sims deluxe will not work HELP

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Hi Stephanie,

I was reading a thread recently where someone else solved the
exact same problem by installing the Sims Updates:
http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.c [...] php?t=6176
(The links to the updates are at the bottom of that thread) :-)

I hope it turns into a Merry Christmas!

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"Stephanie" <Stephanie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:55085E21-60EB-4903-95C2-DF53346043E3@microsoft.com...
> All my daughter wanted for christmas was a scooter, and this game. The
> scooter came broken, and I can't get this stupid game to work!!! I have
> windows xp pro, the first time i tried to install this game, it kept telling
> me i had the wrong disc in during installation!! I am blonde, but i know how
> to count, and read!! so I started over, re-installed and now it seems to
> want to start, then goes back to the windows screen!!! Is there a SANTA'S
> HELPER out ther that can help me get this hateful game to work for me before
> the weather breaks and the sims turn into frisbees?? PLEASE HELP ME SANTA,
> I promise I'll be a good girl this year!!!!