EA App Won't Launch Sims 3

Hi I have the same problem. But I don't understand what you mean by right click and deselect option. Could you explain to computer novice?

I have the same thing. I tried all the solutions (just like the threads above said), but it doesn't work! 

My Sims 3 just won't start... Anyone more solutions?

@TotallyWicked00 @Anna_Dannir @Loulounounette  and anyone else affected, if your computer has a 12th-gen Intel processor, please see the accepted solution in this thread:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Sims-3-won-t-open-Alder-Lake-Intel-12th-gen-CPU/m-p/11057820#M248615

If you have a different processor, please run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.

https://help.ea.com/en/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

Please also let me know whether Sims 3 has ever worked on this particular computer before, and if so, what, if anything, has changed since then.

Hi,

Only thing that has changed for me is that origin forced me to download the EA app, Now the game doesn't launch at all, i get no error message but all other functions on my computer appear slowed, as if the processor is too busy

@jetstorm1991  Does your computer still run slowly right after you restart it?  That's when the load should be at its minimum: right after the startup processes have finished and before you open any apps.  If the computer is slow at that time, please let me know what antivirus you use.

The issue could be Microsoft OneConnect, which is throwing a number of errors that it or Windows might be continuously trying to fix.  So try disabling OneConnect in the Task Manager, including any related background processes, or even uninstalling it if you can.  Let me know whether that helps.

Either way, please also look for Sims 3 errors in the Reliability Monitor.  Hit Windows key-R and enter "perfmon /rel" without quotes, and you'll see a chart of errors and updates with a column for each day.  If you see any errors that mention Sims 3, right-click on one and select View technical details, then copy the info and paste it here.  Please include one copy of each distinct Sims 3 error you see, but only from after this problem appeared.

Hi,

i ran the reliability monitor but there were no errors in relation to the sims 3 at all. I had managed to launch the game successfully after repairing it on the ea app and then selecting "play" on the sims3 into the future within the download managed tab, that was the only way the sims 3 launcher would open. Just tried that now and im getting the same problem as before, my computer slows, the processor light is on red permanently, task manager (when it eventually opens) shows the sims 3 launcher active but it isn't and doesn't allow me to open the task. Computer speed returns to normal when I "end task" on the sims 3 launcher

@jetstorm1991  Please try signing into the EA App and putting it in offline mode, then taking your computer offline before launching Sims 3.  I realize this isn't a good workaround, but it would be useful to know whether this helps.

HI, @puzzlezaddict 

This didn't work unfortunately ☹️

@jetstorm1991  Does Sims 3 open if you run it through Origin?  You can reinstall Origin from the link here:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin-Client-Web-Technical/Downloading-and-installing-Origin-Windows-and-Mac/m-p/11915666

There's no need to uninstall the EA App; just don't try to run both apps at the same time.