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puzzlezaddict
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3 months ago

[CURRENT ISSUE] Sims 4 Unable to Start, Initialization Error

Overview This error is almost always related to permissions: the game cannot access or create the Sims 4 folder in Documents > Electronic Arts.  This, in turn, is typically due to an overprote...
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lorelei5's avatar
lorelei5
2 years ago

I've followed these instructions and installed all updates for Windows and still get the error message...

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puzzlezaddict
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2 years ago

@lorelei5  I'd still like a new dxdiag.  Please also let me know what antivirus you're using at the moment.  And please test in another new admin Windows account, a local one, just to be thorough.  It would be a shame to miss an easy fix now because it didn't work before.

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