe you have a mac. I am under 4GB and on a pc so..what do I know? ahah |
No is not mac.. I said I got windows 10
But some months ago we got a thread about it .. somehow with windows 10 we got a "limit" some went over 10gb ... other by 9gb the game starts to crash!
#42
3rd Aug 2017 at 8:49 PM
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The 4GB patch is not doing that - Sims 2 has been made to use 2GB RAM. The 4GB patch forces the game (or any other application you need more RAM for) to use 4 and not 2.
(It may be affected by how much RAM you have on your pc - if you have 8 or more it should not be a problem. Although I am not completely sure about this, it does make some sense to me).
Edit - what limit on Windows 10? What are you talking about?
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
(It may be affected by how much RAM you have on your pc - if you have 8 or more it should not be a problem. Although I am not completely sure about this, it does make some sense to me).
Edit - what limit on Windows 10? What are you talking about?
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#43
3rd Aug 2017 at 11:54 PM
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Doh! win 10..sorry. That tells you how much I know macs. lol
@Justpetro just incase this was meant for me, I was not talking about the 4GB patch, but rather, 4GB worth of CC.
@Justpetro just incase this was meant for me, I was not talking about the 4GB patch, but rather, 4GB worth of CC.
#44
4th Aug 2017 at 12:14 AM
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I got that, Rosebine
I have had more than 12GB in my downloads at one stage (that was when I was taking part in a specific competition that required a lot of cc I don't normally use, and of course I downloaded about 5 times more than those that I actually used) - so I cannot agree that there is a limit on Windows 10
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
I have had more than 12GB in my downloads at one stage (that was when I was taking part in a specific competition that required a lot of cc I don't normally use, and of course I downloaded about 5 times more than those that I actually used) - so I cannot agree that there is a limit on Windows 10
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#45
4th Aug 2017 at 4:54 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by smorbie1
Ooooh, I would, too. I just have to figure out how. Suppose I can just copy and edit them in? I'll give it a go. Thanks for the suggestion; I hadn't thought about how to maintain the thread. :lovestruc Okay, it's done. It's rubbish and ugly, but it's there. I'll work on it bit by bit. Do you happen to know how to just type the words, have them be all dark and linky without my actually having to type the link itself? That would make it easier. many of you have done this in the thread itself, but it doesn't copy and paste that way, and I would like for it to be easier for people to use. Thanks again for your help. |
As an example. [url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/827218/how-to-determine-whether-a-computer-is-running-a-32-bit-version-or-64]here is how to check[/url
You just have to add an extra ] at the end.
#46
4th Aug 2017 at 7:57 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Justpetro
I got that, Rosebine I have had more than 12GB in my downloads at one stage (that was when I was taking part in a specific competition that required a lot of cc I don't normally use, and of course I downloaded about 5 times more than those that I actually used) - so I cannot agree that there is a limit on Windows 10 |
We had a thread about it in here. but I am glad you got more than 9gb ... the same didn't happen to me. so let's agree to disagree
#47
4th Aug 2017 at 12:56 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Charity
As an example. [url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/827218/how-to-determine-whether-a-computer-is-running-a-32-bit-version-or-64]here is how to check[/url You just have to add an extra ] at the end. |
Slower for the extra dumb among me. So, if I want to link someone to that thread, I would paste https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help827218/how-to-determine-whether-a-computer-is-running-a-32-bit-version-or-64. Then I would a right-facing bracket in front of https? Or do I need to type url=?. Then I would put a left-facing bracket behind 64? Is the next part also part of what I have to type?
Sorry. New information, old chemo-soaked brain. (Also techno stupid from birth)
"Fear not little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom". Luke 12:32 Chris Hatch's family friendly files archived on SFS: http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=603534 . Bulbizarre's website: https://archiveofourown.org/users/C...CoveredPortals/
#48
4th Aug 2017 at 1:04 PM
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You should just be able to post the link text and the site will automatically parse it for you:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca...t-version-or-64
Edit - yup, works
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca...t-version-or-64
Edit - yup, works
#49
4th Aug 2017 at 3:05 PM
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thanks. But some of the people were able to just write the name of the fix and it would appear the dark color of the link and would link the person to it without having to write out the url, like Ihate did in the second post. That's what I was wondering about.
"Fear not little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom". Luke 12:32 Chris Hatch's family friendly files archived on SFS: http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=603534 . Bulbizarre's website: https://archiveofourown.org/users/C...CoveredPortals/
"Fear not little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom". Luke 12:32 Chris Hatch's family friendly files archived on SFS: http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=603534 . Bulbizarre's website: https://archiveofourown.org/users/C...CoveredPortals/
#50
4th Aug 2017 at 3:10 PM
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You may have to look at this: http://modthesims.info/misc.php?do=bbcode
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
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