"The Sims 3 has stopped working"

DrKennethNoisewater wrote:I keep getting the same old "The Sims 3 has stopped working" notification it crashes to the desktop. I've had this problem before and I can normally remedy it with a patch and adding sorting out the DEP files but this time it keeps happening within 20 minutes of me starting up the game.

I've added a screenshot of my crash analyser which was stating that my game was crashing due to lack of memory. I've got through the checklist of things to solve this and I've done it thoroughly so I'm not sure why it's still not letting me play, I've been playing Sims for years so it's not like my computer can't handle the game.

Can anyone shed some light on this at all please?

//EDIT

Carlos wrote:

DrKennethNoisewater wrote:I keep getting the same old "The Sims 3 has stopped working" notification it crashes to the desktop. I've had this problem before and I can normally remedy it with a patch and adding sorting out the DEP files but this time it keeps happening within 20 minutes of me starting up the game.

I've added a screenshot of my crash analyser which was stating that my game was crashing due to lack of memory. I've got through the checklist of things to solve this and I've done it thoroughly so I'm not sure why it's still not letting me play, I've been playing Sims for years so it's not like my computer can't handle the game.

Can anyone shed some light on this at all please?

//EDIT

Hello,

Just to make sure: have another look at this here and (re-)do the steps from #2 to #4: https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t1171-must-read-how-to-install-the-sims-3-correctly

Now, have a look at this other topic here and do all steps: https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t857-the-sims-3-crashes-freezes-to-desktop-fix-updated-on-7-01-2014

If your Windows is a 64-bit version AND if your computer has 4 GB of RAM or more, then focus on step #3 in particular. Download the "4 GB patch" from here. After downloading, double-click on that 4 GB patch and in the next prompt, choose the TS3W.exe in your base game location. Usually, that's C:\Program files(x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin. Wait for the message "executable successfully patched" and close the 4 GB patch.

Note that this method will not work if your Windows is a 32-bit version and/or if your computer has fewer than 4 GB of RAM. After doing that, go on with the rest of the steps. These instructions should be pretty self-explanatory.

Now go to My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3 and delete all contents inside the Currentgame.sims3 folder. Also, in My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3, delete the following stuff:

-CASPartCache.package
-compositorCache.package
-scriptCache.package
-simCompositorCache.package
-socialCache.package
-plus the contents of the folders "WorldCaches" & "Thumbnails"

Re-start the game then and see if anything improved. You may even turn off your anti-virus program completely before playing The Sims 3.

Good luck !

 folder lies. I can't find it in my "The Sims 3" folder. I can only find "Caches, Game, Gamedata, support  and Thumbnails." Thanks bud.  

invalidusername wrote:The Currentgame.sims3 would be "Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\CurrentGame.sims3" if you don't have it, that's fine, since that just means the folder is empty anyways.  So go ahead and try the game with everything else you've been able to do.

As suggested by Carlos. None of these works for me.  

Kasperbo2 wrote:

invalidusername wrote:The Currentgame.sims3 would be "Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\CurrentGame.sims3" if you don't have it, that's fine, since that just means the folder is empty anyways.  So go ahead and try the game with everything else you've been able to do.

Okay thank you.   Though I have tried both https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t857-the-sims-3-crashes-freezes-to-desktop-fix-updated-on-7-01-2014 AND https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t1171-must-read-how-to-install-the-sims-3-correctly  As suggested by Carlos. None of these works for me.  

Carlos wrote:

Kasperbo2 wrote:

invalidusername wrote:The Currentgame.sims3 would be "Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\CurrentGame.sims3" if you don't have it, that's fine, since that just means the folder is empty anyways.  So go ahead and try the game with everything else you've been able to do.

Okay thank you.   Though I have tried both https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t857-the-sims-3-crashes-freezes-to-desktop-fix-updated-on-7-01-2014 AND https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t1171-must-read-how-to-install-the-sims-3-correctly  As suggested by Carlos. None of these works for me.  

Normally, you'd have to open a NEW topic for your issue(s), instead of posting under someone else's topic. But I'll make an exception here.


However, if you insist that you did everything what I decribed above correctly, then there isn't THAT much to add, from a technical point of view (I'll just assume for now, that your computer is strong enough to handle the game + expansions; if in doubt, please google for "can you run it" - that should be self-explanatory to use).


Can you go to your base game location and use the TS3W.exe to start the game ? Also, can you right-click on that file and choose "run as Administrator", if you have Window Vista or a later OS ? Note: the base game location is usually in C:\Program files(x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin.


Next, can you complety turn off your anti-virus software before playing The Sims 3 ? Also, do you have enough free space on your hard-drive C: ? And did you defragment the drive already ?


Plus, does it play a role if you lower some graphics settings in the in-game options menu ? Start with resolution, edge smoothing and lot detail.


Good luck for now !

Yeah, im pretty sure my computer can run it. "Alienware m14x" Yeah, I have disabled my antivirus. I got alot of space on my computer "241GB". I have defragmented my drive. BUT... When i go in "control pannel" then "system and security" At the bottom it says I have "Flash player (32Bit)" But my computer is 64 Bit. Could that be the source of my problem?    Thanks.

Kasperbo2 wrote:Yeah, im pretty sure my computer can run it. "Alienware m14x" Yeah, I have disabled my antivirus. I got alot of space on my computer "241GB". I have defragmented my drive. BUT... When i go in "control pannel" then "system and security" At the bottom it says I have "Flash player (32Bit)" But my computer is 64 Bit. Could that be the source of my problem?    Thanks.

Carlos wrote:

DrKennethNoisewater wrote:I keep getting the same old "The Sims 3 has stopped working" notification it crashes to the desktop. I've had this problem before and I can normally remedy it with a patch and adding sorting out the DEP files but this time it keeps happening within 20 minutes of me starting up the game.

I've added a screenshot of my crash analyser which was stating that my game was crashing due to lack of memory. I've got through the checklist of things to solve this and I've done it thoroughly so I'm not sure why it's still not letting me play, I've been playing Sims for years so it's not like my computer can't handle the game.

Can anyone shed some light on this at all please?

//EDIT

Hello,

Just to make sure: have another look at this here and (re-)do the steps from #2 to #4: https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t1171-must-read-how-to-install-the-sims-3-correctly

Now, have a look at this other topic here and do all steps: https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t857-the-sims-3-crashes-freezes-to-desktop-fix-updated-on-7-01-2014

If your Windows is a 64-bit version AND if your computer has 4 GB of RAM or more, then focus on step #3 in particular. Download the "4 GB patch" from here. After downloading, double-click on that 4 GB patch and in the next prompt, choose the TS3W.exe in your base game location. Usually, that's C:\Program files(x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin. Wait for the message "executable successfully patched" and close the 4 GB patch.

Note that this method will not work if your Windows is a 32-bit version and/or if your computer has fewer than 4 GB of RAM. After doing that, go on with the rest of the steps. These instructions should be pretty self-explanatory.

Now go to My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3 and delete all contents inside the Currentgame.sims3 folder. Also, in My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3, delete the following stuff:

-CASPartCache.package
-compositorCache.package
-scriptCache.package
-simCompositorCache.package
-socialCache.package
-plus the contents of the folders "WorldCaches" & "Thumbnails"

Re-start the game then and see if anything improved. You may even turn off your anti-virus program completely before playing The Sims 3.

Good luck !

DrKennethNoisewater wrote:
Hi, 
It doesn't help much that my screenshot didn't show up but it stated that the reason the sims was crashing was due to memory.

I follow this topic religiously https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t857-the-sims-3-crashes-freezes-to-desktop-fix-updated-on-7-01-2014
so I was sure to carry out each of the steps before I posted this topic, and considering I have this problem each time a new patch is updated I almost always have to follow each step of the fix anyway. However I am still having this trouble even now :/

As I said, I ran a crash analyser which said that the reason for the crash was memory and I wondered if anyone had a remedy for memory issues aside from the 4GB patch, which I have already done?