Re: Re: Sims 3 crashing before opening at all

@XSIMplyMarieX The crash in your xcpt file is definitely the Alder Lake issue, and you'd need to reapply the patch (or use the PowerShell or Task Manager method) to get around it.  The Task Manager method is the most reliable, so please try that if the others don't work.  And if you try the Alder Lake patch and it causes more problems, repair the game in the EA App (Sims 3 > Manage > Repair) to undo its effects, then use the Task Manager workaround.