Okay, so I've been a patching guinea pig. I was able to patch using the Launcher just now. Everything went as planned. Just follow the directions and the incremental patching through the Launcher should work for you too. But this thread is here to help you if you do happen to run into issues. Updated 6/18/13 1:10 EST. I moved my The Sims 3 folder to the Desktop while I patched and then moved it back. I recommend this to all of you.
Instructions if you have modified GraphicCards.sgr and Graphicrules.sgr files
Patching instructions if you have modified your GraphicCards.sgr and GraphicRules.sgr to get the game to recognize your new graphics card. See this section "Patching Instructions if you did this" in this link http://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2013/06/getting-the-game-to-recognize-your-card.html
