Sims 3 Expansion Packs errors - Hardware & Software

I posted in the Sims Megathread about when I try to play Sims 3 Seasons on steam, it isn't lit up/it is grayed out in the launcher, and when I launch the game anyway, the Sims 3 Ambitions loading screen shows up rather than Seasons. I re-installed Sims 3, Validated it, edited Registry with a guide my friend gave me, updated it. Just about anything I could find, and the only suggestions I get in the Megathread are "Install Origin and play it there", I want to play it on Steam since it downloads all of the Expansion Packs at once when I install the Game, rather than downloading the Expansions Separately. [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Sims_3_seasons_1.PNG[/IMG] [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Sims_3_Season_2.PNG[/IMG] I am hoping someone can actually help me instead of suggesting to use Origin. And here is my next problem. I decided to install Origin since I just want to play The Sims, but when I download Ambitions, every couple of minutes (Around 10-13 minutes) it stops and a message comes up saying "An unexpected Error has Occurred, please try again in a moment". I really want to play The Sims, and I want to buy my future installments on steam and not on Origin, I can't even buy anything on Origin, it doesn't allow me. Which means I will be buying Sims 3 Expansion Packs on steam just to play on Origin which is stupid. Please help me get Seasons working on Steam, and Ambitions on Origin so I can play Sims while I wait to get Seasons working.

Anyone?

In your Steam folder, try deleting the registry.blob file and restart Steam. Don't ask me how this will help, as I'm not sure - however, it is an innocent attempt to get you going in the right direction after you've exhausted what your knowledge currently contains on the matter.

[QUOTE=DementedKilla;39380171]In your Steam folder, try deleting the registry.blob file and restart Steam. Don't ask me how this will help, as I'm not sure - however, it is an innocent attempt to get you going in the right direction after you've exhausted what your knowledge currently contains on the matter.[/QUOTE] It didn't work.

:suicide: I'll keep looking. [editline]27th January 2013[/editline] BTW, have you tried to contact Steam, they've helped me with a few issues before. While their help was rather untimely, we resolved the issues together. [editline]27th January 2013[/editline] While searching, I ran into[URL="http://steamcommunity.com/app/47890/discussions/0/846943514108133718/"]http://steamcommunity.com/app/47890/discussions/0/846943514108133718/[/URL] Seems others are have the problem also.

[QUOTE=DementedKilla;39380454]:suicide: I'll keep looking. [editline]27th January 2013[/editline] BTW, have you tried to contact Steam, they've helped me with a few issues before. While their help was rather untimely, we resolved the issues together. [editline]27th January 2013[/editline] While searching, I ran into[URL]http://steamcommunity.com/app/47890/discussions/0/846943514108133718/[/URL] Seems others are have the problem also.[/QUOTE] I contacted Steam Support, I am waiting for a reply. I literally tried everything in there the other day, but I am doing the different download region stuff and re-installing.

Anyone? This is really starting to piss me off.

Close this thread, I got it working. Download this. [URL="http://205.196.121.213/uik7cy2bs6tg/he73zinrna2s2a8/Sims+Pack+Steam+Reg+Files.zip"]http://www.mediafire.com/?do031adrgdrw1l3[/URL] It is 64 Bit but it is easy to get it working on 32 Bits. If you use 32 Bit, then continue reading. 1. Download from that Link. 2. Extract the Expansion Pack(s) from the Rar, only the ones that don't work. 3. Run them. (Now if you are using 64 Bit, you should be fine, but if you are using 32 Bit like me, continue reading). 4. Go into Regedit. 5. Go all the way down till you see Wow6432node. 6. Expand that and Sims(steam), you should see an Expansion Pack there. For me it is Seasons so I will use that. 7. Go all the way up till you see sims(steam), expand that, you will see Sims 3, and any expansion packs you own. (Note: Do not close Wow6432node). 8. Make a key folder and name it to the Expansion Pack you are having Trouble with. (EX: The Sims 3 Seasons) 9. Now Make 7 String Values and and Name them the way they are in this picture. 10. Go to Wow6432node and copy the data and place them in the ones we made. 11. Remove any double \\ and (x86) since (x86) is 64 bit, and the double \\ aren't suppose to be there. 12. make Three DWORD in the folder we made the string values in. 13. Copy the Values from the one in Wow6432node. They all should be Hex. 14. You can close those two off. Now go to Eletronic Arts, and then expand that and you'll see sims(steam), make another key and name it The Sims 3 Seasons. Leave it the way it is. 15. Make another Key inside that, and name it ergc. 16. Go to steam, right click on the Sims 3 and show CD keys. Copy the Expansion Packs key. And modify the (default) and place the key. 17. Close Regedit and shut down Steam. 18. Go to Steamapps/<Your Account>/ 19. Make a folder there called sims_3_ep and the number of the Expansion pack. To find out go to Wikipedia and count down the number of Expansions they have till you get to yours. Seasons is 8. Ambitions is 2. 20. Go back to Common and open the sims 3 folder and you'll see some numbered vdf at the bottom. 21. Look here and find the Expansion Pack .VDF. For Sweet Treats, this is "223591_install.vdf" - SP6 - folder: sims_3_sp6 For Diesel Stuff, this is "223592_install.vdf" - SP7 - folder: sims_3_sp7 For Supernatural, this is "223593_install.vdf" - EP7 - folder: sims_3_ep7 For Seasons, this is "223594_install.vdf" - EP8 - folder: sims_3_ep8 22. Copy the .VDF and go back to <your account name> and place it into the folder we made. 23. Open steam, hit Sims 3 and launch it. It should be lit at the bottom.

I made an account just to say THANK YOU SO FREAKIN' MUCH!!! I have been trying for about a month to fix this, but I couldn't get ANY help at all. Then I find this thread and you give such an easy fix. Thank you so much :'D