@GreenPiratez I can see the Alder Lake-related errors in your dxdiag, so it's good that you found the related workarounds. For now though, try forcing Sims 3 to run in windowed mode. Go into Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3, open Options.ini, search for fullscreen , and set it to 0 (zero).
By the way, is there a reason you're running your ultrawide primary monitor at a 1920x1080 resolution? Since its native resolution is 2560x1080, Sims 3 might be having issues with whatever translation is happening for the monitor to display at the lower resolution. Older games don't always respond well to this, or to nonstandard resolutions in general.
Normally, if windowed mode works, it's fine to switch back to fullscreen mode while also changing the in-game resolution to match the monitor. But even if 2560x1080 technically works in-game, in that Sims 3 loads properly, you may not like the results: CAS in particular is scaled to width and therefore cuts off the top or bottom of the sim. So windowed mode might be the better way to play long-term too.
Update: Since reinstalling everything, and making sure to install the Alder addition, I now keep getting the following error. *Attached* and then it takes me to this page https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/install/application-not-started?version=(null)&processName=Sims3Launcher.exe&platform=0009&osver=6&isServer=0&shimver=4.0.30319.0 which I install and have rebooted my computer and nothing works. I have clicked all launchers in the TS3 folder and still getting the same issue.
I also did change the full screen to 0 with no success.
@GreenPiratez Rather than usint the .NET Framework repair tool, it's more effective to uninstall and reinstall the framework entirely. First though, please run a couple of basic checks of your Windows system files:
Restart your computer, hit Windows key-i, select Update & Security, and click the box to check for updates. If any install, restart again afterwards.
Next, hit Windows key-R, enter "appwiz.cpl" without quotes, click "Turn Windows features on or off," and you'll see .NET 3.5 near the top of the list. Click the filled-in box to uninstall, then restart your computer. Repeat the process, except now you'll click the empty box to reinstall, and restart again.
Please repair Sims 3 itself in the EA App before trying to play, and instead of using the Alder Lake patch or the PowerShell method, please try the Task Manager method. It's the most inconvenient fix for the Alder Lake issue but also the most reliable.
I am pasting the results here. Going to restart my pc and will do the other stuff. I'll reply a second time when I'm done!
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.
For online repairs, details are included in the CBS log file located at
windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For offline
repairs, details are included in the log file provided by the /OFFLOGFILE flag.
PS C:\Windows\system32>
I did everything else and it still doesn't launch. I don't know what you mean by launch it by task manager, but I tried the button inside of the EA launcher and it opened TS3 launcher once more, was able to click play, but it goes back to not opening the game again. So little progress?
@GreenPiratez Right, it looks like we're back to the original Alder Lake issue. The Task Manager method is covered in this post:
The video also demonstrates that and another method of running the game; the information you want starts at 5:30.
If the Task Manager method works, you can try the Alder Lake patch again, applied to TS3.exe. But make sure the EA App is closed and the EABackgroundService is NOT running in the Task Manager. And if you use a third-party antivirus, disable it temporarily, just long enough to run the patch and launch Sims 3 once. Some programs block the patch because it's trying to modify a file within Program Files even though it's safe.
