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NokkitheSloth
5 years ago

Please help with my sims 3 issues on windows 10

I have tried every solution from removing mods, compactability mode windows 7 and 8 and vista and EXp, checking my graphics card, removing sims 3 and reinstalling, removing origin and reinstalling and taking my windows 10 back to an older install but nothing works. My sims 3 will not load. I can access the launcher and press play after the title screen appears the game crashes.
I can play older games on my pc fine, the Witcher, Skyrim etc and newer games as well the sims 4, battlefield one, etc. I only have this problem with the sims 3 and DA 2.
I really want to play :'( please help

my DxDiag if you want to look (sorry its long but i havent got a clue what it means)

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System Information
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Time of this report: 2/29/2020, 17:14:15
Machine name: DESKTOP-QN1NS05
Machine Id: {B59291D7-ABD2-4112-A667-BA2ACA426814}
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 17763) (17763.rs5_release.180914-1434)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: PC Specialist LTD
System Model: MAXIMUS IX HERO
BIOS: 0906 (type: UEFI)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7500 CPU @ 3.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16314MB RAM
Page File: 4657MB used, 14089MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.17763.0001 64bit Unicode
  • NokkitheSloth's avatar
    NokkitheSloth
    5 years ago
    Thank you for replying but I managed to find the error in it. The Nvidia overlay was causing the issue.
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    NokkitheSloth
    5 years ago
    DxDiag Notes
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    Display Tab 1: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
    Input Tab: No problems found.

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    DirectX Debug Levels
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    Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
    DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
    DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
    DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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    Display Devices
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    Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
    Manufacturer: NVIDIA
    Chip type: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
    DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
    Device Type: Full Device (POST)
    Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1C03&SUBSYS_143819DA&REV_A1
    Device Status: 0180200A
    Device Problem Code: No Problem
    Driver Problem Code: Unknown
    Display Memory: 14209 MB
    Dedicated Memory: 6052 MB
    Shared Memory: 8157 MB
    Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
    HDR Support: Not Supported
    Display Topology: Internal
    Display Color Space: DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
    Color Primaries: Red(0.640625,0.337891), Green(0.310547,0.619141), Blue(0.159180,0.058594), White Point(0.313477,0.329102)
    Display Luminance: Min Luminance = 0.500000, Max Luminance = 270.000000, MaxFullFrameLuminance = 270.000000
    Monitor Name: 2470W1
    Monitor Model: 2470W
    Monitor Id: AOC2470
    Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
    Output Type: HDMI
    Monitor Capabilities: HDR Not Supported
    Display Pixel Format: DISPLAYCONFIG_PIXELFORMAT_32BPP
    Advanced Color: Not Supported
    Driver Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_fd5965e649b796e5\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_fd5965e649b796e5\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_fd5965e649b796e5\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_fd5965e649b796e5\nvldumdx.dll
    Driver File Version: 26.21.0014.4250 (English)
    Driver Version: 26.21.14.4250
    DDI Version: 12
    Feature Levels: 12_1,12_0,11_1,11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1
    Driver Model: WDDM 2.5
    Graphics Preemption: Pixel
    Compute Preemption: Dispatch
    Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver
    Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported
    Power P-states: Not Supported
    Virtualization: Paravirtualization
    Block List: No Blocks
    Catalog Attributes: Universal:False Declarative:False
    Driver Attributes: Final Retail
    Driver Date/Size: 24/02/2020 00:00:00, 963992 bytes
    WHQL Logo'd: Yes
    WHQL Date Stamp: Unknown
    Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-5F43-11CF-F06A-36341BC2D735}
    Vendor ID: 0x10DE
    Device ID: 0x1C03
    SubSys ID: 0x143819DA
    Revision ID: 0x00A1
    Driver Strong Name: oem84.inf:0f066de38c1ebff8:Section094:26.21.14.4250:pci\ven_10de&dev_1c03
    Rank Of Driver: 00D12001
    Video Accel:
  • NokkitheSloth's avatar
    NokkitheSloth
    5 years ago
    DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD DXVA2_ModeVC1_D2010 DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_Progressive_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main10 DXVA2_ModeMPEG4pt2_VLD_Simple DXVA2_ModeMPEG4pt2_VLD_AdvSimple_NoGMC DXVA2_ModeVP9_VLD_Profile0
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    5 years ago
    It would be most helpful to see the entire dxdiag, since each section could have useful information. This is especially true in your case, since your hardware is more than sufficient for Sims 4. You can upload the dxdiag to pastebin.com or another free filehosting site and link it here.

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