Manual Uninstall for The Sims 3 Ambitions

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If you are having issues with The Sims 3 Ambitions and need to manually uninstall, refer to the instructions below.

Backup the save data in Windows XP:

  1. Click the Start button and select My Documents.
  2. Select the Electronic Arts folder.
  3. Right-click The Sims 3 folder and select Cut.
  4. Right-click on your desktop and select Paste.
  5. To restore your Sims 3 save games, move this folder back into the Electronic Arts folder after re-installing the game.

Backup the save data in Windows Vista/Windows 7:

  1. Click the Start button and select Documents.
  2. Select the Electronic Arts folder.
  3. Right-click The Sims 3 folder and select Cut.
  4. Right-click on your desktop and select Paste.
  5. To restore your Sims 3 save games, move this folder back into the Electronic Arts folder after re-installing the game.

Delete the game files (in the default location):

  1. Click the Start button and select My Computer.
  2. Select the Local Disk (C:) drive folder (Program Files (X86) on 64-bit).
  3. Click on the Show hidden files option if you cannot see these files.
  4. Select the Program Files folder.
    5.For 64-bit, select Program Files (X86)*
  5. Select the Electronic Arts folder if installed from the disk, or the Origin Games folder if installed via Origin.
  6. Right-click The Sims 3 Ambitions folder and select Delete.

(Warning: Changes to the registry can cause your computer to operate improperly, so please follow these instructions exactly as they are written.)

Backup the registry:

  1. Hold down the Windows key and press R.
  2. At the Run command, type in “regedit” (minus the quotes) and select OK.
  3. Click on File and then Export.
  4. Choose a location and name for the file; this will be your backup registry file.
  5. Click Save.

Delete the registry keys:

  1. Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder.
  2. Expand the SOFTWARE folder (Wow6432Node for 64-bit systems).
  3. Expand the Sims folder.
  4. Right-click The Sims 3 Ambitions folder and select Delete.
  5. Collapse the Sims folder.
  6. Expand the Microsoft folder.
  7. Expand the Windows folder.
  8. Expand the CurrentVersion folder.
  9. Expand the Uninstall folder.
  10. Delete the following folder if it appears: {910F4A29-1134-49E0-AD8B-56E4A3152BD1}
  11. Collapse the Microsoft folder.
  12. Expand the Classes folder.
  13. Delete the following folders if they appear: {910F4A29-1134-49E0-AD8B-56E4A3152BD1}

Delete the uninstall files:

  1. Click the Start button and select My Computer.
  2. Select the Local Disk (C:) drive folder.
  3. Select the Program Files folder.
  4. Select Tools, then Folder Options, then View, then select “Show hidden files and folders.”
    5.If you do not see Tools then hit the ALT key to bring up the menu.*
  5. Select the InstallShield Installation Information folder.
  6. Delete the following folder if it appears: {910F4A29-1134-49E0-AD8B-56E4A3152BD1}

The Sims 3 Ambitions should now be completely removed from your system.