Sims Vacation nocd executable in a zip file

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i have 2 questions...does anyone know where i can find the Sims vacation nocd executable in a file?...i am askin because i no longer have the link it originally came from, and what does the message Could not find the Sims data directory mean?...the first nite i installed the no cd patch the game, it worked fine...i hadn't played it since...then when i wanted to play tonite, and i am gettin the message Could not find the Sims data directory...Help!...i had to reinstall all my games to see if that would help, andi am still gettin that message.

Thanks in advance for the help.