The Sims™ 3

How to uninstall The Sims™ 3 from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove The Sims™ 3 for Windows. It is developed by Electronic Arts. Go over here where you can read more on Electronic Arts. More info about the application The Sims™ 3 can be found at http://www.TheSims3.com. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 3 folder. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. The complete uninstall command line for The Sims™ 3 is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}\setup.exe. Sims3Launcher.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 27.88 KB (28552 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of The Sims™ 3. They occupy about 121.74 MB (127658224 bytes) on disk.

• S3Launcher.exe (105.88 KB)
• Sims3Launcher.exe (27.88 KB)
• Sims3LauncherW.exe (1.38 MB)
• TS3.exe (29.38 KB)
• TS3W.exe (12.76 MB)
• TSLHelper.exe (53.88 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)
• TS3EP05.exe (7.21 MB)
• TS3EP06.exe (7.20 MB)
• TS3SP01.exe (7.20 MB)
• TS3SP02.exe (7.20 MB)
• TS3SP03.exe (7.21 MB)
• TS3SP04.exe (7.29 MB)
• TS3SP05.exe (7.29 MB)
• TS3SP06.exe (7.20 MB)
• TS3SP07.exe (7.20 MB)
• eadm-installer.exe (6.36 MB)

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This page is about The Sims™ 3 version 1.36.45 alone. You can find below info on other releases 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
• 1.23.65
• 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
• 1.63.5
• 1.34.27
• 1.42.130
• 1.28.84
• 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 are manually uninstalling The Sims™ 3 we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

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

Files remaining:

• 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\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\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
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Updates_Mac.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Upload.html

Registry that is not cleaned:

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

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• 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\TS3.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3_1.36.45.0170xx_update.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3_1.36.45.0170xx_update.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to erase The Sims™ 3 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

The Sims™ 3 is an application marketed by the software company Electronic Arts. Sometimes, computer users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this manually requires some skill regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find The Sims™ 3 or simply activate the Search field and type in "The Sims™ 3". If it exists on your system the The Sims™ 3 application will be found automatically. When you select The Sims™ 3 in the list of programs, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about The Sims™ 3, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

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

• The web site of the application 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 window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove The Sims™ 3.


8. After uninstalling The Sims™ 3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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, we are not saying that The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall The Sims™ 3 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.