Microsoft is retiring Internet Explorer. Will this affect online services of TS3?

Hi :)
I hope they respond. It would be nice to know if our Store Stuff will be ... gone. Plus a whole expansion based on Simporting.

I use Google Chrome or Firefox to log into TS3 and the Store. All IE is is a web-browser. It shouldn't affect any "internet access".

"Nikkei_Simmer;c-17884498" wrote:
I use Google Chrome or Firefox to log into TS3 and the Store. All IE is is a web-browser. It shouldn't affect any "internet access".

It does effect the launcher though.The launcher requires IE.That's the first thing that is
recommended to clear when the launcher acts up, is IE.

IE is more than a web browser, it is a set of (coughs) technologies that run under the hood and that other applications use, borrow, steal, or whatever the correct terminology is. The browser part is just one facet of it that we can see, and I believe that is the portion that is being retired. The game doesn't actually call the browser up, but it does utilize some of its executables and the like. That is why clearing IE cookies and cache is always the Go To recommendation for when Launcher and in-game logins stop working.

To give it an analogy, although this may resonate better with Mac users than Windows, think of QuickTime. Even if you never used QT's own picture and movie viewers, the technology was always there for other applications that may have required it to use. Am not saying the game uses QT, again this is just an analogy and maybe not a very good one but the first one that came to mind.

I am very worried.

I very recently downloaded Sims 3 onto my laptop through Origin.
My laptop never came with Internet Explorer on it only Microsoft Edge.
My launcher and the store work through that.

"MorgaineWitch;c-17887373" wrote:
I very recently downloaded Sims 3 onto my laptop through Origin.
My laptop never came with Internet Explorer on it only Microsoft Edge.
My launcher and the store work through that.

Check if you have iexplore.exe by going to C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer, if you have that program then you have Internet Explorer on your computer.

TS3 isn't the only launcher type game which uses IE technology. I belong to several 'game clubs' which also require IE technology to manage and launch their games both on and offline. When moving forward, I would think it to be irresponsible for Microsoft not to provide some type of bridge for existing legacy applications to continue to be able to function on (for a while at least).

According to Microsoft's information concerning 'Edge', they have already stated Edge has IE mode built into it.

"Not only is Microsoft Edge a faster, more secure and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer, but it is also able to address a key concern: compatibility for older, legacy websites and applications. Microsoft Edge has Internet Explorer mode (“IE mode”) built in, so you can access those legacy Internet Explorer-based websites and applications straight from Microsoft Edge."

At least one responder here says they use Edge with no issue.

I run mine on chrome never internet explorer and I have no issues ?

As far as I know, there are currently no installations of Windows 10 (or other versions) that do not have Internet Explorer present behind the scenes. Players may be using Edge, Chrome, Firefox, or other browsers to interact with the store, but the game is still using IE assets even though they are hidden. It's all currently baked into the operating system. We don't "run our games" on these other browsers, we actually have no choice what the Launcher and the game itself uses.

I think @mw1525 has the right idea. The behind the scenes technology of IE is not going away, it is shifting to IE mode under the cover of MS Edge. And only on Win 10, as some players might still be on Win 7 or 8.1 and not necessarily have MS Edge installed even though it is available to them.