This has been annoying me for 2 weeks. Every time my launcher opens I get this message saying "There was an error during startup. Please see the log for more details." This is really frustrating because I had to uninstall all my EPs THREE times and it still doesn't work. If someone could help that would be great.
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Then try to launch a game. You won't have any of your installed content or games in this new game as those files are in you Sims 3 folder on your desktop now. But that folder often gets corrupted and can cause problems.
If you find you are now able to successfully launch a game, then you will need to work out how much you can move from the folder on your desktop to your new Sims 3 folder. You will also need to reinstall your store content.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg
> Try temporarily moving your Sims 3 folder from My Documents \ Electronic Arts and put it on your desktop.
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> Then try to launch a game. You won't have any of your installed content or games in this new game as those files are in you Sims 3 folder on your desktop now. But that folder often gets corrupted and can cause problems.
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> If you find you are now able to successfully launch a game, then you will need to work out how much you can move from the folder on your desktop to your new Sims 3 folder. You will also need to reinstall your store content.
But what about expansion packs? Do I put them on the desktop too?
The Sims ,3 folder you move is found in
My documents / Electronic Arts
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg
You shouldn't see anything in this folder that specifically relates to any expansion pack.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg
https://help.ea.com/en/article/the-sims-3-super-patcher
(if it says you are already up to date, make it run anyway)
If you already did that, or it was no help, you would have to post some information about your computer to see if there is an issue there that the Tech Responders can help with. A dxdiag would help; it would have to copied and pasted into several messages here as it would be too long to fit into one.
https://help.ea.com/en/article/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information
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sorry I'm a noob with all this computer stuff but when u say patch, do you mean like update? becuase I updated everything that i could, origin, computer software. But if thats not it, then no. Well, my computer has a lot of space on it because I just totally erased everything before I even downloaded origin and the only thing I have is sims 4, some mods, origin and sims 3 and thats pretty much it. The dxdiag info
Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1,Build 7601)
Processor: Itel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B950 @2.10GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Name: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Date: 5/10/2011 12:57:06 PM
Since laptops cannot be upgraded in terms of a new processor or graphics card, the only option is to buy a new computer altogether. You do need a gaming computer for the Sims.
Gaming laptops range around $1,000 ($900 depending on sales).
Gaming desktops range around $600 (off-the-shelf), $700 (building your own), and $800 (custom).
As for patch updating, I meant the game itself. The Launcher (if you can get it started) will offer up patch updates and then mess up their installation. The link I provided was to the SuperPatcher that patches much more reliably. Here it is again, and again if it says you are already up to date, make it run anyway.
http://help.ea.com/en/article/the-sims-3-super-patcher
But the others are right, you are likely facing more of a lack of computer processor and graphics power there than a patch level mismatch, especially with EPs in the mix.
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so I got it working, and played for a bit and don't ask me what I did because I don't know. I came back to play and it says that I have to install The Sims 3. I installed it and it says "instillation complete" on the bottom of origin but when I click the sims 3 game, it says install!
1. Press the Windows key + R to open the run box.
2. In the run box, type in regedit and press okay. User Account Control will pop up, just press okay.
3. This will open regedit. Now, go into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Wow6432NODE -> Sims.
4. In the "Sims" tab, you will see various folders named after Sims 3 EPs and SPs, including the base game.
Delete any folders named after EP/SPs that you don't have installed right now.
This should clear up the problem!
> This problem is usually caused by leftover registry keys. Firstly, try cleaning your registry using CCleaner (it's free to download) and if that doesn't work, then here's what to do:
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> 1. Press the Windows key + R to open the run box.
> 2. In the run box, type in regedit and press okay. User Account Control will pop up, just press okay.
> 3. This will open regedit. Now, go into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Wow6432NODE -> Sims.
> 4. In the "Sims" tab, you will see various folders named after Sims 3 EPs and SPs, including the base game.
> Delete any folders named after EP/SPs that you don't have installed right now.
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> This should clear up the problem!
This worked perfectly for me! Hopefully it will help others :smile:
SP = stuff pack
Mods and CC have nothing to do with this. If you have no way to completely uninstall an EP the rest of the way, I think you will have to uninstall the entire game, clean the leftovers that you cannot see up with a program like CCleaner, and start over.
https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download
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Edit: Okay not sure how I really helped but let's go with that. You're welcome.
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1. Press the Windows key + R to open the run box.
2. In the run box, type in regedit and press okay. User Account Control will pop up, just press okay.
3. This will open regedit. Now, go into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Wow6432NODE -> Sims.
4. In the "Sims" tab, you will see various folders named after Sims 3 EPs and SPs, including the base game.
Delete any folders named after EP/SPs that you don't have installed right now.
This should clear up the problem![/quote]
AMAZING. Thank you!!!!