Sim Theme Park Gold Edition keeps crashing to desktop!

No matter what I do and no matter what I change or try...
the game keeps crashing to the desktop before I even get
to play the game. When I first installed the game I
actually got to the screen where you have to create a new
user file but then it crashed when I clicked on the first
park and then everytime afterwards the game would crash
BEFORE I even get to the create a new user screen. I
uninstalled it and then re-installed it but that didn't
work. I changed the capatability and that didn't work. Is
there any code to keep it from crashing or something?? I
use to have the same problem with Sims Unleashed but I
put that code that lets you skip the intro into the
shortcut and it stopped crashing soooo someone PLEASE
help!!!!!!!

Hi Dria,
Because you said the sims didn't crash when you bypassed the video try
installing 327979: Recommended Update from the Windows Update site at
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
This patch installs the Indeo codec on your computer, if the games are
trying to use it for their intro videos and you do not have it that may
cause a hang or drop back to the desktop. Also are you attempting to play
the games with a limited or administrator user?

--
Mark Salloway
MS-MVP Windows XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
http://www.mvps.org/marksxp


"DriA" <Driaditie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6b3f01c3417d$5ffd0240$3101280a@phx.gbl...
> No matter what I do and no matter what I change or try...
> the game keeps crashing to the desktop before I even get
> to play the game. When I first installed the game I
> actually got to the screen where you have to create a new
> user file but then it crashed when I clicked on the first
> park and then everytime afterwards the game would crash
> BEFORE I even get to the create a new user screen. I
> uninstalled it and then re-installed it but that didn't
> work. I changed the capatability and that didn't work. Is
> there any code to keep it from crashing or something?? I
> use to have the same problem with Sims Unleashed but I
> put that code that lets you skip the intro into the
> shortcut and it stopped crashing soooo someone PLEASE
> help!!!!!!!

I'm also having an issue with sime theme park. I have Windows xp and can't get Sim Theme Park to run. I keep getting an error saying TP.ICD. I have the Gold Edition and I was told that I have to download a patch that says NoCD executable but everytine I do that, it pops up as a ZIP file but no one can tell me where to Zip it to!!! Should I get another patch or what? Whats happening?