Sims3 wont launch with error appearing
In frustration, I've been trying to fix my sims3 for more than 12 hours.
At first, when I tried to launch sims3 from EA it wouldn't even have the sims3 launcher pop up. I fixed that by downloading DirectX from many recommendations. I can now see the Sims3 launcher, but when I click the play button, a message appears saying, "The code execution cannot proceed because MSVCR100.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem. I looked up the system error online and followed the many recommendations saying to install the two Microsoft Visual C++ versions and restart my computer.
I have tried uninstalling, repairing, and using the lazy dutches lake patch. But nothing has worked. This is extremely frustrating as I much prefer sims3 over sims4 due to its open world and my wide variety of expansion packs. Any help is appreciated.
recap of the things I've tried to fix my issue in order
-lazydutchess lake patch
-uninstalling both ea and sims3
-repairing sims3
-deleting sims3 file from documents
-added directX (makes sims3 launcher pop up now but the game now has an error when trying to launch)
-followed multiple YouTube tutorials
-repaired x86 and x64
-restart my PC every time the changes were made