sims3launcher.exe no where in my folder
Hello,
I have been playing my sims 3 since 2011 and I recently got a new hand me down laptop. I dragged and dropped my entire "Electronic Arts" folder on to a USB and then placed it on my new computer. But there is no sims3 launcher application in my folder. This computer also does not have a CD-rom reader so I'm not sure how I'll be able to play. I would also like to emphasize that i do NOT want to be involved with origin at all. I hate origin/EA app's interface, and I do not even play sims 4 anymore because of it. On my old computer I was able to play the game with my original sims 3 launcher and my cc and my EP's and it was fine. But now its gone on both computers. I've been at it for like 4 hours now and so frustrated.
The only solution I'm going to consider is possibly using a friends computer with a CD-rom reader, putting my disc in, and then hopefully being able to put the sims3launcher.exe application back on my USB to transfer.
Is there possibly a way to download the launcher on the EA site seperate from EA app or Origin? Ive had these discs for like 11 years and have never experienced this before :(
Spycoo16 You can't drag and drop the game to a new computer; it doesn't work like that. There are registry entries and other hidden files that need to be created in order for the game to work, and that requires going through the process of installing, not simply copying and pasting.
Your best bet is to borrow the CD drive from your friend and install the game properly. If it works, you might ask your friend if you can buy the drive for some nominal fee, so you can use it going forward; or buy yourself the same model, since you'll know it works with the game.
By the way, if you moved the Electronic Arts folder in Documents, that contains your saves and other user data, not the game's program files. I can't tell from your description whether that's what you moved, or your game was installed into a different "Electronic Arts" folder, but moving the user folder would explain why you don't see the executable, since that's not where it would be located in the first place.
