Many apologies if this problem has already been resolved.
Anyhoo, this is the problem...
![](http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr212/astridreaming/distortedsims2.jpg)
I've updated my graphics card, reinstalled the game too many times, deleted cache, defragged.....
I'm more than a little bit frustrated.
There is no problem with the disc as I installed it onto my laptop and there are no problems.
Here are my comp specs if it helps
Operating System - Vista, Home Basic (32bit)
Model - Extensa e210
Graphics Card - ATI Radeon x1200 Series
Processor - AMD Sempron 3800+
Memory - 1.50gb
Hard Drive - 140gb
Any help would be great.
Edit - Also there is no custom content in my downloads folder and I have installed the patches from the EA site.
Edit -
I think I may have found out the problem. It's my graphics card, I have to buy a new one. (Mine is a not very good Integrated/Onboard Video Card).