How to download and install The Sims 2 All in One (also known as The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection), even if you lost the sale on Origin!
The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, also known as The Sims 2 All in One or as The Sims 2 Complete Collection is a version of the game that people still want, but which isn't available on Origin anymore for you to download and install. Thankfully, if you are a Premium Subscriber, you will see the instructions below on how to Download and Install it right now! If you aren't a Premium Subscriber yet, subscribe HERE to have access to it right now! 🥰
Troubleshooting
"This app has been blocked for your protection" Error When Trying to Install
![The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection [The Sims 2 All in One] - The Sim Architect](https://thesimarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screenshot_325-352x600.jpg "The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection [The Sims 2 All in One] - The Sim Architect")
If you get the dreadful error above, which means Windows User Account Control blocked your from running/installing the program even if you're running as administrator (in my case, on Windows 10 Enterprise), you should run secpol.msc (Windows Key + R to open the dialog box below). If you don't have secpool.msc because you're running Windows Home and not Enterprise or Professional Editions, you may be able to install it by following THIS TUTORIAL [External Link]
![The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection [The Sims 2 All in One] - The Sim Architect](https://thesimarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screenshot_326.jpg "The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection [The Sims 2 All in One] - The Sim Architect")
Then, you will open the "Security Options" portrayed below and change "User Account: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode" to Disabled:
![The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection [The Sims 2 All in One] - The Sim Architect](https://thesimarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screenshot_402-1.jpg "The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection [The Sims 2 All in One] - The Sim Architect")
Next, you'll change "Accounts: Administrator account status" to Enabled (optional, I think the step above is enough, try it first and try the one below only if necessary):
![The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection [The Sims 2 All in One] - The Sim Architect](https://thesimarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screenshot_327-1.jpg "The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection [The Sims 2 All in One] - The Sim Architect")
⚠ Restart your computer (even if you didn't enable the administrator account in the image above, because the secpol.msc policies won't be applied before you restart). Then try to install the game again. 😇
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Hi, how do I get access to the files?
You subscribe to Premium Access
Hi, thanks so much for this! Just need a lil help, when installing the University pack, it finishes (gets to 100%, says ‘completed’) and then after an error appears saying something like “unable to install correctly, terminating installation now” and it reverses the download progress from 100% to 0% :'( Any tips for this? Thanks in advance! <3
Oh no, sorry to hear. I am not sure what could be happening. Try running the installer as administrator and keep in mind you need to mount the iso or extract it entirely before using the files. If you use Winrar to open it and try to run from there you’ll get unexpected results. Also, follow the instructions very closely, since this is a very old and trycky game to install. Keep me posted. I hope you can make it work and that we can learn from your experience, since I am a bit clueless about it 😎
Hi, sorry for the late reply, I gave up on trying to install but decided to try again today!
From looking online, it appears that possibly an update is needed for the files in order for the Uni pack to work – (https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/games_windows_10/how-to-install-the-sims-2-expansions-on-windows-10/9c7ceaea-ac53-46b7-abaa-d90f00dc0da9), but since other people are using the same files you’ve provided and having no issue, I’m not sure whether this is the case.
I decided to test and see if I was able to install the next expansion pack in the list and that installed with no issues. I’m going to try to install the rest of the expansion packs now and see if I run into anymore issues, I’m just hoping my game will still play without the University pack! Thanks again <3
OMG! Thank you so much for the information!!!
I didn’t play with Sims 2 since years ago, to be honest. I only installed it to test things out, but it’s been a decade or so since I last touched it, as Sims 3 was always my favorite and before that I used to play with the Original Sims. I had Sims 2 and enjoyed it but only briefly, because it was a very busy period in my life 🏢👨🏻💼
Hi! I managed to install and open the game without problems, but it crashes everytime that I open a family to play. The stories of the neighboroods are blank and it crashes if I try to edit them. I try everything (I start the game in compatibility mode, I run it as an admin, I downloaded graphic rules maker), but I keep having the same problem and it’s impossible to play. Do you have any suggestion? Thank you so much for posting these games, I’m super happy with my subscription! 🙂
Hi. Did you install all the expansions in the right order, and applied all the patches and did everything else? I know it’s very tiresome to install this version of the game, but it was the best I could find so far. Thanks a lot for your support and for your kind words. I wish you can make the game work 🙏🏻
Hi! I’ve been trying to install the Sims 2 from Yandex but it’s been on 100% for the past few hours. It doesn’t show the green check mark yet beside Sims 2. Is this a normal occurence or should I just keep waiting? Thanks!
Oh? Can you email me a screenshot?
Hi there! I was able to successfully install the base game, however when open auto run on University it tells me to insert disc 1 and I can’t bypass it.
Did you mount the ISO or did you try to open it with WinRAR? If you used the latter it won’t work. You need to mount the ISO (right click the file and select “mount”) instead.
I updated the tutorial above to reflect that information, thanks!
Hello! I can’t seem to find the secpol.msc file when trying to change the security settings
Please try the command prompt (with administrative privileges) and run the same file from there. You likely have Windows Home, which doesn’t give you gpedit or secpol, wich only come with Windows Pro and Enterprise Editions. Let me know how it goes.
Or perhaps you’d prefer to try this: https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/enable_group_policy_editor_in_windows_10_home_edition.html especially this one: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/policy_plus.html seems to be a nice tool that gives you extra settings for Windows Home.
Sorry for the inconvenience, it’s quite frustrating that Microsoft keep blocking us, but in comparison to Apple (and phone companies like Samsung) it’s a bit easier to find workarounds in our case 😇
When I try to run the Autorun.exe it says an administrator has blocked me from running it. I am the only admin on my PC, so this makes no sense to me. Do you happen to know why this is and what I could do?
🥰 Thank you very much for letting me know! I just updated the tutorial above with the solution I found for the problem. Please try it out and let me know if it works for you! 🤩