Forum Discussion

Re: My sims 4 keeps crashing and I have tried everything

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

4 Replies

  • @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
    2 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.