Legit base game with cracked EP and SP.

I have a legit base game and wanted the all the EP and SP I didn't already have. I applied the ultimate fix to the base game like stated in the instructions and I can't get TS3 to work now. I already tried to open it as an administrator but it still gives me a black screen. A pop up comes up stating that TS3 ran into a problem and is looking for a sultion but than it just closes. IDK if it's not working bc I didn't apply the manual patch. Could that be the reason for it crashing?

Let Origin repair your base game and then add DLC's in .iso format (which means no cracks) as such DLC's are accepted by Origin and treated as genuine, legal, games.

Alternative:
Download pirated games (incl. base game) and install in a different directory. SEE THIS PAGE to find a reliable 1-click all-in-one download of Mr. DJ
You can then use your original game to access the gallery.

Alternative 2:
Install the complete Sims 3 via zclient / zlorigin.
see https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t30092-zlorigin-made-simple?highlight=zlorigin+made#

Thank you I'll give one of them a go right now I'm repairing the game and see if I can at least play