Trouble Installing Anything

I started having a problem when I tried installing Java so my son could play Minecraft (see this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5453863).  I thought the issue was with Java, but today I decided to install my Sims 3 which I hadn't played in a while, and I've been having nothing but issues.  It all seemed to be going well until I actually tried to open the game to start playing.  It kept telling me over and over and over again that updates were available, so I would say yes, please update.  But it's never ending.  Then there were 12+ Sims icons lined up in my doc.  I'm starting to think there is an issue with my Mac.  Please help.  My MacBook is only 1.5-2yrs old, and I'm running OS X Lion 10.7.5.
Oh, and I'm fairly computer dumb, so please talk to me accordingly. 

Have you contacted the game manufacturer customer support and/or posted in the Sims for Mac forums? 

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