Hi.
I have seen that these forums have been pretty helpful and like Palm Trees, this is my last resort.

I am trying to re-install the original Sims 2 and I have been coming up with an error when it is installing the 3rd disc.I have installed this before and it has worked but just recently it has given me problems.
it says:
A problem occurred when trying to transfer the file 'TSData\Res\Sim3D\Sim12.package' from the media. Do you want to retry to copy the file, or cancel the installation?

I have hit retry and I have tried to do the thing where you re-name the InstallShield folder but it hasnt worked. My computer just got re-imaged so there is nothing on it besides the basics and it is still giving me this message. I have installed this before and it has worked but just recently it has given me problems (even before it got re-imaged).

Please can you help me because I just got open for business and I really would like to play it!

Thank you.

Have you tried copying the CD's to your hard drive and installing from your hard drive?

Originally Posted by jephree

Have you tried copying the CD's to your hard drive and installing from your hard drive?

Do you just copy and paste everything? Can I just copy and paste everything into any folder that i make? Or do I have to put the folders in a certain place?

Thank you so much!

Okay, I have attempted to copy the files to my hard drive and I get an error message saying:

Cannot copy compressed: Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

What does that mean??

Here are two posts I find:

To copy the Sims 2 installation files to your hard drive:

1 - Go into My Computer.
2 - Open drive C.
3 - Right-click inside the window and select New, and then Folder.
4 - Name the folder as Disk Images (it is important that the name has a space in it).
5 - Open the disk images folder.
6 - Right-click inside the window and select New, and then Folder.
7 - Name this folder Disk1.
8 - Repeat steps 6 and 7 while substituting Disk1 for Disk2 and so on until there are 4 'Disk' folders followed by a number 1 through 4. it is important to note there must not be a space between "Disk" and the number.
9 - Insert Disk 1 of The Sims 2 into your CD-Rom drive and if the autoplay starts, cancel it.
10 - Go into My Computer.
11 - Right-click on your CD-ROM drive and choose Open.
12 - When you see the contents of the disk in the Window, click on Edit at the top of the window and choose Select All.
13 - All the contents of the disk should now be highlighted, click on Edit at the top of the window again and choose Copy.
14 - Open the Disk1 folder you created under C:\Disk Images; click on Edit at the top of the window and choose Paste. This will copy the contents of the CD into the Disk1 folder.
15 - Repeat steps 9 through 14 for the remaining disks until you have copied each disk into its appropriate folder.
16 - Once all the disks have been copied, remove ALL CDs from any drives.
17 - Open the Disk1 folder under Disk Images and double-click on autorun.exe to start the installation.
18 - To save disk space, you can delete the Disk Images folders after the installation is complete.

And as to the error:

1. Okay so there is that darn error. You take the file name that's making the error and copy it down. In your case it's TSData\Res\Catalog\Bins\globalcatbin.bundle.packag e

2. The error is still there. You don't touch the error just minimize the install window by pressing the windows button or alt. ctrl. del. if it's full screen. If it's a small one just click off and open my computer.

3. Right click on the disc drive in my computer and press 'explore' NOT 'open'.

4. The files are (if i'm correct in this case') in a CAB file (which the logo is a filing cabnet). Just double click on each one and look through them until you find the folder TSDATA then find the folder RES then so on until you find the globalcatbin.bundle.package file.

5. Click, hold and drag it around whithin the folder. Don't actually remove it from the folder, just move it around. Then go back to the installation and press 'retry' or 'try again' or whatever it says.

6. This works with many games's errors on file transfers.

7. Once I had a game that did this with something like 20 files and all I did was these steps and bang! it worked.

Conclusion: In short, just find the file and move it around WHITHIN it's folder a bit.

This sometimes tricks the computer and makes it look stupider than it already is.

Thank you!

No problem! Let us know how it goes.

Hi:
I tried both and they didnt work. When I tried to copy the files to the hard drive from the CD it said the same thing on the 3rd CD:

Cannot copy compressed: Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

I tried to copy over the compressed file seperately form the CD but that didnt work and I didnt want to extract the files on the CD becaue I didnt want to mess anything up. Should I do that or would is destroy my game?

Thanks for all your help.

Data error (cyclic redundancy check) indicates a failure on the CD.

Perhaps try this tool:

http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/cd-recovery.html

I have never used it but it might be worth a try.

Thanks for the thanks! I only wish we could figure it out!

I did a "check" using the program and it came up with the same error. This is basically what they came up with:

Data error (cyclic redundancy check) This means that device built-in error detection procedures established that data was not read correctly. This usually means that data is damaged and could not be repaired successfully.

I dont really know how to use the program, even after reading the tutorials. And I have no idea what a hash file is or anything.

I also tried to do the "repair" option but I have no idea what to put in the "output" field.

Any tips?