Before we begin downloading, let's make sure you have everything prepared on your computer to install the creations properly.

1. Preparations

1.1 Finding the Downloads folder

To successfully download any item from any Sims 2 site and have the item appear in your game, you will need a "Downloads" folder in your primary Sims 2 folder. The folder location is determined by your operating system but can be found here:

Windows Vista: C:\Users\-your name- \Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2

Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\-your name- \My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2 

1.2 Creating the Downloads folder

If you don’t already have a downloads subfolder in "The Sims 2" folder: Right-click anywhere on the screen and select "New .... Folder" (see pic 2). Name this new subfolder "Downloads".

1.3 Correct folder name

Your folder must be spelled "Downloads", with a capital "D" at the beginning and an "s" at the end (see pic 3). Don’t spell it "DOWNLOADS" or "dOwNlOaDs" or "downloads". No other variation in spelling will work.

1.4 Common folder mistake

There is also a Sims 2 folder under C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 (see pic 4). Do not make a "Downloads" subfolder there. Nothing you place in it will show up in your game! If you’ve already made your Downloads subfolder there, cut and paste the subfolder to the Sims 2 folder in "My Documents".