Sims 3 crashing on launch with no error message

@Iluin  This is exactly the info I need.  Your dxdiag lists some older errors related to the Alder Lake issue, but it looks like you've addressed this again.  (Repairing or reinstalling would undo the effects of the Alder Lake patch, but you probably already know that.)  Instead, the newer errors point to a component of the 2005 x86 VC++ runtime, which Sims 3 uses.  So please uninstall your current copy and reinstall it.  Open Windows Settings > Apps, scroll down to the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables, click the 2005 x86 version, and uninstall it.  You can get a  fresh copy here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26347

You only need the x86 copy for Sims 3.  Restart after installing and before trying to play.

So I see what you're talking about (I think) but there's no field for 2005x86, only Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (x64). I've enclosed a screenshot. Could you advise how best to proceed based on that?

@Iluin  Uninstall the two copies of the 2005 VC++ runtimes that do NOT say x64, so the first two on the list.  Then install the x86 version from the link I posted.

So I went ahead and did what you instructed me to do and downloaded and installed the x86 version but I'm still getting the same issue. I haven't reinstalled the Alder Lake patch as I was led to believe the new update put out by EA resolved the issue that addressed. Would I be wrong in assuming so? I've enclosed my most recent exception log.

@Iluin  You're correct, you don't need to use the Alder Lake patch anymore.  The crash log confirms you're not seeing that error as well, rather an error with the same VC++ runtime.  Since you reinstalled the runtime already, the issue is more likely something else that is using it incorrectly.  So please run a couple of basic checks of your Windows system files:

• Hit Windows key-X
• Choose either “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Windows Terminal (Administrator),” whichever option is offered
• Inside the window that appears, copy and paste “DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth” without quotes, and enter
• The system will start validating soon. If it throws an error, please list it here
• After it reaches 100%, hit Windows key-X again
• Again, choose “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Windows Terminal (Administrator)”
• Inside the window, copy and paste “sfc /scannow” without quotes, and enter
• Post the message you receive here

Restart your computer, hit Windows key-i, select Update & Security, and click the box to check for updates.  If any install, restart again afterwards.

Try again to play, and if you can't, reinstall .NET Framework 3.5.  Click Windows key-R, enter appwiz.cpl in the run box, click "Turn Windows features on or off," and you'll see .NET 3.5 near the top of the list.  Click the filled-in box to uninstall it, and restart your computer.  Repeat the process, clicking the now-empty box to reinstall, and restart again before trying to play.

Before I go about all that, I was wondering about something else I've noticed now. The launcher now runs and goes to the taskbar tray like it does when the game successfully launches, only it stays there and the game doesn't launch, which is something of a new development. Might that shed any additional light before I go through the option you've presented?

@Iluin  If you're using a core mod, for example NRaas ErrorTrap, try removing it.  Core mods can throw a core mismatch warning when their internal version doesn't match the game's internal build number, which became the case after the update.  They can also force-minimize the game instead.  And to be clear, this isn't about all mods, or all NRaas mods, the rest of which (other than UntranslatedKey) are script mods.  It's just about the seven or so core mods in circulation.  Simler90's is another core mod, if you've seen it around.

DISM and sfc are not harmful and don't take a lot of time to finish, so it's nothing special to run them.  I understand if you'd like to wait, but think of them more as maintenance steps than intrusive changes to your PC.  I run them every few months just to check the state of my Windows install.

So I've gone ahead and not only cleared out the NRaas mods I had (thanks for that by the way, completely forgot they might be an issue) but also went through the whole process you described earlier. Unfortunately, still no dice. Now the game launches and crashes as usual without the launcher lingering in the taskbar tray. I'm including my most recent exception reports here plus that window screenshot you requested. Thanks for your assistance with this by the way. 

It looks like it cut off one of the exception files in my reply so I'm enclosing it here.

@Iluin  These crash logs list the same VC++ error as before, which should have been fixed by reinstalling the 2005 runtime.  But the problem could actually be something that's using the runtime incorrectly.  DirectX 9 and .NET Framework 3.5 both interact with it, so try reinstalling both.  For DX9, there's no need to uninstall anything; just reinstall it as described here:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Sims-3-launcher-won-t-open/m-p/10711778#M247861

Next, click Windows key-R, enter appwiz.cpl in the run box, click "Turn Windows features on or off," and you'll see .NET Framework 3.5 near the top of the list.  Click the filled-in box to uninstall it, and restart your computer.  Repeat the process, except clicking the now-empty box to reinstall, and restart again.

If neither of these helps, try doing a clean uninstall and reinstall of the Nvidia graphics driver.  Here's how:

https://crinrict.com/blog/2019/02/clean-re-install-of-graphics-drivers-with-display-driver-uninstaller-ddu.html

If that doesn't help either, please post a new dxdiag.