• Disabled Firewall etc and still not working. I think EA's servers must be sh*t. Just de-install origin and download the latest version.
• Anyone know how to fix this? I've tried everything I can think of and I'm tired of hearing that incessant buzzing sound when it tries and fails to.

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Let's start with a basics: Is this game supposed to work in Windows 8.1, officially? Check here: http://www.thesims3.com/game/systemreq

I can't visit that page but the specs should be there.

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What error message throws up when you try to play the game?

It might be very helpful to know if any other Windows 8.1 users (perhaps on the Sims support website) reporting a similar problem, or is it only a problem on your machine?

Have you considered removing the update that caused the issue?

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It says 'Unable to start game - Service initialization failed (0x0175d824)'

The Sims support website is terrible as nobody is giving me useful replies :(

And I don't think I can remove the Windows 8.1 update (or can I?) and I'm not sure if it's possible to remove Sims 3 patches (and I'm not too sure if the latest patch is the problem)?

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Thank you for the reply.

I would suggest you to try installing the game in compatibility mode and check if that makes any difference.

Keep us posted.

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We have logged 100's of hours on the Sims 3 on Windows 8.1 Pro x64 with no problems.

PC 1: AMD Athlon X2 6400+, 8GB RAM, NVidia 8800GT, 640GB 7200RPM HDD

PC 2: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66, 8GB RAM, NVidia 8800GT, 640GB 7200RPM HDD

The quad Intel runs a little smoother (as expected), but both work just fine.

Try this just for the heck of it:

1) Reinstall the latest driver for your video card

2) Download and run the DirectX updater for Dx 9.0C

3) Run the Origin client and then load the Sims 3

I hope this helps. We also run a lot of custom content from the Sims 3 exchange.

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i will try this at some point

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On some occasions, when you feel like access the internet in browsers, like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, it failed.

After you troubleshoot this network error, just to be told that the DNS server isn’t responding on Windows 10.

Alternatively, some of you may encounter your computer appears to be correctly configured, but the device or resource (DNS server) is not responding.

As you all know, DNS refers to Domain Name System, which is used to transfer the browser website addresses to IP addresses, thus making sure you can connect to on Windows 10. Now it is evident that DNS proves to be rather essential for you to gain admission to the network.

And various causes can be attributable to the DNS server does not work on Windows 10, what you need to do is to troubleshoot this issue comprehensively from different perspectives.

How to Fix DNS Server Is Not Responding on Windows 10?

Ranging from DNS server addresses to network driver on Windows 10, you are able to remove the DNS server error for Windows 10.

It is about time to try to use diversified measures to deal with the irresponsible DNS server.

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Solutions:

Solution 1: Change the DNS Server Address on Windows 10

In the first place, now that it is your DNS server is not working on Windows 10, you need to make an adjustment to the DNS address for your PC until the DNS server works normally.

1. Go to the Control Panel.

2. In Control Panel, select Network & Internet.

Here if you cannot find it here, try to View by Category.

3. Then choose to Change adapter settings.

4. Then locate the network you are connecting to and then right click it to open its Properties.

5. In network Properties window, choose Internet Protocol Version 4(TCPIPv4) and then hit OK to move on.

6. In Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) Properties, tick the choices of Obtain DNS server address automatically and OK to take effect.

Or if you found that automatic DNS server address is useless for your DNS server issue on Windows 10, you would better manage to choose to Use the following DNS server addresses, such as 8.8.8.8.

Chances are that Windows 10 DNS server isn’t responsive on your PC is fixed successfully.

Solution 2: Update the Network Driver for Windows 10

Another option available for you to is to make sure that the driver for your network device is up-to-date and won’t give birth to any unnecessary issues, for instance, DNS server does not work on Windows 10.

Accordingly, there is much need for you to update all the network drivers, therefore, the DNS server not working will disappear as well.

1. Navigate to Device Manager.

2. In Device Manager, expand Network adapters and then right click the network driver to Update driver.

3. Then decide to Search automatically for updated driver software.

Possibly, the DNS server will go back to work and you are able to search online on Google Chrome or any other browsers on Windows 10.

Solution 3: Reset IP Addresses

To some extent, you can come into the DNS not responding on Windows 10 due to the problematic IP address.

Consequently, if the previous solutions are of no avail, you might as well determine to reset your IP addresses for Windows 10.

1. Type in Command Prompt and then right click the result to Run as administrator.

2. Then in Command Prompt, enter the commands below and then press Enter key to release and then reset the IP address.

ipconfig /release

ipconfig /renew

If lucky enough, you can observe that the Windows 10 DNS server won’t work has been resolved as the IP address is reset on Windows 10.

Solution 4: Restart the Modem on Windows 10

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Besides the DNS server and network driver fixing, you can also make minds to turn off the modem on your PC.

To do that, manage to power off the switch of the Modem back in the computer. After several minutes, power it on again for Windows 10 and check if you can access the internet on browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.

Upon you try these methods on your PC with the DNS server doesn’t work on Windows 10, for most people, it is predictable that your internet comes to normality and the DNS server isn’t responding disappeared from Windows 10.

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