The Sims 3 (de)installation Error -5006: 0x80070057. HELP! [ Edited ]

[quzori]

Please Help me. As in the Subject, error is -5006: 0x80070057. 

I'm from Poland, i have Polish version of Origin, so i will try to translate error bubble:

There happened Error (-5006: 0x80070057) when starting the installer.

Check, if earlier installation process was ended or check if there are closed other applications.
If can't delete error, contact with seller: Electronic Arts
(http://www.TheSims3.com).

 By the way, sorry for bad english. I'm 14, so i'm not good with it.

[crinrict · Accepted solution]

You need to manually uninstall everything related to Sims 3.

Try uninstalling following the instructions here: http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS3_Uninstall

[rumbutter]

did you uninstall then reninstall a sims 3 game or origin ?

[quzori]

I will say a story:

I wanted to install The Sims with my cracked CD, and when i installed, game didn't work, so i needed to uninstall it. When i was uninstalling the game, it said the error, so then and today i can't uninstall the game completely. In Control Panel, and in "Uninstall Programs", there exists "The Sims 3, but without an icon. As i can see in computer files, there doesn't exist any The Sims 3 file, but when i try to uninstall this "Ghost Sims", there happens an -5006: 0x80070056 error. So i thinked it's an CD error, so i bought The Sims 3 on Origin. I was happy, but when there was installing time, the -5006: 0x80070056 error happened.

Is it possible to help?

[crinrict · Accepted solution]

You need to manually uninstall everything related to Sims 3.

Try uninstalling following the instructions here: http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS3_Uninstall

[quzori]

Thank you very much! I love you (not gay) :D

[crinrict]

well, I'm female

Glad it worked

[tamratje]

Well hello,

So...i have kind of the same problem only mine says: Error (-5006 0x80070005) when I try to install sims 3 levensweg/generations.
Although i truly tried all of the things down below/up above...I just re-installed every game but the generations one...without any problem.

So I thought...it would have been the disc itself.

Now I bought it new, and just tried to install it again...and i still get the same error.

So i don't understand why I can install every game...but the generations one (without any problems).

So, can you tell me what to do next?

Greetings,

[lyann246]

i have the same problem!!! we need help pleasemileyindifferent:

[rumbutter]

did you try the solution in crinricts post ?