This Creation requires what's listed below in order to work properly.

Installation Instructions:

<font face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-size:10pt\"><strong>TO INSTALL THE <font color=\"#FF0000\">OAK PARQUET</font> MODULAR DECK STAIRS...</strong>

<strong>(1) Place the stairs file in your \'Downloads\' folder </strong>as usual.

<strong>(2) Find where you originally installed The Sims 2 game </strong>(not the expansion packs) and look for the folder <strong>TSData\\Res\\Catalog\\Scripts</strong> (<a href=\"http://forums.thesimsresource.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=126944\" target=\"_blank\">see picture</a>). It is usually in THIS location:

<font color=\"#008080\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C:\\Program Files\\EA GAMES\\The Sims 2\\TSData\\Res\\Catalog\\Scripts</strong></font>


<strong>(3) Open the file \'modularStairs.txt\'</strong> and find an empty space at the bottom of the page.

<strong>(4) Copy and paste the block of text below</strong> into a space at the bottom of the file <a href=\"http://forums.thesimsresource.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=126945\" target=\"_blank\">(see picture)</a>:
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# cyclonesue_stairs_deck_Parquet
modularStairs 508
objectID landing 0x0011CFF5
objectID placeholder 0x0011CFF4
objectID step 0x0011CFF6
objectID topStep 0x0011CFF3
objectID bottomStep 0x0011CFF1
catalogTextIndex 1
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<strong>(5) Save and close</strong> the text file.

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And that\'s it! The oak parquet deck stairs should now show in your stairs catalog. More details about installing these steps can be found here at <a href=\"http://forums.thesimsresource.com/showthread.php?p=3047979\" target=\"_blank\">this forum</a>. Have fun!</font>