Sims 3 has Stopped Working error - EP all the way to Into the Future & Windows 8.1

I'm hoping you guys can help me with this issue...

I receive the following errors when attempting to play Sims 3 Into the Future...



And then I receive this error as well:



Here is my system information:

I am running Windows 8.1 Enterprise Edition



As you can see I have 7 gigs of ram, and I'm running on an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8gHtz Processor. Which should be plenty.
The free space on my C Drive (drive 0) is : 143GB
The free space on my D Drive (drive 1) is : 535GB

The following Sims games & Expansion Packs have been installed with the last installation being Into the Future



Please note these are installed on my D drive which is Drive 1 and not my operating system drive which is drive 0. This is the 3rd fresh install (including removing registry entries etc from previous installs) of the game and I have installed it on Drive 0 (C) during the second attempt to resolve the issue wondering if it was a File Path issue with the cracks.

I have followed all the steps in the instructions for your Ultimate Fix.

I installed all the games, applied the various cracks based on the folders they're in. Then I installed the Patch to update the game to 1.63. Finally after updating I copied over the cracks from the #Crack folder.

I have completed the following steps a few times - including right before taking the screenshots;
https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t1171-must-read-how-to-install-the-sims-3-correctly

This is what happens when I run the game: 

First I get the launcher:



As you can see the version is 1.63.5.024002 as displayed in the bottom left. In addition you can see that all expansion packs were installed.

I continued by pressing the play button and got to where you chose your neighborhood...



I changed the neighborhood to Sunset Valley (note this reacts the same way on all of the neighborhoods) 
:


One thing I found kind of frustrating was that all the text on the buttons is missing - as you can see in the following and above screenshots:




Except in the options for graphics. Notice the graphics resolution is set to the same resolution as my monitor: 



I have tried multiple resolutions including 1024x768 in the game and it doesn't appear to be a resolution issue for the craShing on load.

So after my neighborhood is selected I click on the check mark and then I get this: (notice the missing text on the buttons again)



I click on the right button which should be continue playing w/o logging into the account...


I get the plain white screen with the loading bar.... then it throws the error messages listed below:



And: 



I have tried running it in compatibility mode for windows 8 and windows 7



And running it as an administrator.

Any suggestions and further troubleshooting steps would be greatly appreciated... and I sincerely wonder if its because I am running Windows 8.1 Enterprise edition and installing the game on drive 1 (D:) instead of my Drive 0 (C:).

Yes, I copied each over to their correct folders - then did the update and applied the ultimate fix afterwards.

I included the following information in my assistance request:

"I have followed all the steps in the instructions for your Ultimate Fix.

I installed all the games, applied the various cracks based on the folders they're in. Then I installed the Patch to update the game to 1.63. Finally after updating I copied over the cracks from the #Crack folder.

I have completed the following steps a few times - including right before taking the screenshots;
https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t1171-must-read-how-to-install-the-sims-3-correctly"

//EDIT

Wow, nearly 2 months and no replies  Well that stinks!

I have been experiencing these issues, adn only if I install with torrents... I have a good portion of the games on origin, but I cant use seasons or isladn paradise on here with it torrented, and it sucks

Thank you for giving me some additional steps to try. And for bringing to my attention the latest patch releases.

First I started the download of the latest update to 1.67.2.0240xx
Second I downloaded "4gb_patch.zip"

The Sims 3 crashes / freezes to Desktop fix. (Updated on: 7-01-2014) https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t857-the-sims-3-crashes-freezes-to-desktop-fix-updated-on-7-01-2014

Step 1: 
  - Deleted (after backing up the folder to the desktop) C:\Users\Jacque\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3
  - Attempted to reload the game - Same issue still exists

Step 2:
  - Now, I have Windows 8.1 - but I'm making an attempt to try to find the DEP Exceptions in my operating system - If I find them I will include them as well.
  = Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System
  = Clicked on Advanced System Settings on the left Side
  - System Properties opened.
  - Under the Performance Section I clicked 'Settings"
  - Data Execution Prevention Tab
  - "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select" already has a filled in radio button
  - in Addition, there were 7 exceptions for Sims 3 and 15 exceptions for Sims 3 Starter Application.
  - I removed all of them and navigated using the "Add" Button to each and every executable 
  - Summary View:
   - 7 TSLHelper
   - 15 Sims 3Launcher Starter Application
   - 16 Sims 3 Starter Application
   - 8 Sims 3
   - 7 S3Launcher
  - I clicked Apply, then I clicked OK. I clicked OK to close out of System Properties and I closed my System Information Window.

(Saved my Notepad Documentation of ALL Steps While I reboot My computer - Eh - well Perhaps not yet on the reboot - I'm waiting for TS3_1.67.2.0240xx_update.exe to finish downloading)

While I'm waiting for that download to complete - I went on to step 3...

Step 3: Assigning More RAM memory to the game
  - I have already downloaded the tool 
  - Patched both TS3.EXE and TS3W.EXE

Continuing to wait for the download to complete... I move on to step 4.

Step 4: 3D Graphics Settings
  - This doesn't apply to my issue

Step 5: This was fixed in Generations - as per your statements

Step 6: System Requirements
  - Used the System Requirements tool for "The Sims 3 Into the Future"
  - Received this notice: "Congratulations, your computer passes the minimum specification required to run this product."
  - Please see screenshot below



Step 7: I have a 64 Bit version of Windows - does not apply

Continuing to wait for download to complete so I can restart my system. And try to load The Sims 3 Into the Future again.

Download completed
Downloading the Ultimate Fix (latest Version)
Download Completed.

Restarting Computer

Attempted to Load Sims 3 Into the Future - Same error



Applied latest Manual Patch
Applied Ultimate Fix as per instructions

Restarted Computer again

Attempted to Load Sims 3 Into the Future

I got to the part where you select your town and click the check box - but now I have no towns, I have no options - and I can't go further... 

Screenshots are shown below...




As you can see - there aren't any options at all. Unfortunately I can go no further so I had to Alt+F4 on the game. I could not even exit properly.

Went through one by one and updated drivers for my system. 

According to windows, intel, nvidia, and amd - my drivers are up to 

date (including video). 

When clicking on the links for the "Latest Windows Drivers" it 

basically an advertisement for a driver updater.. So, all drivers 

have been updated as far as the  manufacturer goes - 



By the way - 

There isn't a 'driver' for "Click here for the latest free disk 

space drivers" that's a clean up issue. And I have 524.7GB Free 

when it only requires 1.5GB of Disk Space. (And that's after the 

installation of the game & add on packs.




Sound Card - I have HDMI Audio - it comes through my ATI Radeon 

4600 Card - which is up to date according to the ATI Website.



Video Card - It shows the onboard video on my motherboard, which is 

the nforce 730i with a video chipset of the GeForce 9300. 

Originally I had a second video card that was the Geforce GT220. 

The HDMI port died on that card - so I replaced it with my backcup 

ATI Radeon 4600. 





But as you can see, My Pixel Shader, Vertex Shader, & Dedicated 

Onboard video Ram are considerably higher then the requirements of 

the game. In addition, my ATI Radeon card - which is the screen 

(have 3 screens on this system) that is primary is running off my 

ATI Radeon 4600 (32 inch). That is a 1GB Video Card. I'm not sure 

why it chose to only show the GeForce 9300 Information. 



As you can see my Windows 8.1 Enterprise is up to date (see 

screenshot). 



System ram requirements are 1.5GB for Windows 7. Windows 8.1 is 

more efficient on ram - but I do understand that with each 

expansion pack more ram is needed. I have 7 GB of ram installed in 

my system - even though the system requirements state I have only 

6.7GB (which is probably available system ram). 

CPU - it has the latest up to date drivers
The system requirements are a Pentium 4, 2.4GHz Processor - perhaps 

they're requiring hyperthreading - but I have 2 actual cores, and a 

2.8Ghz processor - so I exceed here as well.

Restarted computer because there was an optional update for Windows 

8.1

Attempted to load the game and I still get the blank menus again





I did an alt+F4 and shut down the game



I noticed on a different thread that the crack might be an issue 

and you guys wanted to verify the location that it is being 

installed to... I have included the path as well as the screenshot 

of that as well



Doing some reading - Windows 8.1 has a new kernal even from windows 

8. IT has considerable issues (According to the EA Games forums) 

with the Sims 3 Expansion Packs. The base game was patched, and is 

playable without issue on Windows 8.1. However, in the forums, time 

and again the minute any expansion pack is added to the game, the 

game is unplayable on Windows 8.1. 

I guess I have to wait for the Sims 4 to come out - or downgrade my 

Operating System to Windows 7 (which I'm nearly about to do anyway 

lol).

Okay, just installed Windows 7 Ultimate on a separate hard drive, and I have a dual boot set up - will let you know my status once everything is re-installed. It really stinks that I had to do this though