Sims 2 Cheat box not working?

Hey everyone,
Well I installed the Sims2. brand new, and when i try to bring up the cheat box it doesnt show up. it just takes a picture at times.
I press left-ctrl+shift+c
but it doesnt work. i read in another question that i had
to disable the cursor xp.
but what is that?
and how do i disable it?
and wat are the consequeces?
plz help

Try this wiki article.