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13 years ago

Sims 3 Service Initilization Failed (0x039e8474) - Already attempted other threads

I have followed the troubleshooting in: FAQ Service initialization failed Service initialization failed (0x039e8474) Black screen? Try windows mode. I have deleted all caches. This is a new PC t...
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12 years ago

There are several more things you can try in this thread:

Service initialization failed - by crinrict

When starting the game I get the error message: "Unable to start game. Service initialization failed (some number)".

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