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Kumpelbubble
Rising Novice
11 hours ago

Sims 3 Launcher suddenly wont launch anymore

Hey, 

a few months ago i was playing Sims on my laptop (see specs below). The next day it wouldnt work anymore.

When i click play or start the .exe the EA App briefly closes and reopens. I tried all of the stuff on the internet. I am not really a tech noob, so i really dont know what to do anymore. 

I dual boot with Linux/Fedora, i dont really use Windows 11 anymore, i just kept it for Sims, so me "destroying" something on windows feels unlikely.

Thats what i did:
1. Reinstalled several times, now only trying to install base game. When i tried installing Expansions it failed. When i clicked on deinstall in the EA App it brought me to the Windows App manager where i couldnt find the sims, so i had to delete all the folders, and also... (see 2. )

2. Cleaned Registry Entries

3) Reinstalled EA App several times

4) Tried Compatability Mode

5) Run as Administrator

6) Checked if all the MS C++ Redistributables and .NET are installed (They were and are)

7) Repaired Windows System Data with: sfc /scannow

8) Cleaned Cache in EA App, Sims 3 Cache (Did that before the first deinstall)

9) Deactivated Game Overlay

10) Repaired the Game

I dont know what to do anymore. Two evenings i wanted to play the sims that are gone now. My poor weekend. 

Thank you for any help.

Laptop specs:

(It ran so smootly omg)
Lenovo Thinkpad P16s, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics , 32 GB RAM with 6400 MT/s, More than enough SSD Space, 

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1 Reply

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    8 hours ago

    Kumpelbubble​  Did you ever remove or rename the Sims 3 user folder in Documents > Electronic Arts?  If not, please do that now.  This would remove, but not delete, your saves and other user data, which is the point of the test.

    If that doesn't or didn't help, please provide a dxdiag (from within Windows, of course).  Click Windows key-R, enter dxdiag in the run box, wait for the scan to finish, click "Save all information," and save the file to your desktop.  From there, you can attach it to a reply using the paper clip (Attachment) icon included with the other formatting buttons.

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