Has anyone purchased Sims 3 either for the pc or mobile phone. I have it on my phone and it's ok to play. I have played it at my daughters (our own gravey) once and I must say that I enjoyed making my sim it was a lot of fun.

Now imagine how much fun it would be if my game actually worked properly...

I have it and I really, really like it. There are a lot of things that are completely different from TS2, but I think it's a good thing. There are things that I miss about TS2, like their memories. But once I got to playing the game it was easy to keep up with the families.

I recommend the game. I know the price is already dropping, even at the EA store.

I'll have to do some upgrading to my computer to put sims 3 on it. i can barely run TS2 at the moment

Hi there everyone I have purchased the sims 3 but have gone back to playing the sims2 I got bored very quickly with the same furniture recolouring everything just exhausted me (think I'm getting toooo old) .
Missed all the great stuff I have learned while playing the sims2, BUT I will persist and purchase the next installment of sims3 maybe one day. have a wonderful day everyone isabella

Hi everyone it's me again I am as good as my word I purchased the sims3 expansion pack and am bitterly disappionted I can no longer play the sims 3 because when I installed the the expansion pack non of it would work (yes I do have all the right stuff my graphics card is 1gb and my ram is 5gbs and the rest is all more than up to date) I am going back to my sims2 very angry and disappionted. I have read every thing and tried everything people have suggested but still no go I am not alone in this delema a few of my sims freinds have found the same thing. Please tell me what's going on what happened to install and play Isabella

What do you mean by "None of it is working"? Can you give a few more details? I had an issue after installing WA with error code 16, but since the second fix, everything is fine. I know Gravey experienced a huge mess, but after reinstalling with a clean install, everything is fine.

Do you have CC? Did you move that out while installing WA? Give more details as to what is happening and then maybe someone will have an answer.

Hi again I don't understand what cc is could you please enlighten this dummy, I have completely uninstalled it three times, the updates take forever to download and the kids are complaining that I am taking up too much time on the computer I really wish I was smart enough to understand it alll. But my friend my head is swimming with all the advise that people have given me, I think I need a clean start I am finding it all too confusing.
By not working I mean it literally won't start I get a black screen after I push the big button and that is were it stays I will get my hubby to have a look when he gets home he's our resident genius on the computer but he doesn't play the sims. In the meantime I will endevour to reinstall thank you for your help and ears Isabella
PS everything else including my lovely sims2 is working fine

Me again okay dummy worked it out finally custom content.
Anyway after i left here this morning I did another reinstall (clean) this is how it went step by painful step ready
1. (clean install) Sims3 installed it (no custom content)
2. Downloaded updates (9:22am) finish updates (10:02am)
3. setup status..... install wiz updating (10:03am)
4. checked install content (nothing on board)
5. Push big button (play HA!HA!HA!) black screen appears (getting nervous)
6. Turn on other computer to check time (Finally game starts at 10:10am)(8mins) let it run it's course (Improvement this is the first time it's gotten this far (getting excited maybe this time).
7. gets to Sunset valley (YEy HA!!!!!! )(10:14am) Push the next big button.
8. 10:35am get the sh###s use task manager
9 Go to C drive users def def docs electronic arts the sims3 check list
a) current games (empty
b) custom music (empty
c) downloads folder (empty
d) exports (empty
e) installed worlds (empty
f) recorded videos (empty
G) saves (empty
H) screen shots (empty
CAST THUMBNAILS (02/12/2009 10:08AM PK FILE 1KB
OBJECT THUMBNAILS (AS ABOVE

I hope this is what you reqired of me if you can help please do ( keep in mind I am 52 and take a while to learn ha!ha!ha!) thank you again have a great day all Isabella

Hello again I have just had an interesting E-mail from a friend of mine who has suggested that I install the sims 3 without the patches as he believes that this is what is slowing my game down to a non playable snails pace. He suggested that my game IS working that it was the patches that has done the damage I will try again without the patches and let you know what happens have a wonderful day isabella

Good morning Australia well I reinstalled the sims3 again and did get it to work but as soon as I installed the expansion pack it slowed down again it took me half an hour to get mad and use task manager my computer is only a year old and has more than everything this game needs including 5 ram and I didn't install the patches I don't know what next but I'll keep trying have a great day Isabella.