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Please Help! Game wont start!
« on: December 09, 2010, 09:10:01 PM »
I patched my game to the latest version as suggestion but after downloading and installing the patch my game wont start  ??? Every time i click Play it just closes the launcher then nothing happens.

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Re: Please Help! Game wont start!
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2010, 09:41:32 PM »
Try restarting your computer.
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Re: Please Help! Game wont start!
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2010, 09:48:49 PM »
Nope still nothing! i'm gonna reinstall and re-patch the game and hope it works.

Thanks anyway  :)

And Btw what if i decide to install all 3 expansions THEN patch decide to patch game, will that be ok?

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Re: Please Help! Game wont start!
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2010, 10:14:54 PM »
Nope still nothing! i'm gonna reinstall and re-patch the game and hope it works.

Thanks anyway  :)

And Btw what if i decide to install all 3 expansions THEN patch decide to patch game, will that be ok?
I'm not sure about that, but sometimes the launcher can be a pain! Try the method as described here:http://www.carls-sims-3-forum.com/index.php/topic,1186.0.html I use this method when I don't have to update!

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Re: Please Help! Game wont start!
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2010, 10:42:23 PM »
If you're running Windows, you'll have to patch the game as you go.  It will prompt you to update the game with each expansion.  If you're on a Mac, I think you can do it all at once at the end.
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Re: Please Help! Game wont start!
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2010, 01:41:47 AM »
So basically the game will "force" me to update before i can install a game expansion?
Btw thanks for helping me with all my questions Pam :)

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Re: Please Help! Game wont start!
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2010, 05:56:29 AM »
So basically the game will "force" me to update before i can install a game expansion?
Btw thanks for helping me with all my questions Pam :)

Yes, if you have a PC running Windows.  When you put the expansion disk into your computer, you'll get a message saying that your game needs to be updated and a button that will start it automatically.  When it's finished, you'll get another message that it's ready to continue the installation.  It will do this with each expansion or stuff pack disk that you insert.

It's also a good idea to do a clean uninstall/reinstall of your game when you add an expansion or stuff pack.  You can back up your game files to put back into the game after you're done, so you don't lose your families (unless you happen to have a corrupted file).  We have topics on the Technical Help board that will explain how to back up your files and how to get a nice clean uninstall/reinstall.

And...  you're welcome.  :)
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Re: Please Help! Game wont start!
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2010, 09:37:40 AM »
Not sure if it's the same issue, but I have noticed after the newest patch that I have had to click the Play button on the launcher twice to get the game to start.

I'm sure you've done that, but just thought I'd throw it out there in case anyone else noticed this happening and didn't want to start a new thread.

 

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