I had this with nothing installed - and others have reported it too and I bought my disc at a shop, and I use the disk to load the game - everything according to instructions.  I thought at first that it was a new template, but it isn't - it's a repeat.

Free - tish at Sapphire sims

http://www.sapphiresims2.com/member.php?u=44819




And for my paysite entries -

The ever irrepressible Buntah http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/sims2/






And finally - the SimsHost site was the personal crusade of the so sad Greg at insim - and behold what thou hast destroyed - pwned - you lose this now!

http://hca.simshost.com/TS2/

There's also the weather machine available at Simslice.

Don't know if I can top some of those, but this is peggy.

Don't you mean the endings - you should watch all the way through the credits - it gives a far more realistic ending to 28 Days.