
Here are a few things which may help you with your Sims in times of trouble!
These files accompany the Downloading Without Tears & Housekeeping pages on my site and
full instructions will be found there:

http://sas.planetthesims.gamespy.com/housekeeping/housekeepingstation.htm



LIGHTS

Sometimes, this folder (or a file within) gets corrupted or even disappears sometimes, 
causing the nearest zoomed sims to turn all black. This is a replacement.  
Install in C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\GameData\


ORGANISING FOLDER SETS

Two sets of folders ready made to help you organise your precious stash of objects. A full
illustrated tutorial on how to use them is given under "Organise Your Files!" on my page
http://sas.planetthesims.gamespy.com/housekeeping/housekeeping.htm

This folder contains two folder sets for you to place as follows:
"All Sims Stuff" 
- goes into My Documents or straight onto your desktop, so long as it is away from the Maxis folder 
"Organised Objects"
- goes into C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\GameData\UserObjects folder.


E-BUNKER-PEDPORTALFIXER.zip

Possibly THE most important file in here, this ugly little table solves so many problems
you can surely forgive its appearance.  When you accidently delete a portal or download
a house with missing mailbox etc, this file fixes the problems caused.  Shogal, you are the greatest.
Install in C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\GameData\UserObjects


SIMSFILECOP.exe

This is another great tool you can’t do without if you download skins. It goes through your 
data for the Sims and cleans up any damaged or incomplete files. So after you download 
that new skin, have File Cop check things out for you!


SP_DTPHONEFIX.exe

For Hot Date: Did you accidentally delete your downtown phone? Sims can’t get home without it!  
This nifty little application designed by SimsPlus! will replace the phone in your downtown lots.  
Simply enter build mode and add them back into the lot and save.  


SP_MAILBOXFIXER.exe

Did you accidentally delete your mailbox or trash can? Download a house with them missing?
This will detect if they are missing and create a new one for you!  
All you have to do is enter the lot, use the Move_Objects ON cheat in buy mode, and put 
them where they belong.  Designed by SimsPlus!


SIMEXPLORER.zip

Bil Simser's utility for viewing objects, very straightforward to use but nevertheless
a full illustrated tutorial can be found on my site at:
http://sas.planetthesims.gamespy.com/bwsost/10secondnewobject/page1.html


OBJORGINSTALL.exe

For Hot Date: This Maxis download allows you to set objects created with Art Studio and 
other programs so they sort correctly in the catalog in your game and also makes these items 
available for purchase downtown. A must-have for Hot Date Users!


OBJECTEDITOR.zip

ObjectEditor is a simple utility to edit most properties for a single object. This tool is where 
you change various information on new and existing Sim objects. With it you can change the name, price, 
description, and placement for an object. The advanced properties allow you to how quickly an object 
drops in value, build mode flags and more. The ObjectEditor is part of the Blueprint suite of tools 
but this stand-alone version is offered here for your convenience.


WINZIP63.exe

WinZip is a straightforward, fast, and easy-to-use zipping and unzipping utility.  This is an old
trial version which despite repeated warnings, is not time-limited.


WINRAR290.exe

Some sim sites now use RAR files, and Winzip will not open these.  RAR files can usually 
compress content 8 to 15 percent more than ZIP files, thus saving precious bandwidth.
WinRAR's main features include strong general and multimedia compression, the ability to 
process of non-RAR archive formats, long filename support, programmable self-extracting archives 
(SFX), damaged-archive repair, authenticity verification, embedded file comments, and encryption. 
Unicode is supported in archive file names, allowing non-English file names to be handled painlessly.
This is an old trial version which despite repeated warnings, is not time-limited. 