I bought my VV2 from Big Fish. I just tried mine to see if I could understand what you were asking.

I double-clicked on the VV2 icon, it goes black for a few seconds. Then a screen comes up that says "Created by" and a big "Last Day of Work" logo. It then switches to another screen that says "Published By" and a big "Big Fish Games" icon. After that it switches to a "Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children" loading screen.

Once those 3 screens go by, I am right into my game. I do not see the version number until I click the MENU button. There, at the bottom, mine says "Version 1.0" on the left and "Copyright 2006, 2007 by Last Day of Work" on the right.

When I click the QUIT button, it takes me right out of the game and back to my "Games" folder. I do not get a "nag" screen.

As far as the Totems are concerned, I am not sure what you are asking. I do not experience any problems concerning totems. It takes a bit to create an elder which is when you get a totem. After they pop up, I can pick them up and move them anywhere I want.

I hope this helps in someway.

There are a few things I have noticed that are buggy with the program. you can find those by clicking the following link:
http://www.ldwforums.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=68710