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Sims 3 has stopped working.
Hello all,
I've searched for days on this topic and after hours of testing, I'm at my whits end, so I hope others have solved this issue or can point me in the right direction.
My DxDiag is attached
I have installed Sims 3, and about 20 minutes give or take into playing, it crashes. I get the window that comes up saying Sims 3 has stopped working.
It generates this error in the application log.
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 8/17/2011 2:25:41 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Yoda
Description:
Faulting application name: TS3W.exe, version: 0.2.0.154, time stamp: 0x4e1cce0a
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x14b0004b
Faulting process id: 0x1218
Faulting application start time: 0x01cc5d1a06783522
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 13232b55-c90f-11e0-89b8-a0ed8d95fe4f
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-08-17T20:25:41.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>9030</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Yoda</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>TS3W.exe</Data>
<Data>0.2.0.154</Data>
<Data>4e1cce0a</Data>
<Data>unknown</Data>
<Data>0.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>00000000</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>14b0004b</Data>
<Data>1218</Data>
<Data>01cc5d1a06783522</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3W.exe</Data>
<Data>unknown</Data>
<Data>13232b55-c90f-11e0-89b8-a0ed8d95fe4f</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
I have read through the Sims forums and their recommendations are to add all Sims .exe files to DEP which I have done - no joy
Another suggestion was to reinstall (obvious answer) - Done that - no dice
Other suggestions were to delete any custom content or expansion packs installed - non ever downloaded, and no expansions installed, I've double checked the recommended folders anyway, and nothing was in there.
I've tried giving the sims 3 process a higher CPU priority, and turning off CPU 3 in the affinity as was also recommended - no dice.
I've undone all changes, and reinstalled and tried again - no dice
I've made those changes again to see if I did something wrong before - no joy
If anyone has any suggestions for me with this issue, I would really appreciate it.
The annoying thing is my laptop shouldn't even be able to play it, but it does with no issues, however my desktop which is WAY over powered for this game can't handle it.
Thanks in advance.
Cal