When I click on the shortcut icon on my desktop it does nothing and then if I go to the start menu and click the shortcut there it still does nothing. This has happened before but then loaded back up but now it won't load back up and I have tried tons of times :womanmad:
After you click on the Sims 3 icon, open your task manager, you can do so by pressing the keys CTRL ALT DEL all at the same time and choosing task manager. When it opens, see if The Sims 3 game launcher is running in the Applications tab, if it is, the click on ''Switch To''.
Well I tried that but it said the launcher wasn't running.
Does bypassing the launcher work? Go to C:\ Program Files or Program Files (x86)\ Electronic Arts or Origin Games (if you bought the games from Origin)\ The Sims 3 \ Game \ Bin you'll find a file there that says TS3W.exe, right click with your mouse on it, select ''send to - desktop'', go to your desktop and double click it, see if you can play.
I actually have two user accounts on my computer, my personal one and a guest one. Well, I logged out of my personal one and went to my guest one and the Sims worked just fine. The launcher showed up and everything was working fine. Though, on my personal account, I tried to do something. I forget what it was but when I did it said it couldn't do it because the Sims was running but in task manager it said it wasn't so I don't know what was wrong. I just play it on my guest account now.
I'm wondering if you might have changed or updated something. Are you willing to try a system restore? Go to Start \ Accessories \ System Tools \ System Restore. Choose a date prior to your launcher issue. After it has restored to a previous point, try using the launcher.
