Game Help:Crash workarounds

Game Crashing WorkArounds

CFF Explorer

1. Download and install CFF Explorer
2. Make a backup of your original exe just incase something goes wrong.
3. Run the program, click the folder icon or go to FILE >> OPEN and browse your PC for the Sims 3 exe (TS3.exe) usually found at C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin
4. ) Click on File Header at the left, find characteristics at the right and click the "Click here" blue button.
5. Tick "App can handle >2GB address space
6. Ok that and save by clicking the disk icon or going to FILE >> SAVE. Overwrite the file when it asks you to.

Source from this post: How I solved Sims 3 crashing to desktop (DasmX86Dll.dll not found) by gohan2091

NOTE: If you use this method, you need to keep the backup of the exe file you changed with CFF Explorer. When you update your game, you will need to copy the backup exe back to folder and replace the edited exe file.

Data Execution Prevention DEP

To access this:

• Go to Start
• Then Settings
• Then Control Panel
• Then Open "System"
  • Click on the Advance tab
  • click on the Settings button for Performance.
  • Click the TAB for Data execution prevention
  • click the option to (Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select: )
  • add TS3.EXE to the list
  • click on ok
• Reboot your computer for changes to take effect

• 0xC0000005 Access Violation Link
• DEP on Wikipedia

Source from this post: Gameplay - Solved my crashing to my desktop