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itsredberryy
Seasoned Newcomer
12 months ago

Re: Sims 3 patch, Jan 13, 2025: technical issues thread

Hi, I updated and wish I didn't. When my activation window pops up it doesn't give me any options; it just says "Sign in with your EA account to activate the Sims 3 on this computer." I'm also logged into the launcher and this still pops up. I am forced to close it and basically the game won't launch at all. Then if I try to launch in offline mode, it says my game license has expired.

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    12 months ago

    @itsredberryy  Can you click the X in the upper-right corner of the activation window?  If not, try clicking alt-F4 with the window active.  In any case, restart your computer and try again to play, with your computer and the EA App online.

  • I'm having the same issue as @itsredberryy and pressing alt-F4 with the window active just prompts a new window that says "Are you sure you want to close the Sims 3 activation" with the only options being "OK" and "Cancel". Have uninstalled and reinstalled the game multiple times, repaired on the EA app, cleared cache, etc. No idea why this is happening. 

  • itsredberryy's avatar
    itsredberryy
    Seasoned Newcomer
    11 months ago

    I tried messing with DirectX and thought maybe the issue was with TinyUIFix but nothing I tried worked; eventually I found the solution on my own.

    I simply typed in my username, pressed tab, typed in my password, and hit enter.

    Basically logging in even though the window wasn't big enough to see it. After I logged in the first time, it did not ask me to again on subsequent launches.

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