I need help installing games!

[nisi1999]

Everytime i try to install a game to my computer like

"The Sims," the same screen appears. The screen says;

Welcome to microsft windows xp

what do you want to do?

-> install xp

-> Perform addition tasks

-> check system compatibility

so i install the game by going to the cd and go to the

setup file and launch the setup! That did work, but

when i add new expansion packs to my game The Sims,

which requires updating the installation, it brings me

right back to the page where it says;

Welcome to microsft windows xp

what do you want to do?

-> install xp

-> Perform addition tasks

-> check system compatibility

why is this?

Please help!

Edited July 18, 2005 by nisi1999

[trickytwista]

xp cd in the cdrom?? sounds like it is, check your drives

[nisi1999]

no xp cd in the cdrom!! Now what? =/ is there anything i can do to check why it would lead me to the instalation of xp screen?? or anything?

Edited July 18, 2005 by nisi1999

[Maleko]

Image of XP loaded on a Virtual Drive?

[nisi1999]

okay im going nuts! There is no xp cd in my drive! Just the game i want to install! I can install my first sims cd, but when i try adding another expansion pack to it, it bring me to the same screen!!!

this one...

Welcome to microsft windows xp

what do you want to do?

-> install xp

-> Perform addition tasks

-> check system compatibility

how do i disable this screen? please some one help me!

[Jeremy]

Calm....down.

One thing, you're not even listening to those who are trying to help you. You're waiting for a big pop-up window that says it will fix everything for you. You're going to have to do some work if you want this to work. Go download Alcohol 120 and create a Virtual Drive to mount an image you've created of the Sims Expansion CD (With MagicISO or UltraISO or whatever). This way you can update your system with the XP CD in your physical drive (are you on SP1 or SP2 because a game install shouldn't result in your PC asking to update files and such). Anyway, while it updates from physical drive you can mount the ISO of the Expansion in your virtual drive created by Alcohol 120 and install it.

If you happen to get file not found/copy error on .dll files, then I'd assume you weren't very updated. Let us know how it goes.