No neighborhoods, tutorials don't work!

[fowlercrelwof]

I have installed the game with no problems. When I start the game it goes up to the main menu. At the menu, there are no neighborhoods, only build a custom one. If I go to the tutorials and click to play one, the cursor turns into an hourglass and then takes me back to the main screen. It has never frozen or crashed, I can still exit the game fine and the music is playing, I just can't play the game! Please help me

[PMB141]

Im having the same problem. If you figured out how to fix it can you please reply to this and tell me how? Besides...do you have Windows ME? MY game didn't have this problem untill I had to change OS and put on ME from XP.

[ManagerJosh]

Did you buy the game?

[PMB141]

Yes I did.

[Angelyne]

Do you have a folder in your My Documents folder that's called EA Games\The sims 2? And if you do, do you have folder inside?

[PMB141]

Yeah its all there

[ManagerJosh]

are you running any unofficial codehacks, patches?

[Angelyne]

Do you have the following file structure

\Documents and Settings\..name...\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Neighborhoods\N001

N001 represents your first neighbourhood, and has a "character" folder and a "lot" folder.

There is also N002 and N003.

I could duplicate your problem by removing the N001, N002, and N003 folders. So I am wondering if your problem is related to missing files, insufficient access rights or insufficient space.

If everything looks ok, I'd try renaming the EA Games\The Sims 2 folder I mentioned above and restarting the game. Normally it should recreate a new The Sims 2 folder.

[Leticron]

It sure looks like s/o deleted these folders for whatever reason (space?)
(I once was called to a guy who deleted his complete Windows folder because it was so big...he said I don't need windows...all I need is my M$-Office package *LOL* *LOL* *LOL*)
-le