Right click the sims icon (you can also do this from my computer>desktop) select ‘open file location’ it will bring you to a list of sims information. Sometimes after the first few times of playing the icon will just stop working, it’s a problem with the launcher.

*your graphics should now be normal but if they are still very poor quality/high quality and lagging go to the options menu within the game and adjust graphics.Ħ. If there is an error message stating that video card cannot be found right-click the sims icon and select ‘properties’ then go to compatibility tab and check box to run compatibility for>windows 7. Run game, if it runs properly then congrats, but if not:ĥ. Follow instructions for install, and repeat 1.

*if an error message comes up that says something along the lines of “driver cannot be found” go to your auto play settings (start>auto play) and turn auto play on for software (“install or run from your media”) then re-insert disk.ģ. Go to my computer>C: (sims 3, you’ll see the icon) (I had to break it up into multiple posts due to a glitch on this page.)Ģ.

Hope this helps someone else that is desperate to play!Īlright everyone here’s step by step instructions to fix the problem: Delete ALL Sims 3 and EA files and folders, every trace that it was ever installed I re-installed the base game and used your update, and it worked! I am going to try loading the expansion packs on tonight but I don’t foresee any issues there. I thought this was a silly solution but I was at my wits end and willing to try anything. That means in program files, as well as in my documents, and yes, any mods or anything you have on your computer pertaining to the sims 3. I then came across a post online that said to uninstall and then go in and manually delete every Sims 3 or EA file on my computer.

I un-installed and re-installed and used your update and tried compatibility mode and every combination of these possible but it simply would not work. When I clicked on the icon I would get the “thinking” circle for a few seconds and then nothing. I had Sims 3 on my Windows 8 64-bit PC months ago, but when I went to play recently I found that it would no longer work. Hi Ramoonus, I just wanted to post a solution here that worked for me.

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