I can no longer update or install mods onto my sims 3 because it no longer installs with the helper monkey and all it does is open it up with picture manager and at the moment im trying to update awesome mod but thats when i noticed all my mods now open with picture manager and not the installer monkey ive tried reinstalling the installer monkey but nothings working i dont know how to get my files to open again with the monkey installer from WinRAR can someone help?

Sounds like you've changed a setting on your computer thats made picture viewer the default program to open with. It's a simple fix - right click the file and go 'open with...'. The picture of the HM program should be there. If not, go 'other' or whatever the last option is, and choose it from the 'Program Files' folder.

okay thanks but how do i change it for mods i want to download onto my game cause they dont install they just open with picture manager and i extract them with WinRAR first but then i cant do anything else


Edit: I just tried to change the files in my game by right clicking one and choosing install helper but it just comes up with access denied luckily the ones in the mods folder still work but i just cant download anything else to my game

Have you had an access issue before this?

You could try putting a .package file on your desktop and then try haylz320's method again.

The Helper Monkey also adds "Install to Sims 3", "Install to Hacks" etc options to the right-click menu; you can just use those instead.

no i didnt and thanks i will try that i only found out about the picture manager because i was trying to update awesome mod and picture manager kept opening then i went to my mods directory and all the icons were picture manager and now i dont know how to change it back

so yeah my awesomemod is gonna expire soon and i dont know how to update it or get it all back to open with the helper monkey and also i cant download other mods

and how do i put it on the desktop?

You're on Windows, correct?
- after you've downloaded the zip/rar file,
- cut and paste onto your desktop,
- right click and choose "extract here",
- right click the .package file and click "Open with",
- select the "InstallHelper" monkey,
- if it is not listed there, click on the 'Choose Programs' options and you'd need to search for it

You know, you don't *need* the monkey at all, right? If you're getting the files extracted fine, just drag the .package files that were inside it into Program Files > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 > Mods > Packages. If you don't want to have to go through that path every time, right click on the 'Packages' folder and create a shortcut, then put it on the desktop. That way you can simply drag all the extracted files straight into that folder. There will be other folders in that 'Packages' folder to keep things organised (the Monkey sets those up). You can choose use them, create more to keep it more organised or not use them at all - as long as the .package files are in the 'Packages' folder somewhere, they should work.

Yeah okay thanks its just that when i try to install something using the helper monkey it says access denied and i cant install it By the way im using Windows Vista

You apparently have not bothered to read the Helper Monkey thread. The answer to your problem is already explained there. Please read the thread.

Also, if you need help with Awesomemod specifically (and not just installing content in general) you need to refer back to MATY for support, please. We don't provide support for third party content.

Last edited by callistra : 12th Sep 2009 at 04:00 PM.

Make sure you are using an account that has admin privileges. Since you're messing with the Program Files (or so it assumes) you need to have those privileges before it will allow you to alter it.

Okay you can lock this thread now ive found out how to get it back thanks guys