Regardless, at this point, I'd use CCleaner, or maybe another tool like Revo Uninstaller, to remove all traces of Sims 3, and 'EA Download Manager' or 'EADM' if you can find any, and Origin as well. It's dicey to mess with the registry if you don't know what you're doing though, which is why a cleaner app is the usual recommendation. In case you're wondering what entries I'm talking about, the guide below lists them, in the last section (check both the disc and Origin entries). But I don't know how the EADM works, or how you would go about removing it. I suppose if you had previously installed the EA Download Manager and hadn't effectively removed it, that could be the cause as well. The registry entries are different for disc and Origin installs, and it may be that a leftover Origin-related entry is causing the problem. The point of CCleaner is to remove all Sims 3-related entries from your computer's registry. Then open Paint or another image editing app, and crtl-V to paste the image. You can take a screenshot directly by clicking Windows key-shift-S and dragging your cursor over the section of screen you want to capture. (You can cancel the update if you see it.) Some people have Origin and a disc install of Sims 3 side by side without any problems, but others find that they have to uninstall Origin or move it to a different drive to keep it from Your photo of your computer screen is too blurry for me to read. But make sure to disable automatic game updates, and watch carefully to make sure Origin doesn't try to patch anyway. If you run into trouble, just let me know, and I'll try to help.Īfter you're done, if you want to reinstall Origin, go ahead. This is the usual path to installing via disc, and it works for almost everyone.

For the missing store content patches, please read this thread:.

(Also, it can't download Origin onto your computer for you.) Accept any updates it offers these are not Origin-related. When you're done, run the Super Patch again.

When the base game is installed, run the Super Patch and test.The EADM will do everything it can to 'upgrade' itself to Origin. If the EA Download Manager asks to control your install, say no. Take your computer completely offline, as in, turn off wifi and/or unplug the ethernet cable.Uninstall Origin 'the hard way,' if you haven't already:.Uninstall the game and clean your computer's registry of all TS3-related entries, either manually or with a tool like Piriform's CCleaner.I'm not sure what the May 2012 date in the readme refers to, but it could very well be the date the disc was made.Īt any rate, you should be able to install without Origin. It does look like you have an original copy, or at least one that's old enough not to require Origin.

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