Tech Responders - Break Room

crinrict wrote:
Oh and while I'm at it, do you guys have a solution to the following issues:

- EPs are installed but none of the content show up. It's like they are not installed (doesn't ask for the disk). Happens mostly on Macs
- Game gives a disk authorization warning although person has the download version (never had the disk)
- Any of the Mac Issues: Unknown errors, exception raised and crashes
- Game does not start at all when pressing play (either launcher or directly). Nothing happens
- Has a satisfactory solution been found to the crashing on saving with Seasons ?

howdy all!! to keep the laughs rolling checked out the TMN latest update re nraas ...seriously havent laughed that hard in a while :-o

so the following are what i have gathered from simmers as workable options ..not sure if any are new so please anyone jump in and pick a part anything or add more..

launcher issues
-so first of course try bypassing launcher using the latest EP installed
-if that doesnt work try bypassing with the base game
-if that doesnt work delete missingdeps.idx from document\electronic arts\sims 3\dc cache
-if that doesnt work try right click on game icon and select run as administrator
-if that doesnt work move the whole sims 3 doc folder to desktop (ive been recommending move vs rename since im not confident renaming is as effective for not be read)

-also im guessing is an old issue re .net framework...can folks still have this issue?
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/280647.page

so the missing content in games seems to me to be a growing problem and i only have a hunch ..i personally havent noticed an uptick here for macs but people are posting strange things like played bridgeport yesterday and today is not there?!

so my first hunch is it possible that all of the un/re installing have corrupted register keys? whats the best method to repair and clean corrupted registry keys?

re mac - no good insight...there is though a mac simmer here yenial who wants to be a moderator..i posted on his mypage this thread hopefully he'll stop by and give more info re macs...

and i thought i just throw this out for folks re windows 8
many are claiming running the game in windows 7 compatibility mode as the best work around. One simmer sent me this link for another EA game https://help.ea.com/article/why-am-i-having-trouble-with-my-gfwl-game-on-windows-8

another simmer posted this http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/645016.page

does anyone know if this is the best way to address the problem?


ill review more re seasons and disk error...