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@nycbigl We only ever got the beta version of CAW, so it's not surprising that the program has so many issues. (For example, Steam users have to edit their registries to make it work at all, which is not a lot of fun.) It's also not something I'm familiar with, so I just fall back on the troubleshooting advice of others with more experience on the subject. Still, if I ever see a reliable solution to the EIG problem, I'll make sure to pass it along to you.
As for your graphics card, it's older and will need extra care. One of the biggest favors you can do for it is turn down your graphics options, particularly water and high-detail lots. I have a reasonably strong card, and I keep those at mirrors only and 2, respectively. But you might need to lower the other options as well.
I'm also not sure that your card can handle the stress of Pets and Seasons, or even ITF and IP. Those packs demand a lot from graphics cards, and even the lower-level dedicated ones can struggle to keep up. Again, every computer performs a bit differently, but yours isn't really built for graphics-intensive gaming. If you really want to play with these packs, you might need to use only one at a time to protect your system. Hopefully it will hold up and perform well enough for you to play TS3 the way you want.
I haven't had any problems playing the Sims 3 with my new computer. I have all of the expansion packs and a few stuff packs and it's been working great. I have never been happier with the game. The CAW turns on separate from the actual game. I have been able to build the world and save it but it only crashes when I try to do Edit in World. I have yet to be able to export my new world. I was hoping to build the lots while playing the game. But it keeps telling me I need to add a picture. I just can't figure out how to add a .png image in the 200 and something x 200 and something size that they want. There is no way of taking a screen shot of the world while in CAW. I have tried. I took photo of it with my camera but I can't figure out how to lower the image size in windows 10. I knew how to do that when I use to use a Windows 7 laptop but Windows 10 seem to be lacking in a lot of photo and videoing options that use to be in the older OS.
I guess the answer will come to me someday. I'm now too busy with other things, CAW with have to wait for at least a week. It's NY Comic Con time and I will be going 3 out of the 4 days the convention lasts. I always cosplay and go with a few people. There is much to plan and get ready. LOL!
Again, THANK YOU for all of your help. YOU ROCK! 😃❤️