vista and sims

When i play sims deluxe edition with makin magic it gets to the first loaing screen then (It has come to our attention that you have installed another sims expantion pack after The Sims Makin' Magic. For this to work properly, The Sims Makin' Magic installer will now update your installation. Select OK to proceed) then it uninstalles deluxe and makin magic and i installed deluxe b4 i installed makin magic, called geek quad thay recommended i download the sevice pack 2 since xp was a service pack 2...did that and no diffrence. But if i try sims deluxe version by itself it loads about half way and shows the (program has stopped working) please help.

The Sims was notorious for its expansion packs back in the day.

The trick is you have to install them in the correct order for them to work properly, I had the same problem a few years a go.

The order in which they need to be installed cn be found at Order to Install The Sims Expansion Packs.

I recommend you uninstall all expansion packs (making sure not to delete save games etc.) and then reinstall them in the correct order.

Oli

Thank you for replying. I have to reinstall them everytime i want to play and i do so in the order of sims deluxe 1st and i dont have any of the others so i skip right down to makin magic 2nd and the problem is still there once i log out. I can play just fine after i install both but if i quit the game i have to reinstall them. I have searched everywhere i can and even called the geek squad after thay suggested sevice pack 2 and intalling in admin. and in xp and the only other option thay could give me was i have to bring it in or make a house call and its not worth the $140 house call or the $30 for me to bring it in. Thanks again.