Yes, the install location is as you said C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 3\
And no, the only thing installed is the base game - no saves, mods or dlcs (i do own some dlcs though, and would like them installed at some point, but figured I wouldn't want to waste time and disc space, before I got the base game to run).
@henriette79 Please try playing in a new admin Windows account. Make it local, as in, don't link it to your Microsoft account. You'll be able to sign into the EA App and (try to) launch Sims 3 without reinstalling anything. Let me know whether it works, and if not, what error you see.
Thank you so much for the help, but I think it all sounds so complicated, and will just install The Sims 4 and play that instead.
Thank you again though!🙂
