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crinrict
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12 years ago

Re: I can't install the sims 3 from my disk.

Try the suggestion here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/Help-Guide-All-in-one-fix-except-hardware-issues-PC-only/m-p/734448/highlight/true#M36281 where it says Delete game installers

 

Then go through this to make sure everything Sims is gone from your computer: http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS3_Uninstall

 

Try this method: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Mass-Effect-3/How-do-I-install-from-disc-without-download/m-p/1384#M22 to reinstall from disc.

Should be the same for Sims 3. Just do the same for Sims 3 instead of Mass Effect 3.

Let me know if it works.

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4 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    YAY it worked for me! So happy!!! can play this game now!

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Did you do all of the steps before uninstalling or just the steps after. I have the same problem and am highly annoyed. Please help!!!

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    What's your operating system ?

    Is installing through download an option for you ? If the game is on Origin, you can just download and install it through there.

  • LadySmoks's avatar
    LadySmoks
    8 years ago

    I swear that EA/ Origin killed the disc or disabled them with patch 1.69. I had to reload my game, and the disc no longer works. I don't want patch 1.69, since most of my cc doesn't work and the game crashes after about 5 mins. I bought the physical discs instead of the downloads so I could control what was going in, but for some reason, I can play a CD, DVD, and a bunch of other games, but TS3 is dead from the disc. Hmmmmmm... Sounds like Apple slowing your iPhone so you'll go buy their new one????

    Well, if I can't make it work the way I want it to work (the way it did before 1.69 and my disc no longer being able to install the base game), I guess I'll become one of the many FORMER Simmers out there. Spent 1/2 with an EA tech assist guy. Didn't concern himself with a thing I wrote. Just had me reinstall Origin, which wasn't my complaint in the first place.

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