Unfortunately, it's not that simple. I won't bore anyone with the technicalities, but I can't run the Valley or any of my other neighborhoods without reinstalling the
H&M Stuff pack, which also contains the SecuROM program. I'm not installing or reinstalling
anything that's going to force that program down my throat. I have all the data saved, so I may be able to retrieve it at a later date, presumably sometime after Quaxi updates the SimPE program, but unless EA sees the error of their ways and releases a version of
H&M Stuff that does
not include SecuROM, Foster's Valley and everything else I've done is effectively shut down. I'll rebuild, of course, but I will
never forgive them for this.
Everyone reading this post is encouraged to boycott all EA Games products until such time as the company relents and agrees to never use SecuROM or any similar programs on their products again. I was prepared to spend an enormous amount of money on their upcoming
Sims 3 game, as were a lot of other people; they will get
nothing from me until I am convinced that their products are glitch-free and
safe.