How to get sims 2 meshes in the game?

Question

Alright i installed winrar, and then i go to modthesims2.com and look for downloads , such as clothes ,hair,etc. so i found one! and i downloaded it and put it in the [EAgames/Sim2/Downloads] folder... how do you extract it to winrar, so that it can show up in the game ? if someone answers , please be specific. i mean clearly understandable, thanks <3

Answer 1

Winrar should be the same as Winzip. You should have an option, if you right click, to unzip the file, and then the option to choose where you want it to go. Make sure you pick the downloads folder. Once it's installed, you can delete the original zipped download.
Meshes can be installed the same way as the skins (clothes) are installed.
There's also a program called FileMaid (or something like that) that is simply a drag and click file that unzips and installs for you. Check out the boards at the sims2 site for more info.