having probs with 1.29 update it wont install just keeps coming up as 'update error invalided file found' does anyone know how to fix this? or can anyone point me in the right direction to fixing this prob?

Keeps telling me to update again and again.

When I updated my game to the latest patch it said there was an error during startup please see log for more details. WTH?! and i've tried fixing it and everything and it doesn't work. PLEASE HELP!I saw on some other websites that there have been problems and people cant fix them also my version says 0.0.0.0

@Lulu0803

I am having the same problem, at first i thought it was because I had used the "moveobject" code, but it seems to be the patch. Something to do with the "_RIG resource". so most cc made with slots ( chairs, tables, fireplaces etc.) will have this problem. there is an article on Mod the Sims about it and what you might be able to do to fix it.
http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=458126

good luck :]

ok ...thanks

Since downloading and installing the latest patch, I cant place decorative objects on any of the custom furniture that I have downloaded. I used to be able to do this before the new patch was installed, anyone having the same problem ? On a plus note though...I LOVE the collection selections that are now available in build and buy mode

so good

dude.... i installed the patch 1.24 then i says that i already install the 1.24 but in my sims launcher its 1.0.6 version.... can you please help me.... :(

i tried downloading 3 of the regions: the worldwide and the digital download did not work, it said that the game region had to be different. So I downloaded the CD/DVD region and that seemed to bring up the game wizard, but when it runs it says "error, invalid file found".

whats happening? we really want to add our expansion packs...

which game region do i need to be in? when try to install patch. it says game region have to be different

was prompted to update game on the game launcher, it was taking a really long time to install, like 2 hours, which is unusual. I quit the instal before it was complete because it apeared to not be working. the game launcher now says the game is updated and will not allow me to manually update anything, but when I try to play, there's an error message that my "base game" is not up to date. wth? How can I fix this????

i tried to install the sims 3 patch Sims3_1.17.60.009002_from_1.15.34.008002.
but end of the installtion it shows following error message "update error: post patch verification error". please help me

I can start up the sims 3 and it will work JUST fine. But then when I download this update, i get an error message that says:
"Unable to start game

service initialization error(0x0175dcbb)"

I just got the late night expansion pack and really want to play the game but it needs this update. I need help very badly. Does anyone know what this means???

Okay, I recently updated my game to 1.15 and since then I haven't been able to play. It just says Eroor, process could not be started or something and then freezes. Does anyone know what to do?

good i thank you

thanks for this game

i'm having the same problem. i went to the regedit, but i have windows 7 32-bt and the only folder in sims 3 folder is 'ergc' and it has only one file which hasn't go a 7 anywhere. what should i do?

Same problem as Jessi. :/
Gets close to finishing, and a message pops up saying: Update Error: Invailed File Found
What can i do to solve this? I am not able to install my ambitions expension pack, because the game needs an update -.-

It says ur game region is different and it cannot be installed, what does it meant?? and how can be solved??

Whenever i download the first patch it gets close to finishing then says Update Error: Invailed File Found ...any help?

I keep getting
\\\"Update Error: Post Patch Verification Error\\\"

from the 1.11.7 help?

For me worked like Chris posted: regedit / hkey_local_machine /software /sims/SKU / changed value to 2. Instalation was for US.

when i run this patch they tell me the installed game region is different from the patch region.i installed the main one the us so how can i know this patch is of wut region to make it work?

I've been going to the sims 3 directly now without opening the game launcher so I can actually play it but ive now discovered a fatal flaw...
- i want to download furniture but i cant actually install it!
DD:
cooome oon EA why wont u give us a new update for ppl who dont want to buy the expansion pack?!

I've just updated to 1.8.25. I can get past the loading screen and actually play, it's just that the ground outside of my household's lot flashes blue. I know it's the patch because I've removed all CC that I downloaded and the flashing still happens.

Is this happening with anybody else or is there something I haven't tried yet?

For those having problems with the Region Code, in Vista, go to the start menu, and type Regedit. Open the program that it should have found for you. Find your The Sim 3 folder within the Regedit program. Double click the SKU file. Change the number displayed, (which is most likely to be 7) To 2. Press okay, but do not close the Regedit program and leave it on The Sims 3 folder. Retry your patch. If it says its the wrong region code again, go back to it and change it to 1. And then 7. From this site, I'm thinking it will either take a 1 or a 2.
Region Codes
1 = USA
2 = UK
7 = Worldwide

Was unable to get this patch to work with the SIMS 3 copy version. Install the SIMS 3 original version and use the update management to install this, and it work.

I'm really hating on these patches atm!

Just want to confirm that by directly run the TS3.exe in the Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Game/bin/ folder, the problem can be overcome. Thanks.

I can't install the patch as, as soon as it looks like it's finished it will say it can't install the patch and the file is invalid even though i got it from their download server

I get past the start up movie and in get;s stuck right at the end of the loading screen and stays that way. The music still plays and all and I can move my curser, it just won't load it up. I don't have the world adventures expantion.

I've found a way to get around the sims 3 game update 1.8!
For those who are having trouble you need to find a way to get to The sims 3 without opening the game launcher, this means you need to look for a straight shortcut to the TS3

- Just search your computer for 'TS3 - shortcut' or something along those lines

If this patch (1.8.25) works for you, you should run out and buy lottery tickets, because it's your lucky day!

For the rest of us, with the unlucky trait, I strongly recommend waiting for the next one, and seeing if it works.

erm... i have a problem with the 1.8 update, it crashes as soon as i open the Sims3 - no, it goes black and only my loading cursor symbol is displayed.
I cant even access the sections in the Sims3 game launcher except WELCOME and GAME UPDATES

please heeelp~

Allie-----

What location? Can't choose anything. The install crashes before it starts. And that number you refer to, isn't that the current version you have? That's bound to change when you install a new patch, or what?

Since two days before Thanksgiving the Sims3 update has broken my save/load game ability.

I did try uninstalling and reinstalling, but due to the patch level of my latest saved
games with the most progress, I cannot load my most recent saves.

I updated to 1.7.9.002001 and still cannot load or save any games.

It looks like they have changed the format for saving games, so until this is addressed
you won't be able to load any games or save any new progress if you experience the same
problems I am.

Rissa and Mandy,
You need to choose the location which is the same as your version (Does that make sense?). To find what version you have, open the game launcher and look in the bottom left corner under 'Game Updates'. Look for those exact numbers (not including the last four numbers) in the list of locations you can choose from. Select the one which is the same.
There you go (: Hope I helped!

The patch is currently installing for me, it's taking an awfully long time but I hope it pays off! I have a lot of glitches in my game and, going by the description and changes list, this patch should fix most of them. Thanks for the great fixes!

Allie x

There have been some problems with the 1.7/2.2 patch - personally I have found that it completely crashes the game, but if I re-install my games I'm not allowed to install WA unless I patch it!!

I've queried EA about it, but they are not responding to anyones emails and are not talking about it on the boards either.

Keeping fingers crossed they'll get it fixed ASAP - but right now it doesn't look hopeful.

May I know what should the region be in order to install this update? Thanks.

Thanks for all the great fixes! Just wondering if the issue with the newest Graphics Driver for the nVidia 8 series is going to be fixed in the next patch? Apparently, if I have my newest driver installed, the game is choppy and eventually freezes up, and eventually it won't even boot up.

Thanks again, though, for all the other fixes! Keep up the good work, Team Sims! =D

I get the same message as Rissa, when I try to install the patch, why is this and where and what is the correct location ?

How are you supposed to install this ? it tells me that it's in the wrong "location" and it needs to be in the "correct" location before it can proceed with installation...
So.. what IS the "correct" location?

It is awsome

Awesome thank yu

Im really curious if this is official patch and if it solves the CRASH problem