Check your game version - it should be 1.55. http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/FAQ-Current-Patch-1-55-Manual-links-and-more/td-p/67858.
Also, I'm not sure but it might've come with a certain EP. Perhaps that's the issue.
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