The Sims™ 3

A guide to uninstall The Sims™ 3 from your system

The Sims™ 3 is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Electronic Arts. Further information on Electronic Arts can be found here. More information about the app The Sims™ 3 can be found at http://www.TheSims3.com. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling The Sims™ 3 is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file is called Sims3Launcher.exe and it has a size of 1.17 MB (1226000 bytes).

The Sims™ 3 is comprised of the following executables which take 18.55 MB (19452048 bytes) on disk:

• S3Launcher.exe (105.27 KB)
• Sims3Launcher.exe (1.17 MB)
• TS3.exe (10.87 MB)
• TSLHelper.exe (53.27 KB)
• eadm-installer.exe (6.36 MB)

This web page is about The Sims™ 3 version 1.5.82 alone. 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
• 1.48.5
• 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
• 1.63.5
• 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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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove The Sims™ 3.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall The Sims™ 3 from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3

The files below remain on your disk by The Sims™ 3's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\cs-CZ\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\da-DK\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\de-DE\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\el-GR\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Sims3Pack
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}

Additional values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Sims3\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Sims3\Shell\Open\Command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Sims3Pack\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Sims3Pack\Shell\Open\Command\

A way to erase The Sims™ 3 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

The Sims™ 3 is an application marketed by Electronic Arts. Frequently, people want to erase this program. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY manner to erase The Sims™ 3 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your PC.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate The Sims™ 3 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "The Sims™ 3". The The Sims™ 3 program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click The Sims™ 3 in the list of applications, the following information about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about The Sims™ 3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall The Sims™ 3.


8. After removing The Sims™ 3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of The Sims™ 3 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing The Sims™ 3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts from your computer, we are not saying that The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove The Sims™ 3 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.