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EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
4 months ago
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The Game Won't Open After Installing NET-framework

This is just so strange and I'm stumped...

So recently I tried to open The Sims 3 and my computer prompted me to install a NET-framework. Thinking nothing of it I installed it and... nothing happened.

After that, the game just won't open. I click Play on EA App, it launches the game, but after 1 second it just returns to EA app and isn't opening. Even Create a World tool does the same thing. Repairing the game through EA app didn't help.

All the other games are working, these include The Sims 1, The Sims 2, The Sims 4, and even The Sims Medieval. Only The Sims 3 and all the tools associated with it aren't opening anymore.

I'm out of ideas on what to do, so I'm asking here, any suggestions on what should I do?

  • EgonVM​  This:

    Tırke j‰‰kfail 2163913850451574994, t¸¸p 5
    S¸ndmuse nimi: CLR20r3
    Vastus: Pole saadaval
    .cab-faili ID: 0

    Probleemi signatuur:
    P1: sims3launcher.exe
    P2: 1.0.0.0
    P3: 67072ced
    P4: System.Configuration
    P5: 2.0.0.0
    P6: 5eeb0113
    P7: 1aa
    P8: 136
    P9: IOIBMURHYNRXKW0ZXKYRVFN0BOYYUFOW
    P10: 

    is a .NET error (and you can see how this site doesn't like certain characters, but luckily none of those words are relevant to the issue).  In all likelihood, either .NET Framework 3.5 didn't get installed properly, or it's corrupt.  So you'll need to uninstall and reinstall it.

    Click Windows key-R, enter appwiz.cpl in the run box, click "Turn Windows features on or off," and you'll see the .NET entries near the top of the list.  Click the filled-in box next to .NET 3.5 to uninstall it, and restart your computer.  Repeat the process, clicking the now-empty box to reinstall, and restart.  If it's already uninstalled, simply install and restart.

    If you get an error when trying to uninstall or reinstall it, I would go straight to a repair install of Windows, since the intermediate steps often don't help and take almost as long.  Here's how:

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/16397-repair-install-windows-10-place-upgrade.html

    This shouldn't delete any of your data, but if you get to step 13 and are NOT asked to keep personal files and apps, back out and start over.

    I also want to point out that your C drive is very low on free space.  It's probably not causing this issue, but it will definitely cause some problems soon if not now.  And you'd need to free up more space in order to run a repair install.  Your D drive has plenty of space though, so moving some data around shouldn't be a problem.

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  • EgonVM​  Please provide a dxdiag.  Click Windows key-R, enter dxdiag in the run box, wait for the scan to finish, click "Save all information," and save the file to your desktop.  From there, you can attach it to a reply using the paper clip (Attachment) icon included with the other formatting buttons.

  • EgonVM​  This:

    Tırke j‰‰kfail 2163913850451574994, t¸¸p 5
    S¸ndmuse nimi: CLR20r3
    Vastus: Pole saadaval
    .cab-faili ID: 0

    Probleemi signatuur:
    P1: sims3launcher.exe
    P2: 1.0.0.0
    P3: 67072ced
    P4: System.Configuration
    P5: 2.0.0.0
    P6: 5eeb0113
    P7: 1aa
    P8: 136
    P9: IOIBMURHYNRXKW0ZXKYRVFN0BOYYUFOW
    P10: 

    is a .NET error (and you can see how this site doesn't like certain characters, but luckily none of those words are relevant to the issue).  In all likelihood, either .NET Framework 3.5 didn't get installed properly, or it's corrupt.  So you'll need to uninstall and reinstall it.

    Click Windows key-R, enter appwiz.cpl in the run box, click "Turn Windows features on or off," and you'll see the .NET entries near the top of the list.  Click the filled-in box next to .NET 3.5 to uninstall it, and restart your computer.  Repeat the process, clicking the now-empty box to reinstall, and restart.  If it's already uninstalled, simply install and restart.

    If you get an error when trying to uninstall or reinstall it, I would go straight to a repair install of Windows, since the intermediate steps often don't help and take almost as long.  Here's how:

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/16397-repair-install-windows-10-place-upgrade.html

    This shouldn't delete any of your data, but if you get to step 13 and are NOT asked to keep personal files and apps, back out and start over.

    I also want to point out that your C drive is very low on free space.  It's probably not causing this issue, but it will definitely cause some problems soon if not now.  And you'd need to free up more space in order to run a repair install.  Your D drive has plenty of space though, so moving some data around shouldn't be a problem.

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    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    4 months ago

    After one uninstall and install, my game is now opening again! Thank you so much!

    Yeah, the umlaud letters like õäöü use a different formatting style, but yeah, fun seeing sometimes how they're handled.

    I'm marking it as solved and keeping it in mind. Windows Updates really don't like my computer, I don't know if it's because of my bad internet or what... But anyway, thank you again. I can play The Sims 3 again!