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Tigryonak
12 months ago
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EA App won't download Sims 3 + Expnasions

EA App won't download the Sims 3 + Expansions. First it will download the Sims 3 base game, but when I go to launch it, it will give an error and will be like "there was an error" and only allowing ...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    12 months ago

    @Tigryonak  I'm sorry to say, I'm starting to run out of ideas too.  One thing to check, though, is whether the registry entries for the Steam version of Sims 3 have all been removed.  They'd be in two locations:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\Sims(Steam)
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Sims(Steam)

    Since you're not currently using the Steam version, the entire Sims(Steam) sections can and should be deleted.  If you're not comfortable editing the registry yourself, a tool like Piriform's CCleaner can help; the free version is fine here too.  But please make sure these are all you're removing.

    Speaking of the registry, I'd like to know what entries yours has for Sims 3 that are not from the Steam version.  If they're not being created properly, that would explain the problem.  Please list yours, and I can compare them to those from my EA App-based install and see what, if anything, is missing.

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
12 months ago

@Tigryonak  I'm sorry to say, I'm starting to run out of ideas too.  One thing to check, though, is whether the registry entries for the Steam version of Sims 3 have all been removed.  They'd be in two locations:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\Sims(Steam)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Sims(Steam)

Since you're not currently using the Steam version, the entire Sims(Steam) sections can and should be deleted.  If you're not comfortable editing the registry yourself, a tool like Piriform's CCleaner can help; the free version is fine here too.  But please make sure these are all you're removing.

Speaking of the registry, I'd like to know what entries yours has for Sims 3 that are not from the Steam version.  If they're not being created properly, that would explain the problem.  Please list yours, and I can compare them to those from my EA App-based install and see what, if anything, is missing.

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Tigryonak
12 months ago

This worked, super annoying though that I had to delete every registry related to the Sims 3.

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