The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection
How to uninstall The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection from your computer
This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection for Windows. It was coded for Windows by
MAXIS. You can read more on MAXIS or check for application updates
here. Further information about The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection can be seen at
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims. The program is frequently located in the C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\The Sims 2 Legacy Collection folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. steam.exe is the The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection's primary executable file and it occupies circa 4.21 MB (4412512 bytes) on disk.
The following executables are incorporated in The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection. They occupy 216.02 MB (
226510296 bytes) on disk.
- GameOverlayUI.exe (379.59 KB)
- steam.exe (4.21 MB)
- steamerrorreporter.exe (542.59 KB)
- steamerrorreporter64.exe (633.09 KB)
- streaming_client.exe (8.74 MB)
- uninstall.exe (139.09 KB)
- WriteMiniDump.exe (277.79 KB)
- drivers.exe (7.15 MB)
- fossilize-replay.exe (1.88 MB)
- fossilize-replay64.exe (2.21 MB)
- gldriverquery.exe (45.78 KB)
- gldriverquery64.exe (941.28 KB)
- secure_desktop_capture.exe (2.93 MB)
- steamservice.exe (2.54 MB)
- steamxboxutil.exe (622.59 KB)
- steamxboxutil64.exe (753.59 KB)
- steam_monitor.exe (575.09 KB)
- vulkandriverquery.exe (159.09 KB)
- vulkandriverquery64.exe (205.09 KB)
- x64launcher.exe (417.59 KB)
- x86launcher.exe (384.59 KB)
- steamwebhelper.exe (5.99 MB)
- steamwebhelper.exe (7.09 MB)
- DXSETUP.exe (505.84 KB)
- vcredist_x64.exe (9.80 MB)
- vcredist_x86.exe (8.57 MB)
- vcredist_x64.exe (6.85 MB)
- vcredist_x86.exe (6.25 MB)
- vcredist_x64.exe (6.86 MB)
- vcredist_x86.exe (6.20 MB)
- vc_redist.x64.exe (14.59 MB)
- vc_redist.x86.exe (13.79 MB)
- vc_redist.x64.exe (14.55 MB)
- vc_redist.x86.exe (13.73 MB)
- VC_redist.x64.exe (14.19 MB)
- VC_redist.x86.exe (13.66 MB)
- VC_redist.x64.exe (24.45 MB)
- VC_redist.x86.exe (13.31 MB)
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How to remove The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection is a program offered by MAXIS. Some computer users decide to uninstall this program. This is hard because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK solution to uninstall The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.
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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.
3. Press the General Tools button

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button

5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of programs until you find The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection or simply click the Search feature and type in "The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection". The The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection application will be found very quickly. After you select The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection in the list of programs, some data about the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection:
- The web site of the application is: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection.

8. After uninstalling The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.
Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to remove The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection by MAXIS from your PC, we are not saying that The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection by MAXIS is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-02-02 09:11:29.180