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</table>Piggypeachhttp://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Sims&diff=55835&oldid=prevPiggypeach: /* Detailed Instructions */2012-05-07T02:03:05Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Detailed Instructions</span></span></p>
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</table>EllaCharm3dhttp://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Sims&diff=39649&oldid=prevEllaCharm3d: /* Summary */2010-01-07T17:47:03Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Summary</span></span></p>
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</table>EllaCharm3dhttp://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Sims&diff=39648&oldid=prevEllaCharm3d at 17:44, 7 January 20102010-01-07T17:44:47Z<p></p>
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</table>EllaCharm3dhttp://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Sims&diff=39558&oldid=prevPlasticbox: /* If you have a SIM file */2010-01-03T13:48:01Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">If you have a SIM file</span></span></p>
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</table>Plasticboxhttp://direct.simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_TS3_Sims&diff=39376&oldid=prevEllaCharm3d at 02:53, 30 December 20092009-12-30T02:53:42Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Now, you need to know what type of file you have.  The easiest way to do this in Windows is to right-click on the file and choose Properties.  On the window that pops up, it will say "Type of file:" and then some text after that.  For sims, there are two options on file types they might be: SIM files or SIMS3PACK files.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Now, you need to know what type of file you have.  The easiest way to do this in Windows is to right-click on the file and choose Properties.  On the window that pops up, it will say "Type of file:" and then some text after that.  For sims, there are two options on file types they might be: SIM files or SIMS3PACK files.</div></td></tr>
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