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13 years ago
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missing Sims3launcher.exe after seasons install

  • I bought my wife seasons.
  • She installed it
  • When she clicks the icon it gives her "searching for sims3launcher.exe" but doesnt find it.
  • She played the game a few moments before I gave her the expansion..
  • I would just reinstall the game but she has Generations on her laptop, which thanks to my kids, i cant find the serial key

.Please help, I went from being and awesome husband (she wanted the expansion badly) to being the tool bag who ruined her game.

Thanks,

Randal

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  • Operating system: windows 7 64bit

    I got the serial and after uninstalling and reinstalling several times via origin i am able to use Sims3 with no expansions, i tried to install the expansions but it wants me to use the launcher to update before it will allow me. The launcher gives me a "not a valid win32 application" error

    when i try to launch through origin, i get nothing...looks like it will launch but never does.

  • so the sims3launcher.exe file in my C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin folder was named "sims3launcher.ex_" i changed the _ to an E and that did the trick, the game is now updating.

     

    I have had nothing but issues with this game so far, which makes me sad because my wife loves this game. Thanks for your assistance crinrict

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