Okay, I guess I learned my lesson today.

After finding out about Ultimate Ride Coaster Deluxe, I went on a little quest to buy it if I could. There were two versions that are worth getting apparently. The Deluxe version and the Disney version. Hey, the game is done by Disney Interactive. It was a matter of time before they did that, right? Anyway, unable to find it at any of the stores despite Best Buy saying that they had it on their website, I decided to just download the game from Kazaa. I found a self-extracting EXE file. It held the install info from the CD of the original game. I installed it and ran the game. I spent about an hour or four making up a coaster that I ended up deleting because I didn't like it. In an attempt to get some cool coasters, I joined the community at the Ultimate Ride website. Of course, by the time I was able to download some of the coasters, I had long deleted both the installed files and the self-extracting EXE file. Why? Because it was buggy. It was doing things that the program shouldn't do according to the FAQ on the website. I really wish I could have just found either or both of the games I'm looking for. Hey, I'd only be out $40, and I have $50 in my wallet. Another lesson learned the hard way.

The lesson? Don't download software from Kazaa you can buy somewhere else. Sometimes paying for something is worth more than getting it for free.