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Hero (Retired)

Re: Sims 4 Demo VC++ runtime error 1638, Origin error 327684:1

Make sure your windows is fully updated!

Reinstall the redistributables from your folder again. I

f that does not help, try downloading the latest VC++ from Microsoft and install them.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads

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plinkopenguin
8 years ago
Hello, I finally got it to work! I went into my control panel and uninstalled all of the VC++ redistributables. I then restarted my PC and tried to finalize the installation again and it worked. Thank you for your suggestion! It basically was what you said.

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