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Re: [MAC] Why am I having trouble downloading, installing, or launching Island Paradise on Mac?

  • Origin ID: angeljeep
  • Are you opted into the Origin Beta? Yes/No: No
  • OS X version:  10.7.5
  • Processor, Memory and Graphics card information: 

    Processor  2.4 GHz Intel Core i5

    Memory  4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

    Graphics  Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB


  • Expansions you have/have active: Base, 70, 80, 90s, Ambitions, Generations, High End Loft, Island Paradise, Sweet Treats, Late Night, Master Suite, Pet, Seasons, Katy Perry Showtime, Supernatural, Town Life, University Life and World Adventures
  • Any error message received: Disc Authorization Failure on title screen after loading the game.
  • A detailed description of what is occurring: I have a lot of things going on wrong. On the screen where I choose the family I want to play it pops up that the disc isn't in the drive, when it is. Also the options when I do get into the Island Paradise world turn black with green text. I have been able to try and create a household twice but both times it freezes and the game no longer responds. 
  • A detailed description of any troubleshooting you have already attempted: I have uninstalled and reinstalled all my SPs and EPs. I have restarted my computer, I've taken the disc out and put back in. I also cleared out mods and had no ccs.

Ursula: This is a different issue than the one we are discussing here. I think you are trying a disc version of the game with a download version of an expansion. Please try un-installing the disc version and download and re-install it from the Origin client again. If that does not help, open another thread about it. Thanks.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    I was finally able to download SIMS 3 Island Paradise to my Mac yesterday but have not received a confirmation email with a Serial Number.

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