Nope acctualy none of them are but they just give you more choices
no
No you can't update the Sims 3 without CD because when you're updating you are going to save the update in the CD.
make sure you have the latest update, turn mods and custom content off, and uninstall if necessary.
If your Sims 3 won't update try restarting the computer. If that doesn't help send a message to technical support as it should update.
New update for the sims 3
If I was you go to the website Only The Sims 3 Website the update should be there
Update it
You must install the update before you install the Sims 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack. Install the update by going to your Sims 3 Game Launcher and clicking on the " Game Updates" tab.
a patch is an sims 3 update the lastest since i answered is patch 17
go onto the sims 3 launcher and on the game updates screen you can tick a box that says 'automatic updates' tick the box; and every time an update for sims arrives your game will update itself automatically.
Its a bug from the recent update.
If you can't download the expansions for sims 3, simply ensure that you have the latest update.