Sims 3 not launching on new windows 10 laptop
I just bought a new acer laptop that runs windows 10, for the soul purpose of playing the sims 3. I downloaded Origin then downloaded the sims 3 and all my expansion packs, everything went smoothly w...
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@marinamennear Please check your laptop's documentation to see whether it came pre-installed with an antivirus, which is common. You can also check the Task Manager's background processes list for anything that sounds like it might belong to an antivirus. Even if you haven't activated one, it could still be running to enough of an extent to block the game.
Please also list the patch level you see in the lower left corner of the launcher: it should be 1.69, but some people end up with a patch 0, often but not always when a certain file within the game's program files is missing or blocked. And if the prompt to allow changes to your computer is for something other than TS3.exe, please let me know what app is listed in that prompt.
Finally, please create a new admin user account on your computer and try playing in that. The name should contain only letters and numbers, no special characters, accents, etc. Make it a local account, as in, don't sign into Microsoft, and don't sync with any of the services you normally use. You can sign into your existing Origin account and shouldn't need to redownload anything.
alright, so I've found in the task manager that it's running an antimalware service, which is the Microsoft defender antivirus. My patch is 1.69. The file that's asking to make changes is TS3.exe. I made a new admin account, not sure if I've done it correctly, this is my first windows IOS, so there's a possibility that I did it wrong. Well in the second local admin account the same cycle of origin opening the launcher then that opening origin is still happening. It also says that I need to install originsetup or something along those lines. I installed it and nothing happened, it gave me the error message about the originsetup download every time I tried to launch the game. This is so annoying, oh my god! I really appreciate your help.
@marinamennear In the new admin account, please try running Origin specifically with admin permissions, which is an extra step above and beyond simply using an admin account. Right-click on the Origin shortcut on your desktop and select "Run as administrator." With Origin open, do the same for the TS3.exe shortcut, or the original, which will likely be here:
Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Game\Bin
If that doesn't help, please make sure .NET Framework 3.5 is enabled. Hit Windows key-R and enter "appwiz.cpl" without quotes. In the File Explorer window that opens, click "Turn Windows features on or off," and you'll see this:
You can see .NET 3.5 highlighted in blue. If the box next to it is NOT filled in, click the box, let the framework install, and restart your computer, then again try running Origin and Sims 3 as an admin.
By the way, it's "OS," not "IOS," for an operating system; iOS is the operating system for iPhones.
"OS" gotcha! So I tried running both in the second admin account while running them as administrator, but it didn't work. The NET. framework 3.5 was filled in already and well as the media features. I expanded the framework 3.5 and checked the two boxes underneath it, applied the changes and restarted, ran everything as admin again, but it didn't work. Origin will also say that I've played the game when I obviously haven't. For example, after I tired the two solutions it will say todays date (July 24th) as the last time played, but I haven't been able to play so that's strange, not sure if that's worth mentioning.
@marinamennear The next step is doing a clean uninstall and reinstall of both Sims 3 and Origin. Start by uninstalling Sims 3:
- Download Revo Uninstaller (the free version is fine) from here.
- Launch Revo, select Sims 3 from the list, and click Uninstall.
- Once the game is uninstalled, select "Moderate" under "scanning modes," and click Scan.
- Review the list, in case there's something you want to save; otherwise, click Select All, and then Delete.
- Close Revo, and restart your computer.
Next, uninstall Origin:
- First, clear Origin's cache.
- Quit Origin, then right-click on the Task Bar and open the Task Manager. Scroll through looking for Origin entries. If you find any, click on them and End Task.
- Launch Revo again and uninstall Origin, and when it's uninstalled, select "Moderate" again and Scan.
- If Revo finds any remaining registry entries, select all, delete, and click Next.
- Revo will display "Remaining Data and Folders. Select all of them except for the "Origin Games" folder, if you have other Origin games installed. (This is where they'd be by default.) Delete the rest.
- Close Revo, and restart your computer.
Next, download the full Origin installer and run it. Here's the direct download link:
http://download.dm.origin.com/origin/live/OriginSetup.exe
Be sure to run both the installer and Origin itself as an admin. When it's reinstalled, download Sims 3; you can just download the base game, to save time, if you want.
Restart after installing and before trying to play.
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