This is probably a bit too late to ask but I've been searching for an answer for some time now and have had no luck.
I own The Sims (obviously) as well as the expansions (House Party, Vacation, Unleashed, and Makin' Magic). I've searched everywhere for an answer to solve my problem....no luck.
My Unleashed game; in the past when I first got it it worked great. No problems whatsoever. Now whenever I try to install it, it works great up until I try to play the game. It loads fine until I get to the main overview of the town and then *Crash*, I go back to my desktop. What the hell is wrong with this damn game? I can't figure out ANY way to fix it and I'm quite mad for wasting my money on a game that does not work. I know it isn't just my computer because I've read upon dozens of other people with the same exact problem.
Well, while looking for any other solution I haven't really scoped for a patch. I found one patch that seemed like it would work but it was for MAC. Everything's always for mac.
It seems to me even EA is stumped because I've been to www.thesims.ea.com and been to the community and they have posted no answers.