Running TS3 just launches Origin?!
Hello there Just thought I'd fire up The Sims 3 after a few years not playing. Still using the same PC, the only change is an upgrade to Windows 10. Installed Origin, downloaded The Sims 3, installe...
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@Egerno Your computer is under the recommendations to run TS3, although the game itself should still launch. But you don't have enough RAM to run anything else alongside it, not even a browser. Try launching the game only after restarting your computer, with nothing else running. If it still closes, you can go into Settings > Apps > Startup and turn off any nonessential apps, so they won't be running in the background, then restart your computer and try again.
If this doesn't work either, you may need to uninstall TS3 and then clean your computer's registry before reinstalling. If you're not comfortable cleaning the registry (deleting the wrong file can cause your computer to stop working entirely), you can use a cleaner app like Piriform's CCleaner (free download). Then install only the base game and see if it runs.
Hmm, I'm quite sure my PC is well over the system requirements. It played TS3 perfectly on near-max detail settings a few years back, it's only after EA's insistence on using cruddy Origin it's been playing up. No matter, thanks for your suggestions. I regularly run CCleaner and keep my system in good shape generally.
@Egerno EA's posted requirements haven't been revised since TS3 was released, and they're miles away from the recommendations to run some of the more demanding packs. The reqs also don't take into account Windows 10, or anything else that's changed since 2009. Still, like I said, you should be able to run the game.
The reason I suggested that you uninstall and clean the registry is because the path of TS3's registry entries changed when the Origin-controlled install was introduced. A typical cleanup wouldn't delete these entries, or at least it shouldn't, since you wouldn't have wanted to uninstall the game each time you ran the app. Not knowing when you last played, or how you originally installed, I thought it might help to remove everything and start fresh. I can ask around if anyone sees something in your dxdiag that jumps out, but otherwise, I don't know what else to suggest.
Ah, I see what you mean now 🙂 There are no remnants of my previous install as I’ve done a clean Windows install in my “new” SSD. It’s certainly a strange problem.
Many thanks for your ideas, if I come across a solution I’ll be sure to post it here 🙂
@Egerno Crinrict saw a string of code in your error reports that may indicate an issue with your graphics drivers. You can try doing a clean uninstall and reinstall of your current drivers. Here's how:
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