Sims 3 "The game process could not be started"

[aml33]

Hey there!  As of this morning I was unable to play Sims 3 on my Mac, it keeps giving me the error message "The game process could not be started".  First I uninstalled and reinstalled my game and updates (ambitions, outdoor living stuff, pets and supernatural) since that usually works for any hiccups I have.  Since that didn't help,  I looked in the SIms 3 Forum for Macs and followed the directions at this link http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/549552.page but the manual update did not help for my game.  Please help!

Thanks!

[crinrict]

It's an issue with the servers. If you disconnect from the Internet, you can play.

http://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2012/09/game-process-could-not-be-started.html

[crinrict]

It's an issue with the servers. If you disconnect from the Internet, you can play.

http://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2012/09/game-process-could-not-be-started.html

[crinrict]

It's an issue with the servers. If you disconnect from the Internet, you can play.

http://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2012/09/game-process-could-not-be-started.html

[crinrict]

It's an issue with the servers. If you disconnect from the Internet, you can play.

http://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2012/09/game-process-could-not-be-started.html

[bmovierat]

I was having this annoying problem as well. I'm not sure I can even uninstall and reinstall since it was purchased as a digital download 3 years ago from a company that doesn't exist anymore. However, turning off the network connection worked like a charm. Thanks for the tip! Hopefully EA will fix the issue so we don't have to do this work around.

[crinrict]

So it works even for download versions ? You don't need to be online to verify your copy ?

[BeachGome]

Yep. Tried your solution and it worked like a charm!

[crinrict]

This issue should now be fixed.

[StephKorenek]

You said if we still had problems (post 9-25-2012 post) to post here.... so here I am.  Only able to play if I start with WiFi OFF...

DVD version on both computers

iMac

Mac OS X 10.7.5

2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

4GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Sims 3 EVERYTHING (except Katy Perry's Sweet Treats) updated to 15.0.135.018001

Macbook Pro

Mac OS X 10.7.4

2.53 GHz Intel Core i5

4GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Sims 3 EVERYTHING (except Katy Perry's Sweet Treats) updated to 15.0.135.018001

[crinrict]

Best is actually to post here: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/165/593688.page

That's the thread that is monitored by the gurus.

It might be happening again ...

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Please accept a solution if your issue is solved. XP is also appreciated.

[knazzer]

I just started getting this error yesterday, no doubt something to do with the new patch that was released. grrr