redleigh86
27th May 2010, 5:43 AM
*Mods, I've gone through everything in the forum and all the most recent posts. There are similar problems but I didn't find anything that fits my exact problem.
First off:
I have Windows Vista x64 on a Toshiba Satellite laptop, UAC turned off, firewall turned off, NoScript turned off, and have Sims 3 (no WA) patched to 1.11.7.005001 and EADM patched to most recent version. I have no mods installed, and have tried downloading using Firefox, IE, and Safari. I've tried rebooting the system, removing CC, and uninstalling and reinstalling the actual Sims 3 game. I've also tried running the launcher/game as an administrator and manually choosing the Sims3launcher program as the download choice for items from the store.
Background:
I hadn't played the game in almost a year, but just this last week decided to start playing again. Now, a year ago, I had downloaded and installed and successfully played with items downloaded from the EA store and, of course, MTS. I can still download and install and use items downloaded from here.
Problem:
I can no longer dl items by way of the launcher. I just figured this out when I tried to download the Smart car from the store. I thought maybe it was just that item but tried several other free items and none of them worked. What happens is the launcher launches (if not already opened, as when I opened it as an administrator), and the item looks like it's about to start downloading. It quickly then turns to a box and the status has a red circle with a line through it. This all happens in less than 3 seconds, so I've never had a time-out or endless waiting. It also always says the item size is 1kb.
Any suggestions? Or does anyone at least know what the issue is? I don't know if it's a patch or something with security, or just a bug or what.
First off:
I have Windows Vista x64 on a Toshiba Satellite laptop, UAC turned off, firewall turned off, NoScript turned off, and have Sims 3 (no WA) patched to 1.11.7.005001 and EADM patched to most recent version. I have no mods installed, and have tried downloading using Firefox, IE, and Safari. I've tried rebooting the system, removing CC, and uninstalling and reinstalling the actual Sims 3 game. I've also tried running the launcher/game as an administrator and manually choosing the Sims3launcher program as the download choice for items from the store.
Background:
I hadn't played the game in almost a year, but just this last week decided to start playing again. Now, a year ago, I had downloaded and installed and successfully played with items downloaded from the EA store and, of course, MTS. I can still download and install and use items downloaded from here.
Problem:
I can no longer dl items by way of the launcher. I just figured this out when I tried to download the Smart car from the store. I thought maybe it was just that item but tried several other free items and none of them worked. What happens is the launcher launches (if not already opened, as when I opened it as an administrator), and the item looks like it's about to start downloading. It quickly then turns to a box and the status has a red circle with a line through it. This all happens in less than 3 seconds, so I've never had a time-out or endless waiting. It also always says the item size is 1kb.
Any suggestions? Or does anyone at least know what the issue is? I don't know if it's a patch or something with security, or just a bug or what.