Look at your 'My Documents' folder.. there should be an 'EA Games' folder. That folder contain all installed EA Games' saved games (Sims 2, in this case). Just copy this folder somewhere save, and simply copy it back to your new 'My Documents' folder after reinstalling operating system.

Note that if you only reinstall The Sims 2 (not reinstalling windows), this won't be necessary, since by default you will still have your old neighborhood after the reinstall. However, it is advisable to make regular backup of this folder to avoid having to start from scratch should anything happen to your system.

Oh yes.. forgot one more thing. I did do a reinstall before trying BV, mainly because my system was attacked by virus and I was forced to reinstall the OS. Obviously, the Sims 2 was the first app I reinstall after that. Perhaps it's because of the reinstall that I haven't got any problem so far.

BTW, bizzygirl71, I still have my old neighborhood, though (complete with the all cc and light hacks). As long as we have backup of the EA folder in 'my documents', reinstalling the Sims 2 doesn't have to mean starting from scratch again..

The beach and the mountain both have new dance style. Hula for the beach, and gorilla-style for the mountain. The Asian location don't have new dance style as far as I've played..

Well.. I was surprised when I first heard the new Pop songs.. they are good. I usually disable the in-game songs, since they aren't up to par with my song collection. But this new ones are different. If they aren't in 'simlish' language, I won't be surprised if they make it to the top charts

I have been playing BV for a while now, and didn't experience any noticeable bugs. Insimenator clearly won't work well, but there are other 'light' hacks that is sufficient enough to play with.

Personally, I found BV to be the best expansion pack so far.. Yes, it feels like a remake of Vacation, but it's exactly what I wanted. The original Sims was good, Sims 2 is even better, so I really don't mind if the take a concept from Sims 1 and implement and improved version of it.

Now.. I wonder if they'll ever make a remake for Superstars.. I still can't rebuild one of my virtual family from the previous game without that kind of expansion pack..

Thanks for the mod..