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Asked: 2021-12-05T07:42:59+00:00 In:

Download Sims 2 Free? Play Without CD Inside?

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I bought Sims 2 Double Deluxe and played it on my HP for years. I registered it online.
Recently my HP laptop crashed and I gave it to my computer genius family member to fix and use for college.

I bought a Netbook (which has no CD rom insert… you can’t put discs in it, only “sticks” or plugs). Is there any way I can download Sims 2 Double Deluxe free online somewhere and play it without a CD rom?

Or, is there any way I can use a different laptop to download the game, put it on a memory stick and download it onto my computer and play whenever I plug in the memory stick?

I’m going to contact the creators of Sims to see if there’s anything they can do, but your help would be appreciated!

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      Netbooks weren’t built for gaming, so it may not run well for long once you get it installed. Netbooks are intended for basic web browsing and office documents (which explains their smaller size and lack of optical drives), so you may be better off getting a laptop, although heat will be an issue on both when it comes to gaming.

      If you’re going to download it legally online, you’ll have to buy it again. EA Games doesn’t offer it free just because Sims 3 is out.

      You could consider buying an external CD/DVD drive that plugs into a USB port on your Netbook. http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCate…

      After installed, you could download a legal “No-CD” patch from http://www.gamecopyworld.com/
      They aren’t always perfect, but worth a shot. Some patches I’ve tried didn’t include game music or allow multi-player, but others worked fine. I downloaded the No-CD patch for Sims 2 Open For Business and it works flawlessly.

      Apologies if I don’t respond to your reply immediately. I don’t check this site daily, but you’re welcome to PM me as a reminder.

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