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11 years ago

Sims 3 will not start after pressing the play button

I've had my Sims 3 for quite a while now. Before I used to play it all the time, but recently I wasn't able to start it. It's an electronic copy using origin as its launcher. When I click "play" the ...

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iiLikePanCakez

3 years ago

I am having this exact problem! I have tried everything in this forum and nothing is working.

puzzlezaddict
Hero+
3 years ago
@iiLikePanCakez If your computer has a 12th-gen Intel processor, please see the accepted solution of this thread:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Sims-3-won-t-open-Alder-Lake-Intel-12th-gen-CPU/m-p/11057820#M248615

Otherwise, please run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.

https://help.ea.com/en/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

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