The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection: Keeps Crashing on CAS menu (Windows 10)
Hi all,
I would not have created a new thread if I have not look for every possible solution in this forum, as well as in other places outside of it. However, I hope I can get this sorted out and play this game from my childhood.
About three years ago (I believe) I got this free code from EA for The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection. I redeemed it and I was able to play the game with no problem. My OS at the time was Windows 7. I stopped playing after some time and during that time I upgraded to Windows 10 and so recently I decided to play the game again. The game was installed and it runs perfectly up to the point where I either try to create a new family or select one from the neighborhood. I may add that sometimes the game takes too long to load. The game crashes and I get the message "The application has crashed and will now close". I have tried to open the game again and so far just one time have I been able to start creating a single Sim, but in process of selecting clothes or whatever, it crashes.
This is a list of methods I have tried to solve the issue (none of which have worked):
- Set up compatibility mode on Windows XP, Vista and 7 (this made me get another error on Origin, where it asked me to upgrade to Windows 8 or newer...)
- Deleted groups.cache
- Uninstalled and reinstalled the game 2 times
Am I missing another solution? Is there anything else I could try? Please be advised that I will not be downloading any third party software like the famous 4 GB patch or whatever.
By the way, my computer is not really a gaming one. It is just a stock Toshiba. However, one would think an almost 16 year old game would run just fine. I would appreciate any kind of help based on my description. Should you have any questions in order to better troubleshoot, please let me know.
