and then when i press play it doesn it then says its already running but i don't c it i would really want to play sims 2 tonight any suggestion thanks and have a good day

first one to help me will get an automaic ten points thank you

restart your computer after you install the game, then play the game

or crtl+alt+del to bring up task manager, click on the application tab then select Sim2.exe then click "end task"