Unable to start game Service initialization failed (0x065d0274)

[Wu]

Unable to start game Service initialization failed (0x065d0274)
Hello, I've tried the Script fix- I think i'm doing it right- saved and ran as a PowerShell- but to no avail!
What is happening is, i pull up the launcher- i run the game, and the black screen apears and what appears to be the top left corner of a pop up window (just the white sidelines of a pop up window, one part runs off the screen to the right, the other down and off the screen) and i hear the little error ding, so i windows key and find that a miniature pop up window has appeared giving me the exact text above. Its worth noting that i have two monitors running, so when i seen the visual error with my own eyes my first instinct was, turn off the other monitor, restart computer and steam, and see if that fixes it- it did not, just with the one monitor it still did the same thing. I've searched here on steam, and google, everyone seems to be getting their fixes, and i don't know if im just being silly and missing something or what! I also tried verifying the game files, its worth noting the game files will say 4 files are undetected, will fix now, and i watch steam reinstall the four missing files, but it doesn't actually do it I guess, because when i press verify again, it will still say four files and repeat the cycle.

[puzzlezaddict]

Have you ever had the game installed on this computer before, or have you installed any packs that are currently uninstalled? If so, did you clean the computer's registry? Leftover registry entries are a common cause of this error.

If that's not the issue, please move the entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop and see whether it helps.

Unless you have a 12th-gen Intel processor (or one of a particular class of new-ish Celeron processors), you don't need the PowerShell script, and not using it when you do need it doesn't cause a service initialization error.

[Marsh]

Originally posted by puzzlezaddict:

Have you ever had the game installed on this computer before, or have you installed any packs that are currently uninstalled? If so, did you clean the computer's registry? Leftover registry entries are a common cause of this error.

If that's not the issue, please move the entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop and see whether it helps.

Unless you have a 12th-gen Intel processor (or one of a particular class of new-ish Celeron processors), you don't need the PowerShell script, and not using it when you do need it doesn't cause a service initialization error.

I downloaded the game for the first time on my pc yesterday with all of the dlc and got a black screen when downloading it, and my GPU fan went ballistic so I hit the reset button on my tower. I logged back in and the game was fully downloaded, and I played it for only like 5 min and decided to uninstall it and get a refund. Today when I logged back into my pc, I left it running for like 10 min and it went to a black screen again and my GPU fan had another meltdown.
I dont know if downloading the game is causing this issue or not, I've never had this problem before, only after downloading the game and all of its dlc is this happening.

[Mondiah]

I had the same issue after buying the game. All I had to do was disable Windows Defender and File Protector, then turn them back on after the game started working. Hope this helped.

[HiFive]

The leftover registries may be the problem. You can also try the item 3.0 fixes on this guide:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=279488894
Also, did you use the Steam uninstaller or your Windows uninstaller? For games purchased from Steam, it is recommended that you use the Steam uninstaller.

[Marsh]

Originally posted by HiFive:

The leftover registries may be the problem. You can also try the item 3.0 fixes on this guide:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=279488894
Also, did you use the Steam uninstaller or your Windows uninstaller? For games purchased from Steam, it is recommended that you use the Steam uninstaller.

I uninstalled on steam and I deleted some of the sims registries manually. But I still had the problem. I just hard reset my pc and I havent had a black screen issue yet

[PB&J]

@puzzlezaddict thanks so much! I was going through everything thing to fix the game with that error and it was driving me crazy. New computer I installed it on and nothing but error every time I started it up. All I had to do was copy the whole sims 3 folder from documents to my desktop and it started up! I don't know if it made a difference that I was having the problem but I have windows 11. The last time I played it and it worked was on a windows 10 with no problems.