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Seasoned Newcomer

1 year ago

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Sims 3 in "installed" on ea, but not on my pc?

I have tried every method under the sun, but it keeps acting as thought sims 3 in installed, but does not allow me to start the launcher. The expansions are always stalling at the end of the ...

technical issues

puzzlezaddict
1 year ago
NightDreamerX3 Please try repairing the game (EA App > Sims 3 > Manage > Repair). Clear the EA App's cache first:

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/

If that doesn't help, uninstall the game with Revo Uninstaller (the free version is fine), and the EA App as well. More detailed instructions are here:

[Read First] Running Sims 3 in Windows | EA Forums - 8323446

Reinstall only the base game, into a new folder as described; you can deselect all your DLC in one of the pop-ups you see after you click Download. You'll be able to install this content later, but for now, let's just try to get the base game installed.

If you use a third-party antivirus, I would suggest disabling it before you create the new folder, and not reenabling it until you've installed Sims 3 and tried to play. As long as you don't do anything else at the same time, your computer should be safe.

puzzlezaddict

Hero+

1 year ago

NightDreamerX3 Please try repairing the game (EA App > Sims 3 > Manage > Repair). Clear the EA App's cache first:

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/

If that doesn't help, uninstall the game with Revo Uninstaller (the free version is fine), and the EA App as well. More detailed instructions are here:

[Read First] Running Sims 3 in Windows | EA Forums - 8323446

Reinstall only the base game, into a new folder as described; you can deselect all your DLC in one of the pop-ups you see after you click Download. You'll be able to install this content later, but for now, let's just try to get the base game installed.

If you use a third-party antivirus, I would suggest disabling it before you create the new folder, and not reenabling it until you've installed Sims 3 and tried to play. As long as you don't do anything else at the same time, your computer should be safe.