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.
