RRRRRG!

I MISS MY SIMS!

The powers that be keep tormenting me. I was lucky enough to get the game "The Sims 3" when it first came out, and for the first couple months was perfectly happy to do nothing in my spare time but play my Sims, but then one problem after another came up finally culminating in my CD/DVD drive no longer reads CDs or DVDs. I had a portable CD player but I could not install it without first putting the drivers on my computer via CD drive. WELL I DON'T HAVE A CD DRIVE ANYMORE (*cries*). So my husband went out (after I threatened to install Sims 3 on HIS computer) and got me a portable CD reader that supposedly doesn't require you to have an actual CD drive on your PC.

Well I followed the directions and I STILL can't figure out how to get my computer to recognize the darn thing! I am nearly in tears every time I try cuz it's extremely frustrating. #1 I miss my Sims, #2 I've been wanting to put all my created videos on a DVD and all my thousands and thousands of pictures on CDs to make room for more! (10,955 files, 162 folders - it's time to start making some CDs already!!)

For now I am at least able to play applications on FaceBook - but I really REALLY miss my Sims - I am even considering going back to my original Sims game (I've never owned Sims 2) which would be a problem since I was so happy with Sims 3 that I told my oldest I'd give my original Sims to her.

Why am I being punished? I didn't spend every waking moment on Sims! (Most days, anyway) Why will my portable CD drive not work?

I'm ubersad. :(

If anyone has any suggestions on how I can get my portable CD drive to work PLEASE PLEASE let me know!!