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nfsrpfan
Seasoned Adventurer
21 days ago

There was a Problem... See the Log for details,,,

NO LONGER CAN PLAY SINCE SOME LEGACY UPDATE (Think some shop/store combo deal? Either way (Sims 1, 2, and 3 combo))

Old  solutions do NOT WORK for me. NOTHING DOES.  Also, any Origin version no matter what forces me to EA App so using Origin temporarily even isn't possible.

72 hours played almost 73, now nothing.

Cleaned Registry entries of Straggler Sims3 anything.
I have no other straggler Sims 3 files or folders ANYWHERE that I can find.

Reinstalled after Uninstalled - No help.
EA App.

Grrr. No, I don't have Sims 3 bought on my Steam yet ~ and I should NOT need to for a problem caused from EA's own end anyways; so I can't check that to see if it gives me the same "message"

And before someone tells me to See the Log, it is Non-existent. There is NO log to check.

Uninstalled for now since it's just a digital paperweight of space that does NOTHING besides hog Gigabytes now. 
How long has my gave stopped being playable now? A year or more...

technical issues

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    21 days ago

    nfsrpfan​  If you'd like help getting the game running, let me know.  There's no reason Sims 3 shouldn't work on current hardware or in Windows 11.

    If you do want to reinstall, it's simpler to do so through the EA App, that is if Sims 3 is showing in your game library.  Sure, there are advantages to an all-disc install, but it sounds like you get the prompt to use Origin, which means there's no getting around the EA App, so going directly through the App has no downside for your setup and also means fewer points of failure.

    Anyway, if and when you want to reinstall, temporarily disable your antivirus first.  As long as you don't do anything else at the same time, your computer should be safe, and you can reenable the AV after you've tested the game for the first time.

  • nfsrpfan's avatar
    nfsrpfan
    Seasoned Adventurer
    20 days ago

    I've tried everything short of reinstalling my OS and that should NOT be necessary.
    It used to work obviously without this error. Now it no longer does. 


  • nfsrpfan's avatar
    nfsrpfan
    Seasoned Adventurer
    19 days ago

    I would add the dxdiag but it has too many identifiers (id keys etc) to censor out so I'm not going to as this forum is very public.

    I can however tell this much:

    Processor 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700F (2.10 GHz)

    Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)

    System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

    Edition Windows 11 Home

    Version 25H2

    Installed on ‎12/‎23/‎2024

    OS build 26200.8037

    Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.300.0

    Graphics/Video card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    19 days ago

    nfsrpfan​  I need the entire dxdiag, saved as a text file.  The only real identifiers are the machine name and ID near the top.  Nothing else is personal, which is why we're allowed to ask for dxdiags on this forum (as opposed to, for example, an msinfo report, which would in fact be too sensitive to post in public).  The info you've provided isn't nearly enough for me to start to look for problems.

  • nfsrpfan's avatar
    nfsrpfan
    Seasoned Adventurer
    2 days ago

    Sorry for late response, life happens. Game still used to work though without much trouble.

    Also coincidentally my PC hit a system error shortly after anyways so been dealing with that stuff as well.

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