Cannot start the game at all

by Guest Thu 03 Sep 2015, 17:15

Hi, sorry for bothering you all.

I've followed the video instructions for the newest fix step by step, my antivirus and firewall was turned off like it was said in the guide. And after finishing it all, I can't start the game. After double clicking the TS4.exe absolutely nothing happens. Before turning off the antivirus I had the popular origin error, but after completely re-downloading and re-installing the game there is no pop-up of error, there is nothing... Sad

by **Sim Architect** Fri 04 Sep 2015, 23:23

SadakoNya wrote:Hi, sorry for bothering you all.

I've followed the video instructions for the newest fix step by step, my antivirus and firewall was turned off like it was said in the guide. And after finishing it all, I can't start the game. After double clicking the TS4.exe absolutely nothing happens. Before turning off the antivirus I had the popular origin error, but after completely re-downloading and re-installing the game there is no pop-up of error, there is nothing...

Hi there! What's your video card? Please, try updating its driver before anything else.

Now, open the folder where you installed the game, probably "Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Game\Bin" (the game should be there if you followed the instructions properly), right click the TS4.exe file and select "Run as Administrator".

If it doesn't work, rename your "The Sims 4" folder inside your Documents folder to something else.

Let's know if you got the game running properly this time.

Happy simming!!

Tea 5

by Guest Sat 05 Sep 2015, 15:50

After I updated my card (GeForce GTX 660) and messed a bit with the name of the folder, I'm getting the famous origin error... Sad

by **Sim Architect** Wed 09 Sep 2015, 07:11

SadakoNya wrote:After I updated my card (GeForce GTX 660) and messed a bit with the name of the folder, I'm getting the famous origin error...

That is a GOOD thing, it means you were actually having some issues with the driver or something else, now you are in a more "popular" boat (it does not mean your problem is solved already, but it means you advanced one step, yay).

You can try applying the "fix only" torrent, which has only the cracked DLL that the anti viruses like to remove.

Which anti virus do you have in your machine?

by Guest Wed 09 Sep 2015, 11:43

Im using F-secure, currently it's disabled completely, but the error remains.

Actually, I've decided to buy the legal copy of the sims 4 and tried to apply your patch from the video. The game started, which made me unbelievebly happy, but the white screen with the sim crystal covers 90% of the screen. Have you heard about this problem? Sad

by Guest Sat 12 Sep 2015, 19:05

SadakoNya wrote:Im using F-secure, currently it's disabled completely, but the error remains.

Actually, I've decided to buy the legal copy of the sims 4 and tried to apply your patch from the video. The game started, which made me unbelievebly happy, but the white screen with the sim crystal covers 90% of the screen. Have you heard about this problem?

Hi there!

Sorry for the late reply. Could you explain your problem a little better? What do you mean that it's covering 90% of the screen? Normally the game opens in fullscreen, but you can change that from the in-game options. Or what exactly is it that you are seeing?

by Guest Sat 12 Sep 2015, 21:11

I can't make a screenshot right now since I've re-installed the game (but I can apply the patch again tomorrow and screen it), but I made a picture, I hope it's clear enough.

So when I tried to, for example, enter the create-a-sim, i could see the menu on top and the bottom, but the white part covers the rest of the screen.

by Guest Tue 15 Sep 2015, 20:52

I'm having the exact same problem with nothing happening after updating to the newest fix. I did everything as the video said, I renamed my folder in Documents and my video card is up to date. Nothing. I tried to download the fix only, but I couldn't see where from, there are no links to be found or maybe I'm just blind. Any ideas on what I could do?

by **Sim Architect** Wed 16 Sep 2015, 06:32

Hi again! Please, try running the game in Windowed mode, then rezise the window manually by grabbing a corner. Let's know if it changed anything Wink

by Guest Wed 16 Sep 2015, 11:47

haecceityx wrote:I'm having the exact same problem with nothing happening after updating to the newest fix. I did everything as the video said, I renamed my folder in Documents and my video card is up to date. Nothing. I tried to download the fix only, but I couldn't see where from, there are no links to be found or maybe I'm just blind. Any ideas on what I could do?

I successfully got rid of the issue by following these instructions:

http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/Sims-4-PLAY-button-won-t-highlite/m-p/3441529/highlight/false#M6256

Hope it helps if anyone else ever stumbles upon this problem.

by Guest Wed 16 Sep 2015, 13:16

haecceityx wrote:I successfully got rid of the issue by following these instructions:

http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/Sims-4-PLAY-button-won-t-highlite/m-p/3441529/highlight/false#M6256

Hope it helps if anyone else ever stumbles upon this problem.

Hi there!

I fixed your link. Thanks for letting us know! That's a very interesting solution, and it may even work for other problems apart from this one.

Thanks again!

by Guest Tue 22 Sep 2015, 16:35

This did not work for me Sad

. The Sims 4 (including Get To Work) worked perfectly until the newest update, which causes my game to freeze at start up (like the screenshot posted above). Deleting the Origin files did not work, I already moved the folder, my anti-virus has all of the folders in the exceptionlist and my videocard is up to date. Help?

Edit: This is.. really random, but after doing all these things and rebooting my PC it worked (before rebooting it didn't).

Thanks so much n_n

by Guest Tue 22 Sep 2015, 20:29

So after re-installing and applying the fix without any antivirus software I've returned to the origin error group ;_; Luckily someone managed to run their game, I guess I'm just out of luck :C

by Guest Tue 22 Sep 2015, 20:32

SadakoNya wrote:So after re-installing and applying the fix without any antivirus software I've returned to the origin error group ;_; Luckily someone managed to run their game, I guess I'm just out of luck :C

So moving it from Program Files to another folder (completely) didn't fix that error for you? Because the origin error was fixed for me when I moved it (that's just when the freezing started)

by Guest Tue 22 Sep 2015, 21:37

No, it didn't. i tried to move it to program files, then flat on disc C: and even on the deskop.

by Guest Tue 22 Sep 2015, 21:50

SadakoNya wrote:No, it didn't. i tried to move it to program files, then flat on disc C: and even on the deskop.

I'm sorry for asking a "duhh" question, I'm just trying to be thourough: You cut-pasted (aka removed them completely from Program Files), right? {Not just copied them}. If so then I have no idea how to fix that :c I hope a fix comes soon for you

by Guest Wed 23 Sep 2015, 20:10

Nyssa wrote:
SadakoNya wrote:No, it didn't. i tried to move it to program files, then flat on disc C: and even on the deskop.

I'm sorry for asking a "duhh" question, I'm just trying to be thourough: You cut-pasted (aka removed them completely from Program Files), right? {Not just copied them}. If so then I have no idea how to fix that :c I hope a fix comes soon for you

Of course I did Sad

And well, I just need to be patient. Or rich.

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