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Anonymous
13 years ago
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The Sims 3 Keeps Minimizing!

I installed The Sims 3, Ambitions, Late Night, Generations, and Pets onto my Asus laptop last night. I went to play it and after a couple minutes it minimized into my task bar. So I clicked on the icon and it reopened where I left off, well it wont stop doing this making it almost impossible to play the game and is extremely annoying! Before I installed the games I made sure my laptop had all the right requirements. I was able to see in the create a sim  that my pets aren't distorted like they are on my desktop computer! I don't have any other games downloaded on my laptop. I just really want to play! Can someone please help!!!???

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    I've been having this issue and killing myself trying to fix it!

    I FINALLY FIXED IT!

    I noticed that the full screen resolution that it was setting my game to was way off. When I changed the resolution in the game it stopped minimizing itself. Here is how to fix it and keep it fixed!

    Right click on your desktop-> Screen Resolution -> write down recommended (mine is 1920x1200)

    Then go to My Documents/Electronic Arts/ The Sims 3
    Open the Options.ini file
    search for Resolution
    (it should have 3 numbers after it separated by spaces)

    change the first number to the first number of your recommended resolution
    and the second number to the second recommended resolution and leave the third number alone

    EX: resolution = 1920 1200 60 (that's mine)

    Save it, restart the sims

    Hopefully you will be playing in no time!

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    242tee
    6 years ago
    @000sheep
    Hello it has been awhile since you have posted about this problem that I have encounter 2 days ago, I am now on my fourth day and I have figured it out. I myself am using The Sims 4 with all the expansion packs and stuff packs included.
    The resolution part does help, but for me only to a certain extend.
    You should fix the height and the weight to the recommend ones that your computer recommended. Just like he instructed us to, 720 to 1800 and 1280 to 3200 and the 60 remains the same don't touch it. after doing this, select file and then save and close out. Then the next step.

    Go to Origin Online.com once you sign in (in your browser online) go into game library and select The Sims 4, as always select the play with origin button and you will be asked to ⚽ download origin ....or..... 🏈 launch origin.. choose option 2 if origin is already on your laptop\desktop like most of us here seeking for a solution for this problem. By the way origin is experiencing issues for days now not our computers. PS found that out today actually wasted so much time sigh.. Anyway after origin launches (the app itself will open) and BOOM you're game should be A OK... loading and everything. please just continue to be patient it will work now.

    Note to self as well because after 3 days I was highly impatient,
    but beamed when it finally gave me results! origin app is down so going through your internet browser is the only way for now.
    Happy Simming!!

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    242tee
    6 years ago

               These are the screenshots to help better understand what I am saying. Happy Simming! Make sure the sims game and Origin is not running. This will open the game and origin app for you after pressing launch. 

  • iPinkrbell's avatar
    iPinkrbell
    3 years ago
    @Akiviaa IF I COULD KISS YOU RN I WOULD, if anyone is having this issue follow her instructions exactly i was about to give up and this worked thank you so so much

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