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tm0418's avatar
3 years ago

My sims 4 keeps crashing and I have tried everything

I have tried everything and nothing works. I updated my game driver, made a new sims 4 file, uninstalled all my mods/cc, reinstalled the sims, and many other things. I even took it to best buy geek squad, and they said nothing was wrong with it. it usually crashes between 2-10 minutes but only when I am actually playing not in CAS. Please Help!

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    tm0418
    3 years ago

    I put it in local mode but everything was the same on my computer and all my files were still on it but I tried to play to see, and it crashed with blue screen. This is what it said:

    Source
    Windows

    Summary
    Shut down unexpectedly

    Date
    ‎6/‎17/‎2023 1:09 AM

    Status
    Report sent

    Problem signature
    Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
    Code: 50
    Parameter 1: ffffffffc03345de
    Parameter 2: 2
    Parameter 3: fffff8025f2dbf29
    Parameter 4: 2
    OS version: 10_0_19045
    Service Pack: 0_0
    Product: 768_1
    OS Version: 10.0.19045.2.0.0.768.101
    Locale ID: 1033

    Extra information about the problem
    Bucket ID: IP_MISALIGNED_dxgkrnl.sys

  • @tm0418  I'd like to see the crash dump from this BlueScreen.  Open a File Explorer window and enter this in the address bar:

    C:\Windows\Minidump

    You'll see a number of files, but for now, I only need the one with a timestamp that matches this BSOD.  Right-click the file and select Copy, then right-click the desktop and select Paste.  From there, you can upload it to the third-party filehosting site of your choice (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) and link it here.

  • @tm0418  The link worked fine.  The crash dump points to the Nvidia driver, but the driver is only the first among several possible culprits.  Did you in fact go through the DDU process to remove the old graphics driver, as described here?

    https://crinrict.com/blog/2019/02/clean-re-install-of-graphics-drivers-with-display-driver-uninstaller-ddu.html

    If you did not, if you merely updated the driver or uninstalled using the standard Windows method or something else, please DDU and reinstall the driver now, exactly as the guide describes.

    If that doesn't help, or you already DDU'd the driver, please run a repair install of Windows, as described here:

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/16397-repair-install-windows-10-place-upgrade.html

    This allows you to keep all your data, but if you get to step 13 and are NOT asked whether you want to keep your personal files and apps, back out and start over.

    Finally, do you have or have access to another graphics card you could test with?  It would be helpful to see whether the system is stable with a different GPU.  Your power supply should support anything out there, literally, as long as it has enough power cables.  But a lower-end or older card would be fine—this isn't about performance, just system stability.

  • tm0418's avatar
    tm0418
    3 years ago

    I did the DDU way but I am going to my mom's Saturday, so I am going to have her help me with steps to double check I am doing it right. 

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