I've had this problem for a while, i'll be playing my game for like a couple minutes and then it'll either freeze up and i'll have to close it with out saving, or it'll just close down on its own. I don't really download anything so it can't be because of that. i've tried almost everything. I can't uninstall and reinstall everything because I don't have all of my games any more so that would just suck. I have Windows 7, if that helps. help me please?
Hey try right clicking the sims icon on the desktop and going to properties. Once you're there go to the compatibility tab and change the format that the game runs in. I had it running on windows xp mode or something and so when I changed it to windows 7, I haven't had a crash yet. hope this helps
Go to Control panel
System and Security
System
Advanced System Settings
Performance > Settings
Data Execution Prevention
Then click the second option and turn off dep for sims launcher and expansions packs.
Im wiith windows 7 and ive tried this. it made my sims run faster for some reason but just after 10 minutes it crashed again .. :( I dont knw what to do , im getting fed up with Sims. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP
I have the same problem but I'm unsure of how this solution works. DEP, according to Windows Help and Support, "is a security feature that can help prevent damage to your computer from viruses and other security threats. Harmful programs can try to attack Windows by attempting to run (also known as execute) code from system memory locations reserved for Windows and other authorized programs. These types of attacks can harm your programs and files.
DEP can help protect your computer by monitoring your programs to make sure that they use system memory safely. If DEP notices a program on your computer using memory incorrectly, it closes the program and notifies you." - Quoted from Windows Help and Support, What is Data Execution Prevention?
That is saying, that if it (DEP) is to stop, and close The Sims 3, then it would also notify you that it has done so. I haven't seen one person post about the DEP notifying them that the DEP closed The Sims 3.
However, if I am wrong, I give my greatest apologies and hope everyone finds a solution to this problem. Have a great rest of the day.
Yeah, that happens to me too, it usually happens to people on laptops so if you re doing that, it might be the reason, The Sims 3 is a powerful game unlike others, so it won't be able to handle well on any system, it even crashes on $5000 gaming systems, the game is unstable and that's Maxis's fault, so it's inevitable and nobody can help you, just blame EA and Maxis for making the game too powerful.
I have the exact same problem! Me and My two older sisters have Windows 8, and we have recently installed Sims 3 and then a day after I installed Late night, and so did my older sisters. Then it would randomly say something along the line of 'Sims 3 have stopped working' forcing me to shut down the game. I need help? It doesn't happen to my sisters? And we all have the same laptops?
hey the reason is its unstable is because it is a game that consumes more memory as you perform more events in game. a switch off and restart every hour will help to eliminate the memory being over consumed and game crash. also try stay offline as the server may be a problem but im still testing that right now,
I have the same prob only I have tried it when I was connected and disconnected, it still happens. I have Windows 8 as well as on a laptop. And it IS Maxis' Fault. It didn't use to do this for me.
I am the same MaimaiKai. Sometimes I get to play for less than a minute and it crashes. Other times I play for 1hr without problems and it crashes. I save every 10 minutes but sometimes it crashes before I get to save it the first time. It never used to do this. I've tried everything. Including contacting EA. They told me to delete some un-needed files but it didn't do anything. It never used to do this but its been the same on-going crashing for the past 6 months. I am wondering if it is because of windows 8 though. I never had this problem on my windows 7 laptop. Also, my cousin has never had this problem and she's almost all the expansion packs ( I thought that might make a difference). But she has a windows 7 Samsung laptop. IS there a hitch there as well. I do totally agree that it is Maxis' fault. Ever since the update (when Maxis came) its been crashing. I've tried everything I can think of and spent hours researching. I wish there was something I/We/They could do. Its annoying me so much. I'm sorry to anyone who has the same problem. I'll keep researching and update if I find anything (that's unlikely though cos I'm good at forgetting and I've tried everything). Good Luck! :D
P.S. Sorry about any mis-spellings! :P
This is all so true. I have a brand new 3.5GHz 6core processor with 12GB ram and a 1TB SSD and it still crashes for me. I'm running it on Windows 8.1 through bootcamp on my mac pro and sometimes the game runs perfectly for several hours straight - but sometimes my game will freeze and it will flicker to a black screen like it's trying to quit to the desktop but then it will quickly go back to the game - it will do this every 5-10 minutes and eventually it will crash to the desktop with the game music still playing and my mouse cursor will be the Sim's UI cursor and I am not able to control my computer. After this I have to shut down or restart. I am quite sure the major problem is the GPU overheating. When I ran the game on windows 7 with another equally fast computer I was able to manually control my GPU's fan speed and I never had a single problem. Overall, The Sims 3 runs much worse on windows 8, even with the latest software and driver updates. For years I tried running the game on my Mac OS and it always crashed.
That is bullcrap for the fact is just last year I was playing the Sims 3 on my five year old laptop and it never crashed the only problem it had was loading because of how old my computer is.
Hi I did have the same problem and it would happen as soon as I chose a House to live in if I had a pet but otherwise I would be able to play for a few minutes then it would crash but I think I have found a solution as it has not crahsed and I have I pet. I Right clicked on the sims 3 launcher clicked on properties and ran it in compatibility mode for windows 7 and it seems to have worked hope I have helped
I use sims 3 on xbox 360 and its been working fine untill just now. It works untill I want to save then it just freezes up and I have to switch the xbox off??? its so annoying because I have to redo all my work for it to just not save agaim
now that's not true. you just need the right requirements to actually run it. the game often crashes because the ram or the graphics card or anything like that doesn't support the game.
I have an HP laptop running Windows 8.1 with an i7 processor and 16GB of ram and my game keeps crashing. It will run for a few minutes, then just close down all by itself. I know my computer has more than enough to be able to run this game, I've even tried updating the game and restarting my laptop. Not sure what is causing this issue.
It's most likely the video card. Mine does the same thing. Everything is way over the recommended requirements but shitty Sony VAIO has a terrible video card... Too slow to keep up with the awesomeness of the Sims.
HP Is a crap company. I have an HP aswell (Not by choice) And It'll load my game, I can play it too.... For about 10 minutes.. Then the screen goes black and then it crashes.. If you have HP thats most of your problem.. Aside from the other major problems. As for the other guy, I haven't had any problem when playing on my laptop.. I've gone hours and hours on it actually... Until that turned to crap too... (Because it also is an HP) Try changing your setting to a lower gear.. For instance, When you get into the game (Before your 10 minutes is up) Go to the settings and Graphics menu, Change the "Size" From whatever it is to 600 x ??? I believe it is.. Whatever the lowest is. It may be crap quality but atleast your playing it.. If that doesn't work.. Then thats 2 failure companies for you.
I have a sony vaio and it was great for the years I've had sims 3 till recently it's been doing what everyone has been describing just I'm not sure if it's the update that the sims 3 company did or what currently de fragging and also cleaned up my ram space seeing if it helps..
personally I think they purposely started having sims 3 crashing so that everyone would have to upgrade to sims 4 (I've heard sims 4 doesn't crash). simple marketing trick. Mine crashes all the time as well, It never used to up to about maybe 6 months ago. I thought maybe it had to do with overheating but even when my computer is well aired it still crashes after a time.. also read reviews about people who meet requirements still have issues with crashing, faulty game coding... oh well.
I used to run it on windows 8 and ran it on 8.1 for ages, however, the other day there out of nowhere it crashes every time I play it. So I updated my game and it still does it, nothing seemed to trigger it, it just crashed and has continually done so. Btw I have 800GB of RAM, so that's not the problem
Its gonna crash no madder what, I got a alienware laptop worth $5000,
32 gig of ram, 60g ssd 1 tb storage 3.4 ghz, nvidia 600 series. Every single expansion pack, And it crashes al the time, I even tried it on my computer, 3.6 ghz, 16 gb of ram, 4 tb storage, Asus HD7970 (HD7970-DC2-3GD5 ) OC. It crashes no madda what. So I dont play it anymore, and wont be playing sims 4 either.
sims 4 actually can run better than sims 3. its almost like a whole new game. my sims 3 always crashes on me but I played sims 4 about 5 hours last night and it ran smoothly.
I have the same problem. I have an HP Envy 6 Sleekbook. I have my Sims 3 game installed and usually, after 15-30 minutes it will crash, telling me that it has stopped working and must be closed. I have tried multiple properties changes, as well as control panel changes. My only other guess is resolution, but I hate starting a game to lose my data. Anyone else have any other ideas?
I have enough RAM and my graphics card has been updated, so that is not the problem because the game still crashes on me. I however have windows 8.1, and have been told that the new update for it was the reason my game keeps crashing and until windows fixes it, there is nothing much I can do. (my husband is an I.T tech)
I've had the Sims 3 for almost 2 years now and it has always crashed. Some worlds (Island Paradiso, Pets, Ambitions world) on TS3 causes it to crash more and I can't have pets such as horses, dogs and cats. And also a glitch would happen where my sim would just not be able to go to work. Like they would reset whenever I made them go to work. Does not matter what career it is, I've tried it all. Same situation. My remedy was making them become self-employers with Ambitions. So there are a lot of flaws in TS3. But now its gotten to the point where I can't even go to Map View without having it crashing. I've sent messages to TS3 themselves and they never reply.
Im also having this problem, Im running windows 8.1 with 8GB of ram and an R9 290 GPU, so I know its not because of the ram or my gpu? I got an i7 cpu?
The same thing happend to me you should install your sims 3 games onto another computer or laptop and it works but there is nothing you can do to make it work on your current computer.
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