HELP having issues with RE installing sims 3 [SOLVED]

superbob84 wrote:(...)

Hello,

First of all, we are not getting paid for anything here. While this might not be "your" problem, it basically means that our level of support cannot (always) be compared to paid support. I hereby advise you to keep that in mind whenever you come here and ask for support.

As for your problem ("error during startup - see log"), try the method shown in the following video...



This is for 64-bit systems. If you're on 32-bit, the registry location is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Sims.

And please, at least make an effort to paragraphing. Posts like your previous one only make it very difficult to read it. Also, please try being a bit more descriptive too next time.   It doesn't make our volunteer job here easier if people are not descriptive (see your previous post).

That said, if you want, let us know if you need more help.

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By the way, the way I personally handle things here, is that I only very rarely help out with TeamViewer, mainly because it just tends to be too time-consuming. Here on the forum, you will find fixes and solutions for a variety of Sims (3)-related problems. I'm not sure how the other Helpers/Mods think about it, but that's the way I proceed here.

superbob84 wrote:again im sorry for the fact that i cannot type well  second i dont mean to imply anything about getting paid except for the fact that i will make a CONTRIBUTION to the forum had you read my previous statement entirely   i tried to be as descrpitive as possible but when i posted my last, it cut off about a setance and a half    i dont know how to be more descriptive   i used the EXACT method described above the first time and nothing went wrong whatsoever   once,however i uninstalled and reinstalled i ran into a slew of problems    first things first why wont it let me post a picture to my posts to show you exactly the screen i am not unfamiliar with screen capture.  you are speaking to an engineer i design and build anyand everything.  give me instructions and i will follow them as for "paid services"  i am not implying anything as far as demands im just lost just disregard any statements that seem demanding im asking would someone use goto assist or teamview to help me with this it is much easier to go through and show exactly the problem im having     as far as the picture i want to up load it says file to big but my file is only 100 kb if that much ive tried gif jpeg bmp    i dont mean to be pusy it just irritates me that I have been spending this much time to in essence do over exactly what i did before and am having different results if i could fraps it and post a video i would but my machine wont run fraps and sims3 at the same time it litterally cripples my pc its fine with fsx and gta4 but for some reason it just wont with sims running or well trying to run im going to watch that vid and let you know if it helps again sorry if i sound pushy that was never my intent i assure you my simple comment about working for pro tech support was that i understand basic and intermediate machine manipulation    im a mechanical engineer not a pc guru lol i do appreciate your time and help  is there even a method to make donations to this lovely forum as a customerservice oriented individual i understand how hard you work to figure out other peoples problems and fix them AND you do it for free i was simply suggesting that if someone would use goto assist it might be easier to identify diagnose and prognose the problem.

Calm down.

And yes, I mean if any of the other Helpers/Mods here is willing to assist you with TeamViewer, why not ? As for me, as I have stated I am reluctant to do that.

As for your image uploading, use the "Host an image"-button in your posting toolbar. Follow the instructions, and you'll get an URL. Copy that URL and paste it into the "Insert an image"-option button. That should let you upload a picture here.


If the video doesn't help, go to Piratebay and download "Your Un-installer Pro" (available from Games4TheWorld). After installing, open it up. Choose ALL your installed Sims 3 stuff. In the next window(s), always choose "Super mode". That way, un-install everything. After you've un-installed, RE-BOOT your computer. Now re-install again, following these instructions: https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t1171-must-read-how-to-install-the-sims-3-correctly

And yes, I have read your wanting to make a "contribution" here, but in 9/10 cases, if people start helping out here, they stay maybe a few weeks and leave again, for various reasons (i.e. not having enough time, or this forum didn't meet your "expectations", or "real-life issues" in general, etc.). That's certainly NOT what the forum needs, in my opinion. You do not need to be a "PC guru" to do the "job" that I'm doing here. In fact, I even believe it's better NOT to be a PC guru, because

1) you have some sort of "critical distance" to the actual problems that come up here, which leads you to be more alert and conscious basically.

2) PC gurus tend to make things (sound) much more difficult than they are. In the past, there were quite a few what you would call PC gurus, but their "contributions", while certainly impressing from a computer science point-of-view, were HIGHLY impractical. By that I mean that there are/were much easier solutions around.

Anyhow, I don't really think we need more staff here, at least not at the moment.

As for the "donations"; the Admin here doesn't take donations.  

superbob84 wrote:well i would certainly like to give my thanks in any way possible.  i appreciate your help you sound quite proffessional i leave that to my wonderfull assistant he is the peace keeper around my shop i tend to hmmm piss people off scuse the french but i do i have a get it done no matter the tools at hand (old Marine Corps habits).  if any of you ever want a bicycle with a weedeater engine that goes 40+ mph or any other weird crap frankensteined together let me know ill draw up a print and give notes on assembly i make things that do stuff...practical stuff like ducted fan "jet" packs and mini turbine engine go karts<<<< still in testing.   i have modded my flight sim. x with a few mods that allow for space flight not only in shuttles with accurate liftoff, but with sci-fi gear as well 
this is the message i get identical to the one in the vid
apparently i cannot find the screenshot of me docking the starship enterprise at the iss   not even a scratch  im going to have to fraps that one to put on youtube soon.

OK, then.

What I very often suggest to people, when they face any severe problem (with any game) is that they leave everything for the day. Just leave everything as it is, if you can't seem to find a solution to this. If you keep on trying and failing, your attention will drop more and more. It's not going to work.

So "come back" to the problem on the next day, or sometime later. This problem, unlike most other problems in "professional life", can be postponed, usually that is.

The problem you're having, as far as I know, has nothing to do with mods or custom content. It doesn't even have to do with any installations of other games (you mentioned you had Sims 2 installed before). It usually has to do with leftover registry entries, often caused by improper un-installation.

So, look again at the video and follow the solution very carefully. If it doesn't help, try the "clean un-install" method I showed you above. So downlaod "Your Un-Installer Pro" from Piratebay, and proceed as I described.

If you really can't get the game working, then I'll think about the TeamViewer thing, but certainly not today (maybe more toward the end of the week). Or I'll talk to some of the other Helpers/Mods.

And about your "thanks", well, I appreciate that.   That's actually the reason we are doing this here: to see people return to their (Sims) games with a smile on the face. It's very nice to hear words of gratitude; and we don't really need more.

Feel free to update the topic, when you have news.

superbob84 wrote:thank you so much i will do just that.  hey if you are willing after a few more days of my feeble attempts then thats cool if not its cool too i know people are a bit leary about using screen sharing tools if you think teamviewer is problematic try this  citryx Goto Assist   that is a professional grade screen sharing tool i loved it when i used it for work. i do have one other question though   how often are the force update, and ultimate fix updated themselves could there be a problem therein?  as far as game versions not matching up correctly?  anywhoo ill leave yall alone while i try this some more going to download uninstaller pro anyways i noticed going through my registry i have quite a few things leaving redisual crap smears across my machine. as for leaving for the day lol that was what yesterday was no sims interaction whatsoever   got out and went for a byke ride.

superbob84 wrote:ok one last quick question   when i am finished with the fresh installation do i click on the icon it puts on my desktop and run the launcher like it did on my first install or use the ts3 or ts3w launch bypass? please and thank you.

superbob84 wrote:ok one last quick question   when i am finished with the fresh installation do i click on the icon it puts on my desktop and run the launcher like it did on my first install or use the ts3 or ts3w launch bypass? please and thank you.

superbob84 wrote:Carlos, Sephy  THANK YOU SO MUCH the registry keys i found werent there before and deleting them seemed to work.


My wife says she doesnt know if she loves you or hates you, as long as im done obsessing with my mistake she doesnt really care. thank you and all have a wonderful newyears.  

it does let me run with the launcher BUT it tells me cannot connect to origin seeing as i didnt use origin can i just ignore that id like the launcher to work so i can use my CC,  i can close the pop up about the connecting to origin and it does let me run the game think there could be any inherrent problems there?