someperson42

This actually happened to me TWICE, in that exact same location. Quitting the game and reopening it fixes it (temporarily).

This gridlock seems to be caused by one school bus that just won't move for some reason.

Holy crap, I actually got it to launch! It seems I'm having some kind of problem with DirectX 9. I found a zip file online containing all the DirectX 9 dlls, dumped them into the SimCity folder (the one with SimCity.exe), and sure enough, the game actually launched. I'm still trying to figure out why it wouldn't work before I did this though. EDIT: Problem solved! It seems I had a corrupt version of xinput1_3.dll in C:\Windows\SysWOW64 for some reason. Replacing this file with a good version fixed it!

SimCityRecovery also does nothing. The server selection window never comes up. I don't even have a SimCityData folder because it never gets to the point where it downloads that.

No AV running. I suppose it could be a virus, but everything else I do works (including all my other games). I should point out that I have no other Origin games though.

Yes, numerous times. I also tried reinstalling in many different ways (from the disc and online from Origin). We tried Safe Mode, and checked a lot of different Windows settings. One of the guys I talked to even walked me through manually uninstalling the game (deleting the files and registry keys). None of it worked.

I bought a copy of SimCity today, but when I try to run it either through Origin or through the desktop shortcut, NOTHING HAPPENS. There is no error message; the launcher for the game simply never appears. SimCity.exe can be seen running in the Task Manager, but nothing ever happens. I spent literally 2 hours and 36 minutes on the phone tonight with EA trying to fix this problem, and they are completely stumped. I'm supposed to get a call back from one of them tomorrow. Does anyone here have any ideas?