Expansion Packs won't work!!!!
I been playing the sims 3 since its release in 2009, but when I just tried to play it, all the expansion packs uninstalled themselves and when I get them back on and play them, they disappear, tried e...
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The OP did not say they bought anything by way of Steam. I think they were trying to describe to us here in Tech here what Origin is (this wasn't really necessary).
@landonsmith - EPs are program files. They cannot "uninstall themselves." Although Origin can lose track of what you do have installed and you can also be blocked without warning from the EA end from running what someone or something thinks are illegitimately obtained packs. In those cases they do not need re-installation, but they will not show on the 1.69 version of the Launcher to be checked off on the Packs and Stuff chooser tab even though they are indeed installed. Is this what you are experiencing or is it something else? You said that "most of" your game and packs are discs, I assume that means sealed retail original purchase discs at the time. What is the source of the others that are not discs?
If the packs are really missing on the Launcher side and not just in need of being checked off again at startup, try an Origin Repair Game on TS3. If that doesn't help, yes uninstall and reinstall Origin (only, not your games) as @phoebebebe13 said. But if those followed by a reboot still do not work, then it's most likely an account issue of some kind that only EA Customer Support can assist with.
@landonsmith - EPs are program files. They cannot "uninstall themselves." Although Origin can lose track of what you do have installed and you can also be blocked without warning from the EA end from running what someone or something thinks are illegitimately obtained packs. In those cases they do not need re-installation, but they will not show on the 1.69 version of the Launcher to be checked off on the Packs and Stuff chooser tab even though they are indeed installed. Is this what you are experiencing or is it something else? You said that "most of" your game and packs are discs, I assume that means sealed retail original purchase discs at the time. What is the source of the others that are not discs?
If the packs are really missing on the Launcher side and not just in need of being checked off again at startup, try an Origin Repair Game on TS3. If that doesn't help, yes uninstall and reinstall Origin (only, not your games) as @phoebebebe13 said. But if those followed by a reboot still do not work, then it's most likely an account issue of some kind that only EA Customer Support can assist with.
