Re: Re: I'm using Windows 11. The Sims 3 launcher is unresponsive in the EA app.
Well, in one way or another, the problem is now fixed.
You know how in the beginning I said I was using LazyDutchess patch? Well, I reverted back to the original file. I unchecked all settings in properties (disable fullscreen optimization, run this program as administrator, etc) and I ran the program in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 3). I also set my launcher's affinity mode to the 1st CPU in the Task Manager. This time, the game magically opened.
It's pretty odd, I would say, since I tried many combinations of those settings before. Maybe I didn't try reverting to the original file after installing DX9 or the drivers update worked, but I needed to revert back to the original file.
In summary, this is what've done that solved the problem:
- I manually installed DX9;
- I updated my BIOS, my chipset driver, and both Intel Xe and NVidia drivers;
- I reverted back to the original file of TS3.exe, before being patched by LadyDutchess' patch. However, I left IntelFix.dll inside the "Bin" folder - not sure if that mattered though;
- I run the program - TS3.exe - in compability mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 3);
- I set Sims3Launcher.exe's affinity to the 1st GPU.
Thank you very much for your help @puzzlezaddict, hope this thread will help anyone with similar issues.
