Error 0x000007b The Sims 4 - PLEASE HELP
Hi! Today I picked up my (pretty old, it runs on Windows 7) gaming laptop to play some Sims, haven’t played since October. Updated the game as it prompted (also bought the most recent expansion pack...
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@jdanieIsson Sometimes a post can get marked as spam if it's edited too many times, especially in quick succession. The post later reappears, as your older one has now.
For the error you listed, igoproxy.exe is a component of Origin, so you can try clearing Origin's cache and uninstalling and reinstalling it. Please follow these instructions:
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/origin/origin/manually-uninstalling-origin/
Restart your computer, download the full Origin installer, and run it as an admin. This is a direct download link:
http://download.dm.origin.com/origin/live/OriginSetup.exe
Let me know whether you can run Origin as an admin after the reinstall. And since I'm curious, please let me know whether Sims 4 is set to run with admin rights: you'd see a little shield icon on the shortcut. You can of course try running it as an admin yourself; the point is, I'd like to know whether it's set like that and if so, whether NOT running it as an admin makes a difference, as it apparently did with Origin.
@puzzlezaddict I understand. It freaked me out at the time, haha. Thanks for explaining!
I’ll try reinstalling it tomorrow according to your instructions. It won’t delete any of my game data or anything on my account right? Just checking to be sure!
Sims isn’t set to run as admin by default, no, I usually run it like that “the right click”-way, so to speak.
Thanks again!
I’ll try reinstalling it tomorrow according to your instructions. It won’t delete any of my game data or anything on my account right? Just checking to be sure!
Sims isn’t set to run as admin by default, no, I usually run it like that “the right click”-way, so to speak.
Thanks again!
@jdanieIsson Uninstalling Origin won't remove your account data, which is stored on EA servers. As soon as you reinstall Origin, you can login to your existing account and have access to all your content.
When you say you run Sims 4 "the right click way," do you mean you normally manually run it as an admin? If so, please try not doing so; if you don't run it as an admin, please try it.
- @puzzlezaddict Okay! None of my game saves will be affected either right?
That’s right! Sorry about not being up on the lingo - language barrier and lack of technical knowledge. I’ll try running it normally - which I used to before this error. After the error I’ve been trying - both manually and not - running as admin as well as not at all. However, I’ll try it all again tomorrow after the reinstall!
May it have anything to do with updating my game (and installing the latest expansion pack) recently? It got stuck for a while but seemed fine when it (Origin) prompted me to restart my computer.. Or are you sure it’s a Windows/Origin problem rather than a Sims problem?
Thanks again!@jdanieIsson I'm not sure that it's a Windows or Origin problem rather than a Sims 4 problem. But the error you described references a component of Origin, and you also provided an Origin error, so that's the place to start.
Your saves won't be affected by uninstalling and reinstalling Origin either. They shouldn't be affected if you uninstall Sims 4, but sometimes their folder gets deleted. In any case, it's always good to have a backup, because you never know when you might need it. Saves are stored in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves.
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