The Sims 3 Launcher Won't Launch
Since the Jan 13, 2025 update to 1.69.47.024017, I have not been able to get the launcher to open. My Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 folder is completely empty now, so no mods or old data should be getting in the way. The "Launching Game..." pop up for a second, then the whole EA app window blinks like it's minimizing itself, then reopens. I've tried various things in no particular order and multiple times:
- Repairing The Sims 3
- Uninstalling and reinstalling The Sims 3 (have done this with the Revo following instructions here)
- Repairing the EA app
- Restarting the EA app
- Uninstalling and reinstalling the EA app
- Restarting my computer
- Emptying out my Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 folder, uninstalling and reinstalling the game again (it's still empty)
- Resetting my password on the EA app in case of an account issue
- I am able to start other games from the EA app, just not The Sims 3
- Downloaded and tried to install an older version of DirectX even though I really didn't think it would work (it didn't)
My PC:
- OS: Windows 10
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core Processor 3.00 GHz
- RAM: 32GB
- System: 64-bit
- GPU: NVIDEA GeForce GTX 1080
AvivaYalla Please uninstall and reinstall .NET Framework 3.5. Click Windows key-R, enter appwiz.cpl , click "Turn Windows features on or off," and you'll see .NET 3.5 near the top of the list. Click the filled-in box to uninstall, and restart your computer. Repeat the process, clicking the now-empty box to reinstall, and restart again.
