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Taking forever to save/won't save
I read a few other posts about this issue but it is not giving me an error, the circle just keeps spinning endlessly until I get frustrated and alt+ctrl+delete and close it. I own every EP except S...
Your CPU is below minimum specs and your graphics drivers need an update (yours are from 2011).
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Try resetting your user files as described in the factory reset described in this post: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps/td-p/714/
You won't loose anything. Just make sure to not delete any files and make a backup.
Try on a new game without any custom content added to see if it works, if it does, you probably need to cut down even more on CC.
