Computer code is a fairly complex system. And no one is safe from the fact that one day something may go wrong and the program or game will give an error. Or it just stops working under any conditions. In a specific case, we will talk about what to do when the Sims 3 program stops working.
Launch issue
It may happen that the problem is the banal way to start the game. You can try to run programs as administrator. To do this, do the following:
- right-click on the program icon (hereinafter RMB);
- select "Run as administrator" in the list that appears.
The possibility that this move will solve the problem, unfortunately, is extremely small.
The easiest way to solve the problem.
The action described below is the most popular and simple thought that comes to mind. Easy re-installation. To do this, you must:
- open the "Parameters" section through the start menu bar;
- in the window that appears, select the "Applications" section;
- above the list on the right, enable sorting by name and filtering by all drives;
- Find the game Sims 3 in the new list of programs;
- click on her name and activate the "Delete" button that appears.
This is one of the options on how to fix the termination of the Sims 3 program.
No disk space
There is another possible problem, which is entirely up to the user. Due to the fact that there is too little space on the device’s hard drive, games not only crash, the computer itself also falls under the “distribution” - it starts to work very slowly. To fix the termination of the Sims 3 program at startup, you must do the following:
- Open the program "Explorer".
- In the window that appears, select "My Computer" from the left list.
- On the new page, select the system disk (approx. (C :) Local disk) and click on it with RMB.
- In the new menu, activate the very last item "Properties"; a tab with disk information will appear; By default, the General page starts.
- Go to the disk cleaning menu by clicking on the button of the same name.
- A new window will open, here it will be necessary to select the "Clear system files" item.
- The menu will be updated and a new list will appear, from which you can delete almost all the items (they are not so important).
Also, to fix the termination of the launcher of the program "Sims 3", you can remove the application in the first way. Only in this case, it is necessary to install filtering on the system disk.
Outdated driver
Another quite important detail that affects the operation of many games is the outdated computer video card drivers. At the same time, a rather dubious option, since recently new drivers only complicate the situation. The following algorithm for fixing the Sims 3 shutdown error will be shown using Nvidia drivers as an example:
- In a particular case, it will be better to find them through the official website, and not use a special program (downloads more slowly). You must enter the phrase "nvidia" in the search engine. The desired site will be the first on the list.
- Under it will be a link to a page with drivers of the same name. Choose her.
- Here is a menu for selecting a driver version. You must select the type of card and operating system you need. After that, you will be redirected to the page with loading the driver.
But these are not all options for solving the problem of terminating the Sims 3 program.
Compatibility errors
In a specific case, it is worth trying the following several steps. Ideally, they should finally solve the problem:
- on the game shortcut located on the desktop, click RMB;
- in the list that appears, open the last line under the name "Properties";
- activate compatibility tab;
- select the function "Run the program in compatibility mode";
- Choose the version installed on your computer.
There is another error correction algorithm:
- Open the system properties window.
- Go to the item called "Advanced." Select the item named "Parameters".
- Next, select the "enable DEP for all" sentence.
- Click on the "Add" button. After that, specify the path to the root folder of the game. You need to go to the file "Sims3Launcher.exe".
- After executing this algorithm, the line "Sims3Launcher Starter Application" will appear.
- Click the "Apply" button.
- Reboot device.
In most cases, these actions should correct the situation with the appearance of a startup error.
Mod problems
It may happen that some of the modifications of the game are either not compatible with a specific pirated version of the game. Alternatively, it may turn out that too many mods have been installed, and that has led to a problem.
It is worth noting that the problem may not even be that some of the add-ons are inoperative or contain viruses, but in the program itself. The termination of the Sims 3 program of work may be due to the fact that the game itself has many errors.
You can of course try to clean the Modes folder in the root directive of the game itself. But often the problem is solved only after a complete removal and subsequent installation of the program.
System Compliance
It would seem that the game is quite simple in graphics and cannot be too demanding. Even despite the sufficient vastness of freedom of action (although the 4th part generally dipped along the training grounds). However, it implies settings even for a laptop. And if the Sims 3 program crashes again, it is worth checking your computer for compliance with the "insides".
These characteristics are necessary in order to run Sims 3 at the minimum graphic settings:
- The following versions of Windows are available: XP SP2 / Vista SP1.
- Models of the Pentium IV processor 2 GHz / Athlon XP 2000. If you are using the Vista system version, you need the Pentium IV 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2400, and the RAM in the following capacity is 1 GB. If it costs Windows Vista - 1.5 GB.
- The game will occupy 6.1 GB of hard disk space. An additional 1 GB is also needed to save all created materials.
- The video card is capable of supporting pixel shaders 2.0, as well as having 128 MB of memory.
These are only the most minimal requirements necessary for more or less stable operation of the program. All the hardware that is located at higher levels will allow you to run the game with normal and even ultra graphic display settings.
It is worth noting that if all of the above did not help, you should look for a different version of the pirated game or get a new licensed disc.