You were all so awesome from the last challenge, by the time I was done mine looked to much like some others. I chickened out. This time, I have yet to look at the others. Will do so after I finish this post.

These was a close to awesome as I got. The entry way was slightly changed, by the exterior wall the front door was on.  I think I got most of the rest.
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This is really fun to see how differently we all made over this lot.  Mine is less than awesome, but it was a fun challenge. 

So many great ideas. All I can say is great job to all of you.

I have lurked long enough. I had to come out to say, all your houses are awesome !
I started working on mine when I saw the post it had started.  I need to play test mine
& take some pictures. If time permits I will upload it tomorrow.

This is really fun to see how everyone looks at the same lot & makes it their own.
Great idea.

Thank you, Mirelly.

BV was the first game I used a NoCD crack to play free of secuROM.
Thanks to J. M. Pescado hacks, the game played better than ever.

Now FT is out & I would like to use a crack again to play.

My question is, do I need to restores the BV files as they were prior to
installing the crack for BV, before installing FT, Or will installing FT over write them ?

Than I go ahead & install the new crack.

I did checked the FAQ's but this is not there, yet.

You have to have a Playable Sims own the lot & hire employees to run it.
All you did was set up a store, that know one owns now, so it is not usable
by other sims.

I did get the tools to remove all SecuROM off my PC.  This is what I did, I ran the tools with the game installed, rebooted.  Than un-installed the games (with SecuROm), ran the tools again, rebooted.   I checked all the files in the registry where it ad been before & found Zero, not even empty files.    I am not a BBS  sheep, I believe nothing unless I have tested it for myself.  This one worked for me. But, I am reading where it has not for others.  Maybe for the same reason SecuROM affects some of our PC's & not others ?

I did get rid of Windows Media players since the game first came out. Only because I never used it & there was some reports on the BBS of possible issues.  I had a lot of trouble with SecuRom, so I removed it too see if it might help.  I also changed my anti virus program & dumped Norton.  I don't know why I can play BV now glitch free (thanks to hacks from this site).

I do not have any tool bars installed & keep my PC clean. 

As for the OP about Skye, she may be young at heart, but she is a grandmother, not a child.  She came here as many of us do to see if someone more awesome than ourself has answers.   Often
we do not need to ask the question, the answers are already here.  She has been trying hard to get answers on the BBS. Those willing to help, do not have answers for her. 

Perhaps now  her only answer it to go to the agrrrr sites now & enjoy her games again.

They now have SecuROM removal tools for Deluxe, H & M, Teen Style Stuff,  Bon Voyage & said they are working on one pet stories  too.   I did try them they removed all of SecuROM it very quickly.
It does not un-install your games.

I guess I chose the wrong words. I should have said apply a no-CD crack.
I have downloaded one.  I hope to test it tonight when everyone else is
sleeping & I am not distracted by kids. 

Thank you Joe!  My first time making a no-CD crack to play.
I wanted to be very sure I did the right the first time.

I have read how play BV with a no cd crack & keep SecuRom at bay.
That I am confidant I can do this.  I am wondering if I can still use H & M ? 
Does H & M need a crack too, not being an exe ?

Would this be the correct order to install ?
1. Install H & M
2. Install BV
3. Set up the no-CD crack.
4. Remove the SecuRom files , or does this matter since they are empty?
5. Start the game with the no-CD .exe

Thanks,
Dana

Long time lurker, come out of hiding.

Since installing BV, I lost my writer, card reader, USB flash drive was not found, Norton could not longer up date & it kept turning off my firewall.

Today BBS posts a list of programs that would not work with Securom.

All of them are programs I have seen used here on this site.  I had non of them.

I un-stalled all my games.  According to my device Manager, all the hardware was still there & said it worked.  So I re-formatted my entire PC. 

All my hardware came back & works, but my PC is not the same, even after I ran all my scans, cleans & defrag.  It's slugish & feel sickly now.    If you have any ideas how I can tweak this, LMK  I have XP Pro.

The worst part, after all the Securom is still there !

 Amoryte, I did see you post on BBS, I got distracted here.   Geeze, what a mess to go through & felt bad for you.   Problem with the BBS & giving most of them actually directions, if it does not work, they hound you to fix it for them.   Truly it is better if they do not try to remove it, some have already messed around with the files enough, now things are really messed up. Which makes this go from a EA problem to there own stupidity.

I personally am doing no more with my PC until I see what direction this is gong on. But, it has all the markings of a class action law suit.  Time well tell.