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mazzlemel
13 years ago
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The Sims 3 > Incomplete Installation ("launcher has stopped working", etc) Help Needed (FIVE days and no response? Really?)

Has anyone come up with a new solution to the Sims 3 installation issue yet? Here is what happened to me: 1. Downloaded the Sims 3 from Origin 2. Pressed install 3. Chose my country from the launc...
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    mazzlemel
    13 years ago

    I solved the problem myself, actually. It's a simple matter of putting the d3dx9_31.dll file into the sims _Installer folder.

    You can get the file all over the internet. I don't know why this isn't in documentation or standard help yet, they said that they would do it so this issue doesn't happen to others.

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AmazingPlumbob
11 years ago

Yeah same here but i just opened it up one day like it all worked fine the day before and i went in to play and it said the installation was incomplete, im not sure if i installed an expansion pack the day before but yeah i gave up and went to my other computer and it all works fine there

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