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

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