I bought new disks and when I installed them it doesn't seem to make any difference if I use the registered codes from the digital downloads I originally bought from Origin or the codes that came with the disks. The first time I used the disks to install I had Origin on the laptop and was downloading from Origin. Then I decided to try out the disks and found it a lot quicker to install from disk than to download them. I never registered the new codes I bought with the disks. I just use the disks now to install with. Use either code. I think the last time I installed I used the codes that came with the disks. I already had the base game and a few of the early expansion and stuff packs on Disk. I think I started buying digital downloads about the time Pets was released. Just because it was easier back then and didn't really matter if it was disk or digital. Then when Sims 4 was released and so many Sims 3 disks were on sale in the games shops around where I live I decided to get them all on disk. I felt I might need them in future as I didn't really trust EA to leave the game as it was at the time it ended. I feel very lucky I did that. I do only have the one base game disk though so suspect the time will come when the disks will become corrupt and I'll probably move on from the game then and not play any more.
