The Sims™ 3

A guide to uninstall The Sims™ 3 from your system

The Sims™ 3 is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Electronic Arts. Go over here for more details on Electronic Arts. Click on http://www.TheSims3.com to get more facts about The Sims™ 3 on Electronic Arts's website. The Sims™ 3 is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for The Sims™ 3 is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}\setup.exe. The program's main executable file is labeled Sims3Setup.exe and its approximative size is 389.27 KB (398608 bytes).

The Sims™ 3 is comprised of the following executables which take 1.13 MB (1185040 bytes) on disk:

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

This web page is about The Sims™ 3 version 1.67.2 alone. Click on the links below for other The Sims™ 3 versions:

• 1.26.89
• 1.17.60
• 1.0.632
• 1.50.56
• 1.42.130
• 1.9.22

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The Sims™ 3 has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were found:

• C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\ELECTRONIC ARTS\THE SIMS 3

Generally, 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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

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

How to uninstall The Sims™ 3 from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

The Sims™ 3 is a program marketed by Electronic Arts. Some users want to uninstall this application. This is easier said than done because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY approach 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find The Sims™ 3 or simply activate the Search field and type in "The Sims™ 3". If it is installed on your PC the The Sims™ 3 program will be found very quickly. After you select The Sims™ 3 in the list of programs, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about The Sims™ 3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

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

• The publisher 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 window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall The Sims™ 3.


8. After uninstalling The Sims™ 3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong The Sims™ 3 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling The Sims™ 3 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts from your PC, we are not saying that The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.