Says Sim3 3 launcher has stopped working
@cyberpunk309 Please repair the game (EA App > Sims 3 > Manage > Repair). If that doesn't help, please run a dxdiag and attach it to your reply.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/
OK , repair did not work. Also still running windows 7( yes, the computer is that old). I will be updating soon, I wonder if the patch is for the newer windows?
@cyberpunk309 There isn't any information that says this patch only works with Windows 10 and 11, but I wouldn't be surprised. I do see that your graphics driver is from 2020, and Nvidia offers a newer driver for Windows 7. So go here:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/
Select GeForce, GTX 16 series, GTX 1660, Windows 7, and download the Game Ready Driver. Run the installer as an admin: right-click the download and select "Run as administrator." Restart your computer after installing and before trying to play.
If you still can't, please look for new errors in the Reliability Monitor. Hit Windows key-R and enter "perfmon /rel" without quotes, and you'll see a chart of errors and updates with a column for each day. Today is on the right.
Look for an error that happened at exactly the time of your most recent attempt to launch Sims 3, specifically after reinstalling the driver. If you find one, double-click it to see more details, then copy that info and paste it into a reply here. If you don't see a new error, check back in an hour or so—the Reliability Monitor doesn't always update right away.
Could not run patch as administrator.
