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Haanbeii
6 years ago

0xc000007b Error

So a while ago, Origin randomly would not open with the 0xc00007b error. Miraculously, I got it to open. But now none of my games will work. I'd really like to play the Sims 3.   My computer, .net,...
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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
6 years ago

@Haanbeii  What did you do specifically to get Origin to work?  The ...7b error is common these days, and usually resolved by reinstalling a number of VC++ runtimes.  But if you did a complete reinstall, perhaps you removed the one that's essential for Sims 3 and didn't replace it.

On that note, click the Windows icon in the lower left corner of your screen, select Settings > Apps, scroll through the list to the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables, and see whether you have the 2005 x86 version.  (This is the one TS3 uses.)  If you don't, you can download it from here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26347

(You don't need the _IA version, which is for servers; or the _x64 version unless you have another program that uses it.)

If this doesn't help, please describe what happens when you try to launch Sims 3.  It would also be interesting to know the other games that no longer work.

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    Haanbeii
    6 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict It was a few days ago, so I can't specifically remember what it was, but I think downloaded the 2010 version of x86 vc++. I'm not exactly sure which year it was. I do have the 2005 version installed already.

    Only my origin games will not work (TS3, TS4, TSM, and TS2). The launcher will load after some time, but when I hit play, I get the error in the screenshot I've attatched.

    I can play games that are not linked to Origin just fine.

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