I just purchased SIMS 3 for my daughter. The software installed fine, but when she tries to start the game, she gets this message on the screen: "Sims 3 launcher has stopped working".
I checked system requirements and meet them all: Dell Inspiron 5305 w/210GB free space, OS-Windows Vista Home Premium, Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.20Ghz, Video Card Intel GMA3100 w/287MB (128mb sys video mem/159mb shard sys mem).
Please tell me what shall I do the start this game?
System Configuration: Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0
I can't get the Sims 3 launcher to work either. It just disappears a few seconds after it opens. But, I can't locate the missingdeps.idx file in my documents.
ok well... I had the same prob I did what you said and delete the missingdeps but nothing happened I cant find the book that can with the game so I cant uninsal and and rein?? is there anything else I can do?
You are amazingly awesome!!!! Seriously, I just LOVE you right now! I don't know how you figured it out, but you solved my problem. It worked perfectly! I can't tell you how many things I've done to try to get this game to work! Thank you so much!!!! ^_^
It worked fine for me! :) I lost the porblem I had currently and yeah, it worked xD Now I just got to wait and see if I can update the game for Seasons :) <3
Thank you!!
I made an account so I can thank you.. So thank you so much! I kept searching the internet for a solution because I had the same problem.. Thank you I really appreciate it.. :DD
The launcher seems to be a problem for lots of people. If you just want to play the game and aren't worried about custom content then go to C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin (default install path) and run TS3.exe. This runs the game without the launcher and should get you in without the need of the launcher. If this fails try right clicking your shortcut and click run as admin. If the problem still occurs and you can't play the game then try a re-install. If that also fails then it would appear to be a hardware problem I'm afraid.
Alex
Hi Alex, you seem like you know about these problems so here's my problem. On June, I bought the normal edition of The Sims 3. For the first 2 months it worked normal and properly. But since august, the game shuts down in every 5-6 mins so I stopped playing it. Last week when I tried again, I opened the Create page and It shuted itself again. I thought someting was wrong with my The Sims 3 CD so I bought the Collectors Edition of The Sims 3. Becouse I had the game I uninstalled it and reinstalled. And then when I tried to play the game, It said " The Sims 3 Launcher stopped working". I did the exact thing you said and opened the game without the launcher but the game shuts itself at the page before the family selecting page. Please help me and if I have a hardware problem like you said, how can I fix it? Please help me =)
i had sims 3 then I began to download custom content, and it worked for a long time but then I got one more piece of cc but now when I turn on my sims 3 it loads but then it closes what do I do? Ive already Uninstalled then reinstalled but my game dose the same thing every time... will it work if I buy a new one?
@ Melanie510. I would advise upgrading any drivers you have also try a direct x update. Also if the game worked when it was not updated try running it without the launcher to avoid having to update it.
@ Michael. Remove the custom content you think may be the problem and try again.
How do you run it without the launcher? Sorry im new to this. I played it alot and then I stopped playing it for a while. I played it again a week ago and when I tried to play it yesterday it said, "ERROR your base game is incompatible with the current sims 3 expansion pack. I had bought Ambitions and it worked fine until now. the launcher wont even load. I can't update it. I even tried what you said to do and it still won't work. Any suggestions???
