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ClaireRam
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8 months ago

Installing Sims 3 Issues

Hi, I've been trying every which way to install the Sims 3 again on my PC but I'm not very tech savvy, and with Origin being obsolete now I can't seem to get around it. I am reluctant to buy it all over again as I have 9 expansion packs that just seem wasted now. Is there a way to install the main game and the expansion packs without Origin or shall I just accept that there's no going back to the old ways of just putting the disc in and installing it with the code in the box!? 

Thank you :) 

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    8 months ago

    ClaireRam​  CAn you not use the EA App?  Everything you owned in Origin should be in your App game library, ready to install just as it would have been in Origin.

    If you still have discs, and your base game disc was manufactured prior to September 2012 (the ages of the other discs don't matter), you could use those to install without the EA App at all.  But newer discs require Origin, so now the EA App, and there's no way around that.

  • ClaireRam's avatar
    ClaireRam
    Rising Newcomer
    8 months ago

    puzzlezaddict​ the box just says 2012 I can't see a month. But it's not having it at all so I assume it's after September. Just my luck! Thank you anyway ☺️ 

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    8 months ago

    ClaireRam​  You could always try installing via disc anyway.  If you get an offer to let the EA Download Manager handle the install process, say no—it would try to "update" itself to Origin and fail.  If you're prompted to install Origin, then you know your disc is too new.

    And again, if the content is in your EA App library, or you can register the codes, you don't need to worry about the age of the base game disc.

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