The Sims™ 3

A way to uninstall The Sims™ 3 from your computer

This page is about The Sims™ 3 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Electronic Arts. More information on Electronic Arts can be found here. Click on http://www.TheSims3.com to get more info about The Sims™ 3 on Electronic Arts's website. The Sims™ 3 is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 directory, regulated by the user's option. The Sims™ 3's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}\setup.exe. The Sims™ 3's primary file takes about 27.27 KB (27920 bytes) and its name is Sims3Launcher.exe.

The following executables are installed alongside The Sims™ 3. They take about 85.49 MB (89640512 bytes) on disk.

• S3Launcher.exe (105.27 KB)
• Sims3Launcher.exe (27.27 KB)
• Sims3LauncherW.exe (1.33 MB)
• TS3.exe (28.77 KB)
• TS3W.exe (12.66 MB)
• TSLHelper.exe (53.27 KB)
• TS3.exe (7.20 MB)
• TS3EP01.exe (7.20 MB)
• TS3EP02.exe (7.21 MB)
• TS3EP03.exe (7.20 MB)
• TS3EP04.exe (7.20 MB)
• TS3SP01.exe (7.20 MB)
• TS3SP02.exe (7.20 MB)
• TS3SP03.exe (7.21 MB)
• TS3SP04.exe (7.29 MB)
• eadm-installer.exe (6.36 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.23.65 of The Sims™ 3. You can find below info on other application versions of The Sims™ 3:

• 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
• 1.33.2
• 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
• 1.63.5
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories found on disk:

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

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Caches\Sunset Valley.objectCache
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Caches\TCC_Version.txt
• 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
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\es-ES\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\es-MX\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\fi-FI\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\fr-FR\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\hu-HU\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\it-IT\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\ja-JP\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\ko-KR\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\nl-NL\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\no\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\pl-PL\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\pt-BR\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\pt-PT\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\ru-RU\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\sv-SE\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\zh-TW\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\code_version.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\Default.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\dialoglogo128x128.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\eauninstall.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\EAWebkit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\gameplay.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\Gameplay\GameplayData.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\GL.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\GraphicsCards.sgr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\GraphicsRules.sgr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Content.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Download.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Media.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Updates.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Updates_Mac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Upload.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\css\ie6.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\css\main.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\blueBullet.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\blueBulletOpaque.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\bodyBackground.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\greenBullet.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\greenBulletOpaque.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\navBackground.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\panelBottom.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\panelMid.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\panelTop.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\sims_logo_38X80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\sims_logo_38X80_png8.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\simsLogo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Content.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Download.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Media.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Updates.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Updates_Mac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Upload.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Content.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Download.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Media.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Updates.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Updates_Mac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Upload.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Content.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Download.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Media.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Updates.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Updates_Mac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Upload.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Content.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Download.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Media.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Updates.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Updates_Mac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Upload.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Content.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Download.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Media.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Updates.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Updates_Mac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Upload.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Content.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Download.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Media.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Updates.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Updates_Mac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Upload.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Content.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Download.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Media.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Updates.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Updates_DDMac.html

Usually the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

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

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff\Game\Bin\Sims3Launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff\Game\Bin\Sims3Launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\Sims3Launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\Sims3Launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe.FriendlyAppName

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

The Sims™ 3 is an application marketed by the software company Electronic Arts. Sometimes, users want to uninstall this application. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best EASY way to uninstall The Sims™ 3 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find The Sims™ 3 or simply click the Search feature and type in "The Sims™ 3". The The Sims™ 3 app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click The Sims™ 3 in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding The Sims™ 3, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove 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 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing The Sims™ 3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts from your PC, nor are we saying that The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall The Sims™ 3 in case 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.