Sims 3 Problem updating after format...

[Recursion]

Hey,

I just reinstalled The Sims 3 after formatting my PC and I can't update... Whenever it runs the installer I get "Update Error:I/O operation failed (attribute modification)".

I am updating from 1.0.631.00002 to 1.3.24.00002.

Help?! :(

I have UAC disabled and have tried running as admin anyways before anyone suggests that ;)

[GommeInc]

Is that a Mac-Sims3 update? I'm sure the PC one hasn't reached 1.3 yet :S

Ask around the Sims 3 community, the "Sims Guru" folk come up with some useful solutions :)

EDIT: Nvm, just had the update download now :P

[Recursion]

Will do, and yeah thats the PC one, my Mac version updated fine.

The update file the Launcher downloaded was "sims3_1.3.24.00002_from_1.0.631.00002.exe". I bought the game legally and everything lol.

[GommeInc]

Probably doesn't like the idea of downloading the new update without the other two(?) (though it probably has the other two updates included anyway). The readme/what's been updated results for this update are very odd.

[hamheyelliot]

I've had issues going from the base version to 1.3, except mine stops halfway saying 'Invalid File Found'. Don't know how to solve it yet :(

[Recursion]

I can't find any standalone updates to try either :(

[Recursion]

Ok, fixed, for some reason it worked when I closed Kaspersky, even though Kaspersky is set to interactive mode.

[GommeInc]

Very strange, it must of been block access for certain files being downloaded :S Did anyone on the Sims 3 EA forums say anything, if you asked them about it?

[Recursion]

I didn't get any replies over there, also +rep