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Anonymous
13 years ago
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Sims 3 Seasons crashes to desktop on PC, with issues SIMILAR TO the already reported Mac issues.

I've noticed a lot of Mac players complaining about only getting 5-10 minutes of gameplay in the Sims 3: Seasons, but I'd like to clarify that not only Mac players have this issue! I run The Sims 3 ...
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    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    As of right now, my game has not crashed since the 1.47 update. I will mark this as solved, and would recommend that everyone else create their own threads for their specific issues. Good luck to you all!

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Anonymous
13 years ago

As a computer technician I wanted to let you know there has been a lot of discussion about Windows 8 not truly being compatable with a lot of programs and applications.  For some reason it's not integrating with a lot of legacy software.

This may indeed be part of your problem.

I also noticed that even with the release of Win 8 full support for Win 7 remains.  This may be because 8's main modification seems to be to interact with touch screen computers.

If it is possible for you to downgrade to Win 7, this may resolve your Sims 3 issues.

Good Luck.

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Anonymous
13 years ago

Game still crashes even on win 7. I exceed the requirements for the game. Issue didn't start until I installed seasons. Ive gone as far as to completely wipe sims and save files off my laptop and reinstall to no avail. ☹️

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    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Something else that I tried (once again, another solid hour of gameplay -- and I was able to save and quit on my own accord!):

    1) Run the game in Windowed Mode (this didn't work initially until I did step 2)

    2) Set compatibility for Windows XP (Service Pack 3, Service Pack 2 WILL NOT WORK)

    3) Create a new save game. Was my previous save corrupted? I have no idea. But it seemed to work.

    4) Run as Administrator (I left this part off initially. Sorry.)

    I'm about to start up my game again to see how it runs. I could see my game trying to crash at 10 minute intervals, but the game continued to play as normal. I'll edit this post with my second run results.

    EDIT: Sorry folks, it appears that the length of time my game ran for was once again just a fluke. I really hope there's a patch out soon that will fix this. In the meantime, I'll keep playing with things and try to find a solution. Feel free to try the things listed above, though. They may work for you.

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