So I was innocently messing around and extracting Sims appearances in SimPE thinking it was completely safe and doing it the right way... until I got these INFINITE error boxes about Nina Caliente getting the error “Hit Break Point Primitive”. I kept resetting it, but it didn’t do anything than showing up again, and she was invisible. 

After searching for a while, I found this post in ModTheSims and guess what? The person did the same thing I was doing. They were extracting Sims appearances, but they forgot about the files in SavedSims folder and somehow the data kinda separated itself between her UID files - as the SavedSims file had the same name as her Characters file. 

I don’t know if what happened is 100% what I’m saying because I don’t know that much about this side of the game in that depth but it makes sense, as the game is known by corrupting itself if the data doesn’t find the right place to go. 

Simply do this, presuming you still have the SavedSims file from that Sim: Open your Sim Character File in SimPE (your original one from the Neighborhood, the one that is triggering the error) and check if they have any files missing. Compare it to another functional Sim in the same Neighborhood.  In my case, I’ve opened Nina Character File and found out that she had her Age Data missing, much like the first person in the MTS post.  I just opened her Sim Character File from the SavedSims folder, found the AgeData there, extracted it and added it to her original file, and then deleted the SavedSims file. It’s just like that.

I don’t know if it’s possible that you have more data missing or so, but it would be probably in that SavedSims file from your Sim that you had extracted the appearance before. Curiously, I had other Sims that I extracted the appearance in the same way and it didn’t affect them, just Nina. But it can happens. 

“Why did you made this enormous post?” So people - hopefully - can find this in the future, as I had a difficult time searching for an answer to this. Hope this can help someone, and a big thank you for the 2 people involved in the MTS post.

Okay, so it's come to my attention that a number of my followers are interested in downloading the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection. And that's great! I'm a big fan of the Sims and had nearly every expansion pack for the Sims 2 back in the day.

But, here's the catch:

The Sims 2 never officially supported Windows 7 or 8!

And that's caused a number of technical issues for people new to the Sims 2 (and The Sims: Life Stories).

But, having provided Sims related tech support for my younger sister and at least one follower, I have some advice to help you get your game running smoothly.

The most common problem I have heard of so far is that the game hangs up on the loading screen and you can't get past it. The best way to fix this is to run the Sims in Compatibility Mode.

Here's a quick guide on how to do this (with pictures):

First, right click the desktop shortcut that you use to launch the Sims (just pretend I'm using the Sims icon) and click "Properties" at the bottom of the menu

That should open the following window, from which you should choose the "Compatibility" tab (highlighted by the big red arrow)

Once you click the "Compatibility" tab, you should see the following

Check the box highlighted by the red arrow where it says, "Run this program in compatibility mode for:", and select Windows XP Service Pack 3

Then click "OK" down at the bottom and try playing the Sims

If it still doesn't work, then repeat these steps, but also put a check in the box where it says, "Run this program as an administrator", then restart your computer. These should solve most problems with getting the Sims 2 to run on Windows 7 or 8.

If you use a Linux based OS, you'll need the Wine compatibility layer also set to run as Windows XP and make sure your drivers are updated.