Game will not load

[Zaleth]

Not sure where to put this, here is the issue once again after about 2 weeks the game just will not load up so I can play it.  Two weeks ago I had to uninstall and reinstall it just have it work again.  The launcher loads up I click play then nothing, no error no loading of game nothing.  The drive and computer are working lights blinking, the loading screen never comes up.

Its not the custom content, does this with or without it.  Its not the Ram to which I have 2 gigs.  It's not my system because I have a Gamer Computer with a high end graphics card 256 ram on it.  I have no lag in the game at all when it plays.  Once and while it will freeze for a sec when going to work or school and comming home.  Yes I turned off AVG before doing this just in case that was the issue.

Has this happened to anyone else and if so how did you fix it?  If there is other info you need let me know for I really do not want to have to uninstall yet again!

[Simsample]

Try launching the game from the 'Sims2EPx.exe' instead of through the launcher. Also, if you haven't already, delete the cache files. Not sure if you deleted your userdata when you reinstalled or not.

[Zaleth]

before I reinstall I do clean up of the system including the registery.  I will try the other way vs the launcher and see if that works. One question where do I find that exe file? 

[Cappuccino]

The exe resides in (...)Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 your latest EP\TSBin

BTW, any chance you got Securom?

[Simsbaby]

BTW, I'll bet anything that Groups.cache ate itself. That file breaks constantly. Just go into your The Sims 2 folder and delete it, then try starting the game. Since installing Freetime patch 1 I have to delete it almost every other time I start TS2. 

[Kazzandra]

Since installing Freetime patch 1 I have to delete it almost every other time I start TS2. 

Heh! I though it was just me!

[Zaleth]

Yep I deleted the Cache files and it open up and let me play, Thank you guys so much because that is annoying big time!  It was bad enough when I played Sims 1 and couldn't get the expansions to run because of the cant read disk errors.  In fact the last 3 expansions on sims1 I have and never got to play.

[Nadine Blackstone]

BLARGH!
This sounds familiar.
Last night I was reinstalling it, again, and got a little too casual about the whole damn thing. Forgot to take out my collections, downloads and neighborhoods. While I'm not as fussed about the hoods, 'cause they were on their way to 'Splodey-ville, anyway (a slow road, but headed right for there) I lost a bunch of recent acquisitions and just made collections. Woe the dial-up recovery of goodness and damn the damaged header file.. 
At least I'm not alone in my strife and I know that there is a better way. Yay! 

What is the lesson?

• Check the boards for awesome answers to asinine airheadedness, before making it worse and compounding the evil. 
• Back up anything you care about. Often.
• Don't swim in the deep end fueled on caffeine and irritation.
• Avoid living anywhere that delivers paper mail faster than electronic mail.