I have been reading all this because I think Securom has messed up my computer.  I had all the EPs and SPs installed, and quite a lot of CC and game mods.  Suddenly half the time my computer did not recognize the M&G disk in the drive.  Since it did read other games, I thought possibly my disk was bad, and I uninstalled M&G.  Nope, would not read AL either.  So I reinstalled M&G.  My neighborhood and my downloads folder disappeared.  OK, glitch.  So I went to re-download the CC and mods.  Some showed up in the game, some didn't.  My sims had no blur, and hairy bodies, but no crammyboys, for example. 

So I decided to uninstall the entire thing and reinstall.  Guess what?  My computer tells me that there is no disk in the DVD drive.  I can't reinstall.  I have literally spent hundreds of dollars on a game that I can not play because the manufacturer is afraid I might pirate it?  Excuse me, but it's my dang game.  I bought it.

The really sad thing is that I decided (before someone said the "S" word to me) that the computer was toast, and I ordered a new one from Dell.  Heh.

I would love to take Securom off but I am terrified to go into the registry.  Anyone know if reformatting would remove it?  I have an Alienware and it has the Alien Spawn disk which restores the computer to factory condition.  This would be easier to me than to try to mess around in places I don't know anything about.