I haven't played The Sims 3 in a while, so I decided to launch it yesterday.
I put the disk in, and "AutoPlay" came up like it usually does.
I clicked "Run Autorun.exe" and a box pops up labelled "Autorun.exe - Application Error" that says "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000006). Click OK to close the application".
I've tried launching it from both the computer file AND the Origin file, and I get the same answer.
How do I fix this so I can play the game?
Do you just get this error for the Sims ? What Windows Version do you have ?
Do you have the newest .net framework installed ? If so, try reinstalling it to make sure it's not corrupt.
Try uninstalling first and then reinstall.
I tried uninstalling and it said,
"Removal Did Not Succeed
.NET Framework 4.5.1 has not been removed from this computer because:
Fatal error during installation
For more information about this problem, see the log file.
For information about the most current version of the .NET Framework, see Windows Updates.
When you close this window, you will be prompted to send a problem report to Microsoft. For more information, see Microsoft Error Reporting Service."
Did you try starting the game from Origin? Did you try to start the game from the desktop icon? The only thing that comes to mind is there is some system damage or some corrupt data on the system drive. Try chkdsk /r /f first then try the Windows repair from the install image. Boot from the install dvd or image partition and try the repair option as detailed in the link - Windows error
