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Re: Sims 2 does not start at all - Please read first post carefully before posting

Operating system: Windows 8.1

This is the error I get (OS language is Polish and so is the language of the error but the template is exactly the same as in English).

Źródło
The Sims 2 EP9

Podsumowanie
Zatrzymano działanie.

Data
‎2014-‎07-‎27 12:59

Stan
Raport został wysłany

Opis
Ścieżka do aplikacji powodującej błąd:    C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection\Fun with Pets\SP9\TSBin\Sims2EP9.exe

Sygnatura problemu
Nazwa zdarzenia problemu:    APPCRASH
Nazwa aplikacji:    Sims2EP9.exe
Wersja aplikacji:    1.17.0.66
Sygnatura czasowa aplikacji:    00000000
Nazwa modułu z błędem:    PAUL.DLL
Wersja modułu z błędem:    4.1.1.20
Sygnatura czasowa modułu z błędem:    4c9bc521
Kod wyjątku:    c0000094
Przesunięcie wyjątku:    0001bd7b
Wersja systemu operacyjnego:    6.3.9600.2.0.0.768.101
Identyfikator ustawień regionalnych:    1045
Dodatkowe informacje 1:    4b2c
Dodatkowe informacje 2:    4b2cda73e3e85bf8039247a64e4f065d
Dodatkowe informacje 3:    8356
Dodatkowe informacje 4:    835608f7c75e0f26482f830bade0df71

Dodatkowe informacje o problemie
Identyfikator pakietu:    c7def9f87da436c488593216e0dc6c99 (73393665615)

Wndows defender and windows firewall are running in the background, but the issue is still present after disabling them.

No cd-emulating software is installed.

No other Sims games are installed.

Repair option in Origin didn't help.

I hope you will be able to solve that issue! :-) If you think that replacing PAUL.DLL with the version from The Sims 3 could help maybe you could upload that DLL here so we can try doing it?

Edit: I found paul.dll from The Sims 3 in the Internet and replaced it as you advised - the game started (no "repair" in origin was needed) - thank you.

4 Replies

crinrict
Hero+
11 years ago
@Zielonooka125 Do you know what version the dll has you downloaded ? + date ?

Zielonooka125

11 years ago

File version: 4.1.1.14
File date: 23.04.2009 07:53

crinrict
Hero+
11 years ago
Not sure if it's ok to post that link either so I removed it for now.

Just tell people what you googled to find ...

I'm unsure what I'm allowed to do and since it's the weekend, I can't really ask the CM. I will try find out what to do tomorrow.

This is definitly not an officially supported fix so you're all be doing at your own risk if you download a dll from the Internet.
Zielonooka125
11 years ago
Well I think that the link would be very helpful for other people with the same problem, but I understand that you can't support that solution oficially until it's approved. So, following your advice, I googled for
sims 3 paul.dll download
But it will be probably easier to find if you add the dll version
sims 3 paul.dll download 4.1.1.14
;-)