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MlizD1698
5 months ago
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Where to download on new PC

I recently got a new PC to play the sims on. I’ve been playing on my laptop for years and wanted something that will run my game and mods and cc smoother and faster. I went to download the EA app and...
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    puzzlezaddict
    5 months ago

    @MlizD1698  That file is a component of the 2015 and newer VC++ runtimes, which Sims 4 uses.  So please uninstall your current versions, if you have them, and install fresh copies.  Hit Windows key-i, select Apps, scroll down to the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables, click on any version from 2015 or later, and select Uninstall.  Don't touch the older versions.  You can download the newest runtimes directly from Microsoft:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

    You'll need both the x86 and x64 versions of the 2015-2022 runtimes, but you can skip the ARM version, which is for a different class of device.  Restart your computer after installing and before trying to play.

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MlizD1698
5 months ago

This is the error 

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5 months ago

@MlizD1698  That file is a component of the 2015 and newer VC++ runtimes, which Sims 4 uses.  So please uninstall your current versions, if you have them, and install fresh copies.  Hit Windows key-i, select Apps, scroll down to the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables, click on any version from 2015 or later, and select Uninstall.  Don't touch the older versions.  You can download the newest runtimes directly from Microsoft:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

You'll need both the x86 and x64 versions of the 2015-2022 runtimes, but you can skip the ARM version, which is for a different class of device.  Restart your computer after installing and before trying to play.

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    MlizD1698
    5 months ago

    I don’t the Microsoft Visual C++. Is it in any one of these? 

  • MlizD1698's avatar
    MlizD1698
    5 months ago

    Wait nvm I found them and uninstalled from 2015 and later. I have these 2 left, are these the newest versions? 

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    MlizD1698
    5 months ago

    Omg it worked!!!!! Thank you so much you are a life saver. How do I make my graphics a little better? 

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    puzzlezaddict
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    5 months ago

    @MlizD1698  I apologize for the late reply; I've had a lot going on.  You can increase the graphics settings to whatever you want, as long as performance doesn't drop below what you consider an acceptable level.  Without knowing the specs of your new PC, I can't say whether you'd be able to run Sims 4 on ultra settings without issues, but it won't do any harm to try.

    If you are playing on ultra settings and still see graphical issues, please post a couple of screenshots to illustrate the problem.  Please also run a dxdiag and attach it to your reply.

    https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

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