Error: Access Is Denied
So I was trying to play The Sims today, and I got this message, and then it closed it entirely. I redownloaded the game, and it's giving me the same problem. I don't know what is going on; it wa...
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Sharkpup65 It's possible your computer has some malware, but that doesn't necessarily mean you need to do a fresh install of Windows, at least not yet. Please run a Windows Defender virus scan while offline. How to do so is covered here, under Scan Options:
Check the results as described, and let me know what it finds. Then roll back the most recent Windows update and do another scan, just to be thorough.
If this doesn't help, do you have access to another computer that you could use to build a recovery environment? Do you have a spare USB onto which you could load some (free, reliable) virus scanning tools? I can explain where to go from here if you're interested.
However, if you'd prefer to do a fresh install of Windows, whether that's because you don't have access to another computer or because you just don't want to keep troubleshooting, that's also a valid approach. After all, you're the one who's spending the time on this.
So I did the offline scan both before and after the update was removed, and it reported nothing. Though what annoys me is that, as i removed the update, my laptop reinstalled it, which was very annoying. I do have an older laptop I have and an unused USB, but honestly, I'm gonna fresh re-install Windows, because this is too much. Thank you for your time and help though
actually, changed my mind, how do you do this recovery enviornment thing. I've decided this because my usb does not have enough space to back up my files for the windows re-install
Do you maby have an externel harddrive? Most of the time that is bigger.
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