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rileykelly1811
5 years ago
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The Sims 3 (64- but & Metal) Not Launching!

I’ve installed the Sims 3 and packs and it has worked fine. I have launched the game before, but now it is not working. Sometimes I repair the game and even reset my computer, but that still isn’t wo...
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    puzzlezaddict
    5 years ago

    @rileykelly1811  Please move the entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, then try to launch the game.  Let me know whether it works.

    Your saves and other user content will be intact in the folder you've moved but temporarily not read by the game.

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puzzlezaddict
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5 years ago

@rileykelly1811  Please move the entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, then try to launch the game.  Let me know whether it works.

Your saves and other user content will be intact in the folder you've moved but temporarily not read by the game.

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rileykelly1811
5 years ago
@puzzlezaddict It worked! I guess I have some type of bad cc installed. I put the cc back in and I let it load, but I didn’t. I tried resetting my computer and the application launched! I don’t know if trying to reset it while it loads works but I will try again.

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