service initialization failed (0x0175d824)
I've switched computers recently and re-installed all of my origin games onto my new computer. When I try to open the sims 3, I am able to get to the game launcher but when I click play I recieve thi...
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EA_Barry
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Community ManagerThis post may offer some info for you: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/The-Sims-3-service-in-initialization-failed-0x0175d824/m-p/1747351#M92791
Does your system meet the requirements below, specifically the video section?
PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
OS: XP SP2 / Vista SP1 / Windows 7
CPU: For XP 2.0GHz P4 processor or equivalent; For Windows Vista and Windows 7 2.4GHz P4 processor or equivalent
RAM: For XP 1GB RAM / Windows Vista and Windows 7 1.5GB RAM*
Hard Drive: At least 7.1GB of hard drive space with at least 1GB additional space for custom content and saved games
Video: 128MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce 6 series or better, and all NVidia G, GT, GTS, and GTX video cards. ATI Radeon™ series card 9500 series or better, and all ATI X, X1, and HD video cards; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series
Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported.
*For NVIDIA ION™ computers, the game requires at least 2GB RAM.
Hi Posted awhile ago about my game not working on my new computer saying there if a service initialization error. I have the all the system requirements on my lenovo U530 Touchscreen ultrabook. What else can I do to have the sims3 work on my computer?
- Keep getting unknown error occured my sims 3 game will not play on macbook air yosemite 10.10.1 whilE using origin i already tried unistalling like 5 times already i use the sims 3 uninstaller and checked toseeif there were any other sims files left and i deleted those and tried reinstalling it stillhas notgotten me anywhere help please!!!!!!!!!! Getting service initialization failed (0x0175d824 also
