Minor Issues with SIMS 3 Install + Fix Link Doesn't Exist?? (Please Help !)

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Hey guys and nice to meet all of you. I need some help if possible. After scouring the internet for the last 24 hours i am still a bit confused on a few key issues with my sims 3 download:

I currently have the sims 3 complete edition pc version (katy perry one) downloaded from blackbox ( I will edit and post what version it is shortly). I am not having any major issues with the game playing but i have a few important questions and issues. ( Let me know if you want to know what the exact download version is or the link where i got it from. I can add some stars in between so it is not a clickable link if wanted.) From what i have seen it is blackboxes most recent upload for sims 3 and is titled The.Sims.3.Complete-BlackBox

I am using an acer pc quad core, amd radeon graphics with windows 7.

First, the version of the blackbox edition i downloaded is not the latest update. So the last 24 hours i read a bunch of forums that say do not update it. However, how can i play it online then? I mean online as in getting the achievements they talk about etc. in the game. So is the blackbox version not meant to played logged in or is there something i am missing? When i log in, the launcher shows me signed in but the game itself does not. Also on my first install i was alerted to update in game and did but i think that may have been a mistake?

Now for those who just read my first issue and mentioned patching, i also had tried that with a patch i found in these forums and had a dll error issue but maybe i had more issues since i updated the game right from the main sims game?

When i did try to log in and play the game online it would not let me. So i have completely uninstalled the game as of this post and am planning on reinstalling now. I will wait for replies before i go forward though. So my main issues are, is the copy i currently have meant to be played online so i can experience the online perks such as achievements etc or is it better if i just play it as is? Also i had an option when signing up to use a serial or sign up leaving the serial box blank. When i entered the registration page there was already a serial in the boxes( i assume this was part of the crack in the blackbox version?) Anyways, when i first tried to sign up using the serial, it would not accept the serial so i signed up with it blank. However i could still not get online. I was given a message that the game is not fully up to date..... any help is greatly appreciated !!!!

Another minor issue i am having when first installing and running the launcher is a message something like cannot connect to origin ( I cannot remember the exact wording as i am waiting to reinstall until i hear from you guys.) Is this a normal issue with the blackbox download or is there a workaround? The message doesnt seem to cause any issues as i can still download and install packs etc and pay the game but i am wondering if this will cause me future problems?

P.S. - for anyone familiar with the blackbox release, you will know of the way the dlc pack works. Here is my question. When i find the ea folders in the main program files, do i cut and paste them into the mydocuments eafolder or should i copy and paste. I dont think it makes too much of a difference but i just want to be sure.

P.S.S - does anyone know of a step by step comprehensive guide to installing the blackbox downloaded version? I hunted the forums all last night and only found small basic tips etc. I am not really having any major issues installing it and getting to work, but the main reason i am asking is because most of the instructions are very poorly worded and dont help very much with some small key issues. For example, when i download the blackbox complete version it always installs in one shot with every pack included and i have no option to install each pack separately. When i try to play individual packs though, it always starts as the main SIMS. Is that normal? in other words, i understand all the main packs may just play through the main sims game or i am doing something wrong? I get no different splash screens etc. for the UI when loading no matter what pack i click to play. It is always the katy perry splashscreen. I understand that is probably because the game is always loading off the latest pack ? It isnt a big deal but i just want to make sure that is normal.



UPDATE***** I found a way to resolve an issue with updating sims from this website. However the fix i found has 2 dead download links... can anyone help? Please let me know if anyone has info on if this is still the best fix on this website or if something else newer has arrived Here is the thread with the 2 dead download links. The first link goes to 4shared and after waiting the 20 seconds it says the file is gone. The mirror link does nothing when i click it.....

https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t752-the-sims-3-ultimate-fix-should-fix-most-of-your-problems-updated

Hello,

Here you go: http://goo.gl/Avy7R

well i ran uninstaller pro and used ccleaner but i stll have sims and sims3 reg entries showing up. Let me know what i should do and thanks.

As I recall it - the image you have there is from The Electronic Arts folder and for me, those files doesn't matter. Only the ones under
WOW6432NODE - Sims

Not:
WOW6432NODE - Electronic Arts - Sims - The Sims 3

Try rebooting, then give us the results if the registry entries are still there. Might have to run CCleaner again after the reboot and checking again, just to see if it can notice them being uninstalled.

Hello,

Do you still have the EADM/Origin installed? That might need those strings in the Registry.
If not, try running a CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com ) registry scan.