Is this going to fix my Sims that spontaneously combust while sleeping... indoors.... in their bed?

Also sort of unrelated but lately 3 different Sims havent been able to get in bed. Before the action gets to the top it fades and dissapears??

Its working!!! Thanks everyone for all the suggestions! I tried them all so im not sure which one worked lol. Thanks again!

I said it was weird because I shouldnt be able to run Pets but I can. I also sed it was weird because someone else has the same video card as me and is able to run it. I must have downloaded the patch bcuz it says Im up to date on everything after install.

I have a desktop downstairs but its pretty old, as much time as I spend playin I LOVE the comfort of a laptop

yea, this laptop isnt even paid off so theres no way ill be trading in. I should have plenty of room bcuz this laptop crashed and the only things I reinstalled was Windows, Microsoft Office,Aim, Sims 2 University and Pets. It's weird that it cant run Seasons and like I said its like a Microsoft error message coming up. I dunno. I'm gonna try deleting some stuff to get it up and running. Let me know if any1 else has any ideas

^^ that blows!! lol so basically Im just stuck? I just got this laptop in november and 75% of what I do on it is play Sims.

Well thanks for all the help, let me know if anyone is lookin to buy a brand new copy of Seasons

lol so what should i do? can i just download something better or i hafta buy it?

Someone told me I dont meet system requirements for Pets or Seasons but I have Pets installed and thats running fine. I have nothing on this laptop except Sims so I should have plenty of space.

=System==

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600)
Processor:Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2250@1.73GHz (2 CPUs),~1.7GHz
Memory: 1014MB RAM
Page File: 486MB used, 1959MB available
DirectX Version:  DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Dell Model Number:

==Display==

Name: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip Type: Intel(R) Calistoga Graphics Controller
Approx. Total Memory: 128.0 MB

Main Driver: ialmrnt5.dll
Version: 6.14.0010.4436 (English)

==Sound==

Name: Realtek HD Audio output

maybe you could tell me what theyre talkin about? I really appreciate this lol clearly I'm not as computer savvy as I thought

i hadnt downloaded anything, i hadnt even been able to play. i tried this tutorial but that didnt help either. so then i installed pets but as soon as i had to put the seasons disk in i got the same message. so i uninstalled seasons and im able to play pets

i have Pets also that I never reinstalled. Im doin that now so maybe that will fix things

lol it doesnt say what the error is

The Sims 2 EP5 has encountered a problem and needs to close.

Yes Im running the original disk

After installing Sims 2 and University things worked fine. Now Ive installed Seasons and I'm getting an error message after the first splash screen. Can anyone help?