Thanks for your replies.  I did play vanilla for a little while - longer than I did with CC, on a winter lot just to test.  I am thinking it is a CC issue.  Having cleaned my folder a few times & knowing I have my folders OC organized, I don't think I have any dupes - I always sort what goes in.  The thing that keeps entering my mind is the fact that I compressed files using the Compressorizer program.  I am thinking it is something to do with that.  Not all my files are compressed & I don't know why it would be conflicting because Maxis compresses their own.      I took my hacks out when I started having issues in the first place - I haven't readded them since.  If I do add any hacks, they will be fresh.

A long road ahead, maybe - one that will be much more particular for my downloads.  Thanks!

I have no screenies to show what I will try to explain.  I have weird graphic issues with my game.  Object thumbnails whiteout (object image only turns white or becomes invisible in the game) or completely black box along with any other game icons in the panel and or the panel will black box.  Occasionally lots will trun red or blue outside of the lot I am in. This will happen after under an hour of gameplay.  My game will refresh itself quite often, sometimes excessively then nearly freeze (I say nearly because the hourglass will hesitate then start again, repeat several times & the screen stays blue) It only happens after I have installed Seasons (downloaded replacement .exe in order for the game to run - my drive kept telling me the disk wasn't there).

These are my specs:
Windows XP MCE
Intel pentium D dual core processor, 3.2 ghz
ATI Radeon X1950 Pro, 512 MB
4GB RAM
160GB split HD - 120 main/40 back up
700w psu, newly installed thinking this may have been the issue (it was somewhat - solved many other probs I was having.)

Not sure if you need anything else - spec wise, but my computer should be able to handle anything Seasons (or any other EP) has.  For some reason it isn't.  I have all the EPs up to Seasons and no SPs.  Since I only recently reinstalled Seasons, I was playing up to pets just fine (never really tested it more than an hour, though).

I will appreciate if anyone has any advice to offer.  I have been dealing with this since I first installed Seasons - looking elsewhere for advice hasn't gotten me anywhere (aside from my former psu being too small).  I have a lot of CC, having culled it a few times already, I think I am to the point of beginning again - starting fresh.  It almost feels like it will be necessary to do this, but I hope not to.  Please help!