How can I install my Sims games to an external hard drive?

Question

I have the Sims 2 and a couple of expansion packs. I have an 80 GB external hard drive, and I want to install the games there and run them from there to keep them from running slow on my computer. When I am starting my install, I get an error message that says that the folder can not be created on my external drive. Am I doing somethinf wrong or is there something that I need to do to the externalk drive first?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Usually for this to work, you should be given the option to install to ( and then you can specify where you want it to go).
Some programs unfortunately will not allow this, and just presume a C Drive Install.
One possibility is to install a second install of Windows that Uses your External as the Boot Area. It is possible, but you should devote that partition to SIMS exclusively. It is possible to do this

Answer 2

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