Sims 3 stopped working crash

by Guest Tue 24 Jun 2014, 15:35

Hello,
I got Windows 7 for my computer and since then,when I try to play The Sims 3 I keep getting "The game has stopped working" error. Lately I noticed it happens when going into CAS. Not sure whats going on but its really annoying. It does happen after a few hours of gameplay as well.
I tried the DEP setting,but didnt do anything good for me.
Please help me ... Help

Thank you in advance.

by **The_gh0stm4n** Thu 26 Jun 2014, 03:52

Lavander93 wrote:Hello,
I got Windows 7 for my computer and since then,when I try to play The Sims 3 I keep getting "The game has stopped working" error. Lately I noticed it happens when going into CAS. Not sure whats going on but its really annoying. It does happen after a few hours of gameplay as well.
I tried the DEP setting,but didnt do anything good for me.
Please help me ...

Thank you in advance.

Hello,

For now (re-)do the steps from #2 to #4: https://games4theworld.forumotion.com/t1171-must-read-how-to-install-the-sims-3-correctly

Next make sure that you download all available Windows updates too...

Now have another look at this other topic here and re-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 !