Re: sims3launcher wont log in and IE is dead

@MasqueradePW  I take it your EA password is working on other sites?  (I mean, you're on this site, but still, please check in a private browser window or a different browser.)  If that's not the issue, please create a new admin Windows account and try signing into the launcher there.  Make it a local account, as in, don't sign into Microsoft, and don't sync with any other services you normally use.  You'll be able to sign into Origin and launch Sims 3 without downloading anything.

The point of this test is to distinguish between issues with your current account, for example temp files that need to be cleaned out; and system or connection issues, or something on EA's end.