@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.
The task manager one worked and had some weird windowed screen thing. Reapplied the Alder Lake patch, but when launched I now get the .dll program error.
Should I reinstall DirectX 9 again to fix this?
@GreenPiratez Normally this happens because a third-party antivirus is running and flags the Alder Lake patch as malware. If you didn't disable your antivirus, that explains the issue. If you did, then I'm not sure what happened, but either way, you can repair Sims 3 in the EA App to return to its default state. From there, you can try the Alder Lake patch again, this time without any security software running; or you can go back to the Task Manager method, which should work again.
I don't have any antivirus running, besides windows defender, which is default with the PC. I can disable that and try to run it again, but I didn't get that the first time.
If I repair the files and the Alder Lakes patch doesn't work a third time, would I have to repair a 3rd time, and just try to run the game in task manager? I know currently, if I try to run the game via task manager, it doesn't launch correctly and gives me that .dll error, which I didn't get clarity on, should I reinstall DirectX 9 again?
**Update, the task manager version works, so I might stick with this, however it's not the optimal way to get it to work. Can closing the program (like the 1st time I was able to launch it with the Alder Patch takes forever to close? Is this normal do you think? Also THANK YOU for helping me out with this ♥**
@GreenPiratez The problem is, I don't know why the Alder Lake patch isn't working for you. Repairing the game reverts the change, so there's not much to be lost by trying to run it again at any point. It's possible Windows Defender itself is acting up, although that would be unusual—Defender hasn't objected to the patch in the past.
I'm not sure what you're asking at the end of the post. You can undo the affinity setting in the Task Manager after the game starts to load, or at the Main Menu at the latest, so it doesn't affect in-game performance. The Alder Lake patch only needs to be run once, after which point, if the patch worked rather than causing more problems, you wouldn't need to do anything when launching the game. Sims 3 does take a while to close sometimes, due to it attempting to dump files into FeaturedItems inside the user folder, and the only fix for that is blocking the game within your firewall or playing while your computer is offline.
