I cant seem to do anything while playing I have had sims life stories in my computer for almost a year and it was working fine until about a week ago when i tried to use it and i just couldnt seem to be able to perform any actions. When ever i clicked on something, for example the toilet to use the bathroom the bubble would disappear before i even had the chance to select anything. So i re installed it and it still doesnt work. Today i went out and bought sims 2 deluxe and the exact same thing is happening. im running it as administrator and my compatibility is running in XP. It was working fine a few months ago when i stopped playing it but i dont know why the bubbles dont stay up long enough for me to make an action. I cant do anything, i cant make my sim cook food or use the bathroom or sleep. the bubble leaves the screen and i dont know what to do. im hoping someone else out there has had this problem and can help thanks!