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How to fix The Sims 3 Showtime Crashing
I am also very frustrated. The game closes without warning or just freezes also I got Error Code 12 after Showtime was installed and ditched my recent save file to be on the save side. Of course I did remove all content except the official expansions before Showtime or any patch was installed. Actually my game crashes whether CC is installed or not. I am playing in Sunset Valley most of the time and I placed two new locations in SV with Edit Town. After that the game kept crashing about every fifteen minutes, my world is not modified with Caw; I have only placed a couple of official lots. Please can anyone suggest me how to solve crashing issue thanks in advance..

#2
09-03-2012
Enos
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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Re: How to fix The Sims 3 Showtime Crashing
First of all make sure your system provide enough of requirements to play Sims 3. This minimum system requirement of this game:

FOR WINDOWS XP
• 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
• 1 GB RAM
• 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
• The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
• At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
Windows Vista / 7
• 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
• 1.5 GB RAM
• 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
• Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
• At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
OS X
• Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
• Intel Core Duo Processor
• 2 GB RAM
• ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.
• At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
• This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.

#3
09-03-2012
Jung
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,194
Re: How to fix The Sims 3 Showtime Crashing
I have gone through the below steps on mine system: go to the start and after that make click on the control panel. Now on the control panel got o the system and after that click on the advance and under that Performance Settings. Now on the Performance Settings go to the Data Execution Prevention tab and under that make check mark on Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select check box and after that click on the add button. Now here add your Sims game, expansions and Stuff Packs to the DEP exception list.Sims 3 base game:
C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe

#4
09-03-2012
Orochimaru
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,468
Re: How to fix The Sims 3 Showtime Crashing
Here is some list of crashing issue for Sims 3 Showtime. Make sure all this and then let me:
Multiple Monitors: Sims 3 has problems running on multiple monitor setups. It works sometime although it’s suggested to play it using the primary monitor.
Programs incompatible with Sims 3: List of Programs with Sims 3 compatibility issues:
• Daemon Tools Lite / Pro
• Utorrent

#5
09-03-2012
Chakradevroy
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 1,587
Re: How to fix The Sims 3 Showtime Crashing
Try Running the game in compatibility mode and removing Mods/Custom Content: This method only works for some Windows Operating Systems, so check it out for yourself
Go to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\ and right click on ALL of the game's .exe files (FROM ALL OF THE FOLDERS, ALSO THE EXPANSIONS'!) and choose "Properties". Now on the properties got o the "Compatibility" tab and choose to run in Windows 95 compatibility mode from drop down box.

#6
09-03-2012
AlisaDsa
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Re: How to fix The Sims 3 Showtime Crashing
This might be issue with the NVIDA, ATI etc. graphic cards and so therefore I would like to suggest you to go through the below steps: open your NVIDIA or other video card control panel, then select tab 3D settings, go to manage 3D settings, scroll down to "Vertical Sync" . Now in Vertical Sync tab choose Force off and restart your computer. This has been worked for .

#7
09-03-2012
LotusN
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,461
Re: How to fix The Sims 3 Showtime Crashing
If above all solution not working to solve your issue and then I would like to suggest you to try below things and then let me know:
Set your graphics options to 'Low'
Run The Sims 3 in Windowed Mode
Lower your game's resolution
Lower your monitor's resolution
I hope this will help you to solve your issue.

#8
12-03-2012
Johna@31Ally
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 82
Re: How to fix The Sims 3 Showtime Crashing
hello every time when i install a new EP or SP i have to add it to my list of exceptions under the DEP tab and this is very frustrating. i have downloaded the game and navigated to EP from the Origin folder instead of the EA folder but after that also i am getting the same issue.

#9
12-03-2012
soxysarah
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Re: How to fix The Sims 3 Showtime Crashing
its was the mobs for me so i took them all out and game works fine so i put them back one by one and found that it was the NRaas_MasterController.package that was making mine crash so just cut and paste all your mods to your desktop and start the game if it play then make shor you don't have the above mod if you don't have the above mod then put them back one by one and see hope this helped

#10
21-03-2012
workmabm
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Re: How to fix The Sims 3 Showtime Crashing
I would like to know why its automatically assumed that its a computer problem when there are a TON of people having issues with showtime. I never once had a problem with my game until showtime. And my laptop is top of the line...but showtime constantly freezes then crashes. and i know its not my pc. i have every expansion pack in existence...no issue till now.