The Sims™ 3

A guide to uninstall The Sims™ 3 from your computer

The Sims™ 3 is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Electronic Arts. More information about Electronic Arts can be seen here. More details about the program The Sims™ 3 can be seen at http://www.TheSims3.com. The Sims™ 3 is usually installed in the C:\The Sims 3 folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. You can remove The Sims™ 3 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}\setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. Sims3Setup.exe is the The Sims™ 3's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 389.27 KB (398608 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed beside The Sims™ 3. They occupy about 1.13 MB (1185040 bytes) on disk.

• setup.exe (384.00 KB)
• Sims3Setup.exe (389.27 KB)

The current web page applies to The Sims™ 3 version 1.63.5 only. You can find here a few links to other The Sims™ 3 releases:

• 1.4.6
• 1.31.118
• 1.0.631
• 1.50.56
• 1.11.7
• 1.9.22
• 1.63.4
• 1.19.44
• 1.15.34
• 1.0.615
• 1.54.95
• 1.17.60
• 1.66.2
• 1.23.65
• 1.33.2
• 1.12.70
• 1.5.82
• 1.48.5
• 1.29.55
• 1.32.3
• 1.14.11
• 1.2.7
• 1.55.4
• 1.57.62
• 1.7.9
• 1.22.9
• 1.18.9
• 1.24.3
• 1.62.153
• 1.39.3
• 1.26.89
• 1.34.27
• 1.42.130
• 1.28.84
• 1.36.45
• 1.0.632
• 1.67.2
• 1.6.6
• 1.21.123
• 1.47.6
• 1.38.151
• 1.8.25

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If you're planning to uninstall The Sims™ 3 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Generally the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}

A way to remove The Sims™ 3 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

The Sims™ 3 is a program by the software company Electronic Arts. Sometimes, people decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK procedure to erase The Sims™ 3 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate The Sims™ 3 or simply click the Search field and type in "The Sims™ 3". If it is installed on your PC the The Sims™ 3 app will be found very quickly. When you click The Sims™ 3 in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about The Sims™ 3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for The Sims™ 3:

• The software company is: http://www.TheSims3.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}\setup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove The Sims™ 3.


8. After removing The Sims™ 3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong The Sims™ 3 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing The Sims™ 3 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts from your computer, nor are we saying that The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall The Sims™ 3 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.