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michellefree89
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1 month ago

I can't get TS3 to open on EA

I applied some settings to my TS3.exe file such as enabling it in Windows 8 compatibility mode; setting the game to run in admin; and I disabled fullscreen optimizations. I also installed DXVK and dxvk.config and edited them to accept my graphics card via this link (for EA not Steam): 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1131162350chrome://history

I heard doing all this could improve game performance. Now, when I click the play button on the Sims 3 launcher, it immediately closes out, and EA pops back on my desktop (when it was minimized).

I disabled all the settings in the TS3.exe Compatibility tab that I had changed and I re-installed Direct X 9 per these instructions but it did not make any difference: 

https://forums.ea.com/discussions/the-sims-3-technical-issues-en/re-sims-3-launcher-wont-open/8260687

 

crashing

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    1 month ago

    michellefree89​  Thanks for the dxdiag.  Please remove Mono Patcher, which is crashing, and in fact remove your entire Mods folder.  Then repair the game (EA App > Sims 3 > Manage > Repair).

    If that doesn't help, uninstall and reinstall .NET Framework 3.5.  Click Windows key-R, enter appwiz.cpl in the run box, click "Turn Windows features on or off," and you'll see the .NET runtimes near the top of the list.  Click the filled-in box to uninstall .NET 3.5, and restart your computer.  Repeat the process, clicking the now-empty box to reinstall, and restart.  If the box is already empty, simply install and restart.

    If that doesn't help, uninstall and reinstall your 2005 x86 VC++ runtime.  Open Windows Settings > Apps, scroll down to the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables, click the 2005 version (it won't say x86, but it's fine as long as it does NOT say x64), and uninstall.  You can get a new version here:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26347

    You only need the x86 version, not the other two.  Restart your computer (again) after installing and before trying to play.

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