Re: Sims 3 won't Launch
@sweethxxrt When you installed DirectX 9, did you make sure to manually run the installer? Sometimes it downloads but doesn't install. Since the errors in your dxdiag, including the most recent one, strongly suggest a DX9 issue, please install it this way:
If that doesn't help, please manually uninstall and reinstall Origin with Revo Uninstaller, which is more thorough than EA's instructions:
- Quit Origin, then right-click on the Task Bar and open the Task Manager. Scroll through looking for Origin entries. If you find any, click on them and End Task.
- Clear Origin's cache, again.
- Download Revo Uninstaller (the free version is fine) from here.
- Launch Revo, select Origin from the list, and click Uninstall.
- When it finishes uninstalling, select "Moderate" under "scanning modes," and click Scan.
- If Revo finds any remaining registry entries, select all, delete, and click Next.
- Revo will display "Remaining Data and Folders." Select all of them except for the "Origin Games" folder, if it appears. (This is where Origin games are installed by default.) Delete the rest.
- Close Revo, and restart your computer.
Next, download the full Origin installer and run it. Here's the direct download link:
http://download.dm.origin.com/origin/live/OriginSetup.exe
Be sure to run both the installer and Origin itself as an admin: right-click on each and select "Run as Administrator."
