Thank you so much.  I did download the new CEP and it did fix the problem with the stoves.  I appreciate your response so much.

Thank you very much Jaccirocker.  I really appreciate that so much.

Tenshil~akari,  No I hadn't.  I just did down CEP.  I wasn't aware there was a new one.  Though I don't really think this is the problem as all my other CC is showing in the game.  This seems to have something to do with the design option.  
Jaccirocker may be right, it is a change in the stove.  All my other CC is showing but even though I dl new recolors since FT, none of them are showing up either.  I will install the new CEP as soon as possilbe.  Though I do still wonder if others are having the same problem with the children's stove.  If someone that does use could let me know, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks so much guys for your quick response.  

I had several different colors of the kids stove in my game but when I loaded FT they didn't show up.  The only one there is the original one by Maxis.  I went and downloaded several new recolors and put them in my game but they aren't showing up either.  Has anyone else had this type of problem?  All my other CC is showing at least as far as I know.  The only other thing is that certain items when I click on the to change with the item button it tells me they can't be designed.  These items include stoves, trash compactors and dishwashers.  The CC I have for these is still there though.  I just have to actually remove and one and replace it with a different color.  
Any help here would be appreciated.:happy8:

I was wondering where I might find other downloads for these meshes?  Also for the teen mesh.  Can anyone tell me where to find more recent ones?
Thanks for any help.

I am not using Nero, just windows.  It works fine for CD's but yes my files are too large for a CD, which is why I was trying to use the DVD.  It tells me "windows has encountered a problem when trying to copy this file and what do I want to do, retry or cancel.  Retry does nothing.  That is what I am trying to do and what is happening.  I do appreciate your help very much.

How To Copy Sims Files To CD or DVD?

I am going to reformating my computer and want to save my downloads safely to a disk. I have attempted to save my DBPF package files to both a CD and a DVD. It tells me windows has encountered a problem with copying the file. Why is this and how do I save them?  I do have them on an external drive but I wanted to be double sure not to lose any. I also wanted to copy some of them to my husbands computer so I can play in there.
I appreciate any help anyone has as I am confused::smilieiforgetwhi::

I was wondering if someone could tell me what would be causing my game to slow down on larger lots.  It happened suddenly, everything was working great and then all of a sudden I went to play a larger lot and it makes everything move very slow, my sims the time and so on.  I am playing on a 2.80 GHz petium 4 computer with 2.25 GB ramI have plenty of harddrive space on the drive I have the Sims loaded on (which is an external drive) I have 252 GB of free space.  On my main C drive I have 63 GB of free space.  I don't know if I should clean out my downloads folder or what?  I have a lot of downloads but most people do.  Also I didn't just get the downloads all of a sudden, they have been there for a long time.  I add each week of course. Though I haven't recently added tons or anything.  I have 12.2 GB in my download folder. It started acting like this after I loaded H&M, though I am not sure that it was right after.  Could it be a certain item that is very heavy, like with poly counts or something. I have tried playing in two larger houses one is the large Maxis family in Riverblossom.  Both larger houses play so slow it is no fun to play.  Any help would be appreciated.

Well, I think I may have the problem fixed.  I took out all of my most recent dl and moved them.  Then I went into the game and deleted quiete a few community properties that I had added recently but not yet  put on a lot.  I went into the game and so far it has let me edit downtown properties and go pretty far into skins without crashing.  If it does do it now, I'll have to do with ci as you said.  Thankyou Ancienthighway for all your help. Hopefully it's fixed.  If not I am sure, I'll be back.  LOL

Is there a way in the downloads folder to tell skins from objects?  If not can I tell which ones I dl last by saying to arrange them by modified?  If I was in the game would it assume a file in the dl folders was modified if I had used it in game?  I know a lot of questions but I don't know these things for sure in Sims 2.  In Sims 1 there used to be a way to check skins and that and I knew a lot more about them.  I have been playing Sims2 since it came out and really so far have not had to learn.  I guess that is good, until now.  LOL.  I really appreciate your help, cause I guess I am uneducated in this.  Thanks again! :smile:

Well, I went through my skins last night and again tonight it crashed  in skins, only this time in undies, instead of PJ's.  
Attached is the exception error I got tonight.  I am not sure if I attached this correctly or not.  I noticed that there is also an error file from when my game crashed on the maxis lot.  I will attach that also.  With the testingcheats code in tonight, I didn't receive a message about the error so I am not sure if these are the right error logs or not.  
Any help would be greatly appreciated.:smile:  Also please if someone could let me know if the logs uploaded right and if these are the right logs, it would really help.  Thanks so much.

How do I tell my skin files from my other downloads in my dl folders, is there a way?

I will do that.  Can you tell me where I will find the error log?  Will it pop up on the screen when it crashes or will it store it some where? Sorry if this seems dumb but I haven't ever done this before.  Thank you again for helping me. :happy8:

Thank you so much for answering, I was about to give up.   I am spending the time in Body shop dumping most of my skins.  Once I get the error code, what do I do with it?   Will it tell me exactly what is wrong?  Thanks again for your help.  I know these are two separate problems but the Maxis lot crashing, I have no clue what to do about.  :smile:

All of a sudden, since Seasons, my game has crashed on me, several times in womens pj's and tonight when I went to go into a community lot on University.  I was in lots and houses and wanted to go into the student center to edit it and it crashed.  I am not sure in Sims 2 how to check the skins for a bad one and why would a lot made by Maxis crash my game trying to go in to just edit it?  I have never been in there before in this neighborhood, this is in Riverblossom.

I have the latest Insim 2.6b and moniques updated computer, the phone hack, updated and the college adjuster. Other then that in my game I only have the multi painting and no-empty potty.  I have all EP's and fun stuff and glamor life.  I do not have the holiday fun pack.

If some one could help me figure out how to check my skins and tell me what could cause the lot to crash, I'd appreciate it.  :smile: :worship: