The Sims 2 after OS 10.4.3 update

Does anyone know of, or has experienced, a problem with The Sims 2 after updating to OS 10.4.3?
The game worked fine in 10.4.2, but now the Sims tool bar won't stay displayed unless the mouse pointer is in the lower left corner of the screen, as soon as the mouse pointer is moved, the tool bar disappears and is not accessable/useable. Also only half of the Sims preference menus are displayed, (they look cut in half).
Other apps and games, such as Call Of Duty (also by Aspyr) work fine.
Any help would be appreciated. TIA!

Sid-
I do not personally have this situation, but I think the easiest and probably best way to start would be to reload the game from the original install disk and see if that helps.
I assume you have already checked the manufacturer's web site for an update.
Good luck!
-DaddyP

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I had the latest version of Quicktime, but I reinstalled it anyway. I also downloaded all available system updates.
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4. Drag the EA Games folder from the Users/Shared folder to the trash
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Sorry, it's me again.
I've done everything you suggested in this and the other e-mails, to no avail.
-my system is fully updated.
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I'm ready to restore my base game saved files from their DVD and sell the expansion pack on eBay.
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I am very sorry the Pets expansion has not worked for you. I have never run into a situation where nothing will fix the problem. In all cases with the Sims 2 or expansions a disc replacement fixes the problem. I would guess that there is some obscure Apple issue causing the Pets to crash.
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