Patch down-grading problem. Pls Help

jmisakiller wrote:OS: Windows 7
Game: TS3 base and Late Night expansion
Patch update: 1.63
Current patch downgraded to: 1.17

(First of all, I want to thank G4TW because I got all the tips and guide from this site. Thank you!)

I've been playing a sim I created for a month now but decided to update the game using the manual patch 1.63. I backed up my game first and saved a copy to my other HD drive before the manual patching... I was able to successfully update it and get the game working. Played it for a bit but after seeing that most of the new update were not free (it says I needs sims points)

SO I decided to remove the patch and get the game back to its original state (without the updates/patch) only TS3 base game and Late night. What I did was a clean reinstallation. Removed the whole game and reinstall.

Problem: after successfully reinstalling the game I get this message..

"Cannot load this save game, as it requires a later version. Please patch your game and try again"

I can load the game but not my town/saved game. I don't wanna loose my saved game.. I loved my character and already fulfilled its LifeTime Wish. Please help.     

Questions 1: Is there a way to get my game back?
Question 2: or If not, can I atleast save the Sim character? (I created the sim so I thought there might be a copy in my sim Bin)

Please help.