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I'm starting to get really irritated !
sims3groove
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Seasons is only causing problems! I thought Seasons was going to be happiness for me but it's only turning into hell. I can't play the game! I haven't even started it! I can't get past the family loading screen it loads 1/4 of the way and it crashes to the desktop saying windows will notify you a solution or something like that. I have an hp laptop it's less then 2 months old! I have Windows 8 and yes, Windows 8 IS compatible with The Sims 3. Now the ******* launcher says "This app can't run on your PC" 🐸🐸🐸🐸!I'm really sorry about the language but as a paying customer who has payed well over hundreds of $$$ this is unbelievable! I'm sorry but I can't take it anymore! I have tryed to play w/o mods I've heard about DEP but like I said I have Windows 8 it's different. I don't have a "start" button. And I know that my laptop CAN play The Sims 3 cause it has been playing fine until Seasons came along. I also have the latest update both for the launcher and TS3. I don't know if it's the launcher update causing this or what but I don't know how that could be cause even when I updated it, it still worked fine. As for the update for TS3 well, I updated the game and then added seasons, so I never played with the update. Does ANYONE have ANY solutions [In Windows 8 style] could you put it in a simple way? I'm not a techy person but I'm also no stranger to it. I also can't download it to Origin cause I used a code from Online [I lost mine] Sorry for the long story I tried to add as many details. Surely someone has to know cause people on YouTube have seasons and are playing their games fine. 
I just want to play my game!
I just want to play my game! 0
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Edit: when are people going to realize that gaming and laptop don't go together. Unless you buy a true gaming laptop, ASUS, Sager, MSI, Alienware
allso if you have loads of thing 's loading like the hp usually do i recomend you try razor game booster to load your game it close's down background tasks why you play and makes the game run smoother.
It is possible to play Sims on a laptop as that is what I do and I have all EPs and SPs except Supernatural and 70's, 80's and 90's stuff. Although I admit to using Twallen's mods to stabilise my game. I was also initially reluctant to use mods but after getting to a similar stage of irritation I gave in and tried it (after all the game was already broken) and I have never looked back.
Prior to using them the game was unplayable in a variety of ways (crashes, freezing, significant lags). Some of those may well have been due to running the game on a laptop, as it seems that EAs min spec doesn't actually reflect what you need, however with twallen's mods I continue to play on the same laptop. Now I have significantly fewer issues and they tend to be the ones that EA (eventually) patch so real bugs in the code. I haven't used Windows 8 but I would recommend giving Twallen's mods a try. You can always remove them again if that doesn't work for you.
Astro
For update 1.50 issues, please post in this thread:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/650809.page
Laptops CAN play Sims 3 just fine especially hp. My laptop EXCEEDS way past the minimum requirements. In fact even on low settings it looks 10x better then it did on my desktop. And I'm not the only one who is having the "The Sims 3 has stopped working Windows will notify you a solution" error. I finally did fix the problem with the loading screen. I am actually able to play the game, but for no longer than 5 minutes. No, it's not my graphics card [like I said it exceeds standards] Minimum requirements for RAM Minimum: For XP 1 GB RAM / Windows Vista and Windows 7 1.5 GB RAM
I Have: 1.7 GB
.........................[Required].[I Have]
Pixel Shader version [ 2.0] [5.0]
Vertex Shader version [2.0] [5.0]
Dedicated Video RAM [128 MB] 384 MB]
Free Disk Space
Minimum: 4.5 GB
You Have: 186.7 GB
The only thing that I see that I am low on is the cpu speed. I used "Can You Run it?"
Minimum: For XP 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; For Windows Vista and Windows 7 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
I Have: 1.3 GHz Can you run it has a green check mark for it even though I fall short. Could this be the reason? I also have tried DEP.
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!
I have tried running w/o mods and cc, turned settings on low and adding TS3 & EP's to DEP.
I ended up buying a used 5 yr old computer with Vista and a Intel GMA for $150 and it works great with base & 6 expansions running. I would assume your video card can't handle it with Seasons. It takes a lot to have snow and rain layered over everything. I recently added Showtime and was hoping that wasn't too much but all good. Maybe get an older computer with better specs.
However, I don't think that either of these would cause crashes during loading. There's a crashing thread in technical. I'll try to find it for you.
Edit: here's the official crashing thread. I know it says it's for pets, but it's the one crinrict has linked in her seasons bug thread So it must be the right one. Post your full dxdiag there and explain exactly what issues you are having. Good luck!
Another edit: also, I just found this thread that ceejay opened a couple of days ago. It's for all patch 1.50 problems, including crashing issues. Probably better off trying there first.
EDIT: About your RAM, it's too low. Your background programs are also running on that RAM and if Sims 3 have to share it, then when the RAM runs out, the game will shut down. You do need more RAM and reduce how much is running in the background of the OS.
I don't understand though. I passed the minimum requirements,for RAM is there anyway that I could free up some space? Iv'e been playing Sims 3 gorgeously without any problems. There may have been a bit of lag due to the giant amount of mods/cc I have but that's all. I have never had a crash till seasons came/patch 1.50. Thanks for the links but everyone else has given me the same links I've visited the same sites over and over again. Nothing has helped. I got this laptop for Sims and I need to know what I can do so I can play them. Anyways thanks for posting.
your processor 1.3ghz is this duo core? if so thats probably why it passed, if not then you don't really meet the requirements more ram would help to my laptop has the right size processor but i had to upgrade my ram from the orginal 2gb to 4gb ram for it to run smoothly, with more expansion packs it will take more ram to run them, i would have minimum of 4 ram for it to rum smoothly even on windows xp.
But I have an HP Notebook and my sims games run fine. It lags when it snows and rains a bit but it's not terrible. I only have windows 7 on mine...
My laptop is below the requirments.(it says my CPU is too slow) but my game runs pretty good, of course I get the occasional routing issues or my sim magically jumps out of bed, but my game doesn't really freeze unless I overload the game with mods.
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You're welcome, and sorry I couldn't be of more help.
Seasons is a pretty demanding EP as I understand it so it could cause some extra lag on lower end machines. Each major patch like this also introduces more features and so places more demands on your pc, and that could be another reason.
As another poster suggested, you could look into getting additional RAM.
CC is certainly one of the major known causes of lag, so the very first thing I would try is getting rid of anything with which you can bear to part. Some mods (e.g. Twallan's Story Progression) can also place extra demands on your pc, though some are also geared towards reducing lag and sorting out bugs (e.g. Twallan's Overwatch - get it if you don't have it already).
In terms of game-play, you could try turning off memories, turning down your graphics settings, and playing in smaller worlds (or worlds with fewer sims). It's not great to have to make compromises like these, I know, but it's just about deciding what trade-offs you're willing to make.
Yeh, I ran my game for about a year on a 1.4GHz processor for about a year and it was basically fine on fairly low settings. I was mostly using it for building though.
It just depends how much you care about sacrificing certain freedoms: to build massive, detailed mansions; to play long games in huge worlds; to have things look really, really pretty.
It's also important to remember that running the game with specs that don't quite measure up can be really damaging for your pc. I knew my laptop was nearing the end of its lifespan anyway, so I didn't mind the risk involved in causing it loads of extra stress.
I have a year old acer laptop and have been running every single expansion pack just fine, no lags, glitches, anything. Runs exactly the same as just running the vanilla game.
I did pay a lot off money but a knew a had to for the game and all the expansion packs to work.
www.crucial.com is a good place to get at least info for compatible hardware upgrades. They also have competitive pricing and refund policies - or you can take the information and go somewhere else to find the upgrades. I recently got a 4Gx2 RAM pack (for desktop) through them for about $55 USD.