Sims 3 will not start/launch/open on Windows 7 64 bit
Hi everyone,
I recently bought the humble bundle and downloaded Sims 3 from Origin. When I originally clicked on Sims 3, it started the launcher and asked me to download 2 patches and an update to the store. After I did that, I clicked play. The mouse spun for about 5-10 seconds and then stopped spinning. Nothing happened. When I checked my task manager, there wasn't an application running but in the processes ts3.exe and ts3w.exe were both running. I am on a Windows 7 64 bit OS. My graphics card is a GTX 650 Ti. I have gone through every single step and post to try to fix this and nothing works. Here's what I've done:
1. I ran all of the sims 3 application files in Windows Compatibility mode using XP SP3. (Still did not work.)
2. I went through and added sims 3 files to the DEP list. (Still didn't work.)
3. I went through and added rules to my firewall to allow access to all sims 3 applications and EA/Origin. (still didn't work.)
4. I turned my firewall off and started the game. (still did not work.)
5. I tried launching the sims 3 by bypassing the launcher. (Didn't work. I couldn't get sims 3 to bypass the launcher. It automatically popped up origins and then the launcher. No matter what application I selected.)
6. I looked and found that maybe I needed to deleted the DCCache files. I found where they were but when the game "launches" it is not getting to the point where it generates these files. All folders are empty.
7. I moved Documents/EA/Sims 3 to desktop, and launched game. (Didn't help.)
8. I renamed Documents/EA/Sims 3 to Sims 3 Backup. (Didn't work.)
At this point, I became extremely frustrated. I decided that maybe I need to uninstall and reinstall the game and try to use the manual patch. I had a lot of difficulty uninstalling the game. The Installshield Wizard kept stalling out when I would uninstall sims 3. I would have to end the process/program.
Before I reinstalled sims 3:
1. Used CCleanup to cleanup registry.
2. Defragged
I reinstalled Sims 3 from Origins. I made sure not to patch it using the launcher. However, the manual patch only goes up to 1.22 and the version that Origins downloads is a newer patch. So that wasnt it either. I performed the same steps I did originally. Nothing worked. I have the same problem.
It seems to me that it has a corrupt file or it is missing something from the install. But I don't know where to find a full sims 3 download that isnt on Origin.
BTW, I also updated java, .NET, and adobe flash. Please help me! I'm extremely frustrated and really want to play this game!
