Detailed Instructions-How To Download Files

1. All files on this site are in "zip"format. You will need a program such as "WinZip" (www.winzip.com) or "WinRar" (www.rarlab.com/). You can download free trials of both of these programs. The file that you need to install in your "Downloads" folder is inside the zip file and you must "unzip" it. Read the Help files that come with these program and learn how to use them to "unzip" your file.

2. I suggest that you download a file to your "Desktop" and unzip it to your "Desktop" so that you can see and find the file that is inside. The "skin" (texture) file looks something like "5f5c6dbd_FAprairieskirt.package".This is the file that must go into your "DOWNLOADS" folder. Your DOWNLOADS folder is located in MyDocuments>EAgames>TheSims2>Downloads.

3. Once you have identified the proper file on your "Desktop"....open your "Downloads" folder, make the window smaller and slide (drag) the correct file into your "Downloads" folder. The item will then show up in Bodyshop and in your game.

4. EXCEPTION: Files With New "Meshes"----There are many new "meshes" available that have been created by users in the Sims Community. The "skins" (textures) will not show up in your game unless the mesh file also finds its way to your "Downloads" folder. On my site I have included the "mesh" file in the zip file and I tell you this. A "mesh" file usually looks something like "MESH_Shannara_wideskirt.package". This file plus the "skin" (texture) file mentioned above must both go into your "Downloads" folder for the "skin" (texture) to show up in Bodyshop and your game.

5.Once that you have extracted the files from the "zip" you may discard the zip file as it is no longer needed.