I recently got a new computer and I want to load my game to my new computer but I can't find my original Sims 3 disc, I can only find my expansion packs discs. My question is does anyone know if I can download Sims 3 from Origin to my new computer and then add my expansion pack discs? I will also have to completely start over again too, right?
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If you don't want to start over again (i.e. continue with your old games) you'll have to migrate your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder to your new computer.
Here's the big question...
If I download a new extension digital key code of World Adventures ( to be able to register online), do I need to uninstall the disc version first before I download the digital key ?
Or would the digital download key replace the disc version automatically to play the extension to its full capacity?
Any advice would be grateful thanks. :)
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But again, it shouldn't be so bad if that just plain doesn't work and you have to reinstall the digital version of one EP in order to use a legitimate code.
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> If you have discs for the expansion packs and they are registered to you (or can be now), then the digital versions of the EPs should become available through Origin for install along with the base game. Or is this not what you were asking?
Maybe. I guess he bought the original through Steam though, not origin. So we have the original downloaded on the computer, and I have three Expansion pack disks I want to add, but it wont let me install them because it says I dont have the original installed.
What you could do is uninstall the Steam version and use the Origin code that came along with it for free to install the Origin version of the base game instead. Then add the EP/SPs.
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> @TakaraTaji - The Steam version of the game is different. You cannot mix and match Steam installs with Origin/disc if that's what the problem is here, the install has to be all Steam or all EA.
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> What you could do is uninstall the Steam version and use the Origin code that came along with it for free to install the Origin version of the base game instead. Then add the EP/SPs.
Thanks for helping me out. Trying to figure this all out, I have to code that that steam version gave us, cant figure out though where to go in origin to enter the code. When I select the sims 3 game, it's only giving me the option to buy it.
> @TakaraTaji - The Steam version of the game is different. You cannot mix and match Steam installs with Origin/disc if that's what the problem is here, the install has to be all Steam or all EA.
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> What you could do is uninstall the Steam version and use the Origin code that came along with it for free to install the Origin version of the base game instead. Then add the EP/SPs.
So we actually just refunded the game through steam. If I go to buy the original sims game through origin now, it should let me install the expansion packs, correct?
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> You should have been able to register the code Steam gave you in order to get the Origin version at no extra charge. But now that's off the table (or the offer to do so wasn't coming up for you), so you will need to uninstall the current version of the base game you have, if it's still in place, before purchasing and installing the Origin version. The problem here is not where you have purchased the game. It's that you do not seem to have the Origin version of the base game installed.
That's correct.. I didnt have it installed, that's what I was trying to get. I just want to be able to install the 3 expansion pack DISKS I have with a downloadable original version... if that makes sense.
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> I'm sorry, I don't know how else to say this. In order to install an expansion pack from either disc or Origin, you need a base game installed by either disc or Origin. Those you can mix and match. Steam installs are a separate thing altogether and will need to be removed if you haven't already done so in order to proceed.
Well I got it working - Got the original from origin. It worked better anyway. was $10 cheaper, plus got an extra bonus expansion pack haha. Thanks for your time and help :)
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When you purchase Origin/discs, they can run on Origin/discs only. Steam won't recognize or know anything about those installations and they will actually get in its way.
When you purchase Steam, you can install on Steam and then purchase more from Steam to add to them. OR you can not use Steam at all and instead install everything on Origin using the codes that Steam provides free with purchase. THAT kind of install you can add more Origin/disc EPs to.
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