I have downloaded and played the clean and fixed Uber-Megahood.  I have had no problems playing it and don't expect too.  It's great no complaints here.

Awww.  snowbawl you are right the re-installation worked, no asplosion here.  I am very grateful to all of you (J. M. Pescado, rosess, DJKID, snowbawl) for your advise on helping me get my game back up and running.  I can't find the words to thank you enough, but thank you thank you.  That just doesn't seem like enough.  I did find that I really didn't have to reformat my computer thank goodness for that.

I don't know why you (snowbawl) would think I wouldn't have any need for you guys and gals here.  I am sure that there is always something that I could learn from all of you that I don't know or would like to learn.  My re-installation just took a little longer than I wanted it to.  I was up until 1:30 AM messing with this confounded thing and I had to stop and go to bed.  So sorry you waited for my answer (I don't really think you did though).

I also solved the problem of my 0 pressing buttons on the keyboard and turning off the computer by pressing the power button.  I  rigged my desk so I can put the keyboard up high enough out of reach when I leave the computer unattended and I disabled the power button.  So there won't be anymore of those problems.

Thanks to all of you, J.M. Pescado, rosess, DJKID, snowbawl.  I am going to download the no CD/DVD .exe and then install the games now.  I will let you know what happens in a few hours.

I am still working on this problem.  I haven't reinstalled all TS2 EPs\SPs yet.  I am still working on making sure that all SecuRom files and EA Download manager files are out of the computer.  I have also saved to disk all custom content that I have as well as other things that I want to save just in case I have to  reformat and reinstall Windows.

on another note I was reading about how to do a clean install I should use a no cd crack for the game I want to play.  As I have all EPs and SPs should I download all cracks for every game cd I have or just the one for M&G?   I have never used no cd cracks before.  I don't know which files to choose since there are: game fixes, game trainers & unlockers, game tools.  I kind of figured out that it would be either the game fixes or trainers.  Not sure what either is.  I want to think that the game fixes are the actual game with SecuROM removed or disabled or something like that.

Then there are fixed .exe's and fixed images.  Which of these do i choose, and then some of the game titles have more than one image file to choose from.  Then there are links to DAEMON Tools, Alcohol 120%, and Image Tools - SD4 Hide.  Which of these do I use and I also noticed that none of them are for free they do have trial versions but not sure how long I can use them and do I have to use them in order to play the game do I copy the image files to cd or directly to my hard drive I just don't know which, and I really don't want to bork the install and have to do this again and again.  I really just want to play my sims and have fun.  That's it nothing more nothing less.  All of this is so new to me.

No, I haven't, I was hoping that I wouldn't need to do that but if I have to I will.  I really was hoping that there was a nice little fix out there to help me.  It is really going to be a pain to reformat the computer.  I have all my iTunes and what not on there too.  I know I should be able to burn the files to disc as a back up of my music library which I should do anyway.  I guess I am in for a long day.

He probably did delete more than that.  I am betting on that.  I basically uninstalled everything again and I will start from scratch.  I also removed SecuROM with the SecuROM uninstaller about an hour ago.  So it seems I am now SecuROM Free.  I just don't know what I should do to get the Sims2 back and running because I am afraid to put it back in only to have it crash at the splash screen, over and over.  Is there any other files I should look for that could be causing this problem?

I have never posted here before but I really need help so I figured I would go where I knew I could get expert help.  I know I'm a noob but please don't hold that against me.

I had to do a whole new install because my 1yr. old nephew was pushing buttons on my computer and inadvertently deleted the Sims M&G file.  I have know idea how he did this and I did try to just reinstall the offending EP but that didn't work and so I decided to just uninstall everything and start fresh.  Now the game wont load.  It gets as far as the load screen where the words are scrolling past and it gets to various stages of completing the load before it crashes back to windows.  I get a message that says this application has crashed.  I got as far as loading OFB before I noticed the problem.  I can't get the game to start and I have tried everything except a system restore.  What should I do?  I really don't want to do a system restore if I don't have to.  Also I have all EPs\SPs.  The game was working before I had to do a new install.  Should I get no cd cracks for all of the EPs\SPs? and go from there?