Did I mention I love you?

Again, thanks for the help, everyone. I really appreciate it, and it definetly contributes to other people's knowledge who are having the same problem.

Unfortunately, I've deleted userprops.xml and checked the system requirements several times with no avail. I have the specifics needed for gameplay.

In addition my internet has been down for the past few days, which just added to all my computer problems.

And Strangel, you really do have the needed codes on your website? I love you. Seriously.

I'm going to the mall sometime this weekend with friends, and will look through Best Buy's games section and see if Seasons is Vista compatible. If not, I'll try to get BV. Either way, I probably won't have a new EP anytime soon with my lack of funds...

And as for the serial numbers... yes. I need the manuals to install the games. Fortunately, OFB's manual was lurking under my bed, so that's one less to look for.

Thanks for all the help.

It doesn't really seem like too bad of an idea, but with all the wonderful things I've heard about Securom, and the fact that I'm dirt poor right now... that'll have to wait, even if I do try it. Thanks anyways. :]

In other news, I've tried out the game without hacks and without all those crappy Peggy meshes stashed in my DL folder.  Fail.

So, all the blame goes to Vista.

Oh, sounds like loads of fun. 

My old computer is somewhere in Goodwill, so the chances of getting its old serial are pretty slim. Plus, I was a fucktard when booting it up, and neglected to make backup disks. Actually, if I made backup disks, I would still be using XP.

Until I gather up the information on reformatting and all that lurvely crapola, and actually find time from work to fix this shit on my computer, I'm going to have to make do with Vista.

Thank you, Awesome One, for putting up with my lack of technical wisdom.

Now to find those goddamn manuals and go through my hacks...

I hate Vista. But because of my extremely high patience, I didn't even bother to try another OS and bought the first computer I saw in Circuit City.

What a wonderful reason to stop lurking... to complain.

A few months ago, my computer crashed. So, like a good little person, I went and got a new one.

Well, now that I've installed my game (and one ep, due to the fact that I can't find the effing manuals to Uni, OFB, and Pets, yay, a month's worth of food money wasted) on my new computer and replaced everything in my downloads folder, the game does not want to start. In fact, once it hits the damn loading screen, the whole thing goes kaboom and I'm stuck pressing Ctrl Alt Del over and over again, only to realize Task Manager does not automatically pop up in Vista.

There are several reasons why this could have happened, at least from what little I know:

A - The kitten killer. So, sue me. I downloaded it.
B - The abundance of CC I have.
C - Default replacements and other purely cosmetic crapola.

Halp plz?

[Edited because of unintentional butchering of the English language.]