Community AdminDoes the game have administrator rights?
(Right click the shortcut > Properties > Compatibility > Privilege Level => Run this program as an administrator > OK)
Alternatively, you could try running the game through the Origin client. I am assuming you are using the Sims 3 Launcher currently.
Already running the game as administrator, it doesn't work.
Funny thing about Origin, is even when the game was playable, the launcher could never connect to Origin. And now when I click play in the Origin client, it opens the launcher which still can't connect to Origin.
had a search around and i dunno but maybe this thread can help the second post
http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/Origin-won-t-go-online/m-p/2089563#U2089563
My Origin is already online, and the proxy settings in Internet Options were already unchecked. Regardless I restarted Origin and I still cannot play my game.
I did a search for paul.dll errors, some search results were about paul.dll being a virus. Is this true?
I have fixed all errors in my registry using 3 different reg cleaners. I have closed all background programs and disabled the ad blocker extensions in Chrome. I uninstalled AVG. I have turned off my firewall. Still can not launch my game.
Paul.dll is from securom as far as I know. Not a virus (although many say that SecuRom is evil and can destroy your disc drive)
Maybe reinstalling it helps: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Spore/Could-not-write-license-data/td-p/16302
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Are you willing to try a third party tool ? There's a tool called crash log analyzer (just google).
It's not a magic tool that can stop the crashes but it can give an indication to where the error lies. Just copy the errors you get to the clipboard and post them here.
This tool is not supported by EA so you'll be using it at your own risk
