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aifolos
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2 months ago

The Sims 3 – Error Message: "serious error occurred".

I bought The Sims 3 and play it through the EA app. When I installed it and play for the first time, everything worked fine. But the next time I tried to play, I received an error message saying I couldn’t play any of the worlds. The error message states that a serious error occurred while loading the world, and it recommends that I close the game. The only option is to click "OK." After that, it returns to the world selection screen. I have uninstalled both The Sims 3 and the EA app, but the issue persists. The game works the first time I play, but when I close it and try to play again, the same error message appears. Has anyone found a solution to this?

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    aifolos
    Seasoned Novice
    2 months ago

    Thanks but it is not working :'( i will try install mods or else i dont know what to do

  • aifolos  Did you try playing in a new admin Windows account?  If not, please do so now.  Make absolutely sure it's a local account, as in, it's not linked to your Microsoft account or any email address.

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    aifolos
    Seasoned Novice
    2 months ago

    thank you. for now its working. i only wish i could play it from the same windows account as there is where i have everything else. maybe i will solve it with time :'(

  • aifolos  That sounds like permissions are broken, to some extent, on the main account.  I have some suggestions here, in a Sims 4 thread for a different error, that deal with permissions:

    [CURRENT ISSUE] Sims 4 already running | EA Forums - 11818313

    Anchors aren't working on this site yet, so ctrl-F and search for restore , and jump down to "Move or restore location of Documents."  Even if you've moved it out of OneDrive, you can try moving it to yet another new location to try to get around the issue.  The takeown command may also be useful here, and a virus scan would be prudent, just to be on the safe side.

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