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Vetti666
7 years ago

Sims 4 Crashes after 5 minutes of play

Sims 4 constantly crashes within five minutes of trying to play on a lot or when in a world. I'm playing off a fresh install of Windows 7, as I was having the same problem on Windows 10 and wanted to...
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Vetti666's avatar
Vetti666
7 years ago

I've tried both options and neither make a difference. I'm thinking a complete reinstall of the OS might be the only option as I'm unable to figure out what went wrong, and why it decided to work for a day and then say no again. I'm thinking its a corrupted file somewhere but as of yet I've been unable to locate it or remove it. 

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holger1405
Hero+
7 years ago

@Vetti666 

Try this before you try a Windows reinstallation:

  • Go to your ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\redist" folder.
  • Run the "vcredist_x64.exe" and the "vcredist_x86.exe" as Administrator. (Right click the exe > run as an Administrator)
    If you don't have an "Install" option, "Repair" the installation.
  • Reboot.
  • Do the same with the "vcredist_x64.exe" and the "vcredist_x86.exe" under ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\redist"
  • Reboot.
  • Test.

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