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Line 1: {{era\|RW}} {{For\|crashes that can occur in The Sims games itself\|Game ~~Crash~~crash}} A '''Crash To Desktop''' (or '''CTD''') is a computer program crash which is said to occur when a program (especially a video game) unexpectedly quits, abruptly taking the user back to the desktop. Usually, the term is applied only to crashes where no error is displayed, hence all the user sees as a result of the crash is the desktop. Many times there is no apparent action that causes a CTD. During normal function, the game may freeze for a shorter period of time, and then close by itself. Also during normal function, the game may become a black screen and play the last few seconds of sound (depending on the size of the data buffer) that was being played repeatedly before it crashes to desktop. Other times it may appear to be triggered by a certain action, such as loading an area. Line 9 ⟶ 10: A CTD can happen in games of [[The Sims (series)\|The Sims series]] for multiple reasons: Hardware incompatibilities Just barely reaching minimum requirements for the game (2 GB of RAM for TS3, integrated graphics etc.) Too powerful machine (Using more than 2GB RAM and/or a 64-bit operating system) Incompatible or corrupt [[mod]]s/custom content Line 18 ⟶ 19: == Solutions == Some users have CTDs because of user-hardware ~~incompatibilties~~incompatibilities: their machine only reaches the minimum requirements (and they have their [http://nene.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=383339 settings too high]), their machine is far too powerful (fixing this requires [http://nene.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=375907 modding the .exe] to never attempt to use more than 2gb of ram), and other less common (and more difficult to fix) hardware issues. Crashes may also be caused by incompatible mods that have been installed, or other user-software changes. For turning off DEP for your programs, see [http://support.ea.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3697/kw/DEP Turning Off DEP]. [[ModTheSims]] has created [http://nene.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game%20Help:Sims_3_Loading_Crashes this] help thread (Please note that EA or The Sims Studio does not support this as support is provided by ModTheSims), with tips on addressing bugs that cause CTDs. [https://sims4mod.wordpress.com/2017/08/24/the-ultimate-sims-4-crash-fix-guide/ Mod Conflicts Detector] is a software that can be used in order to properly identify the corrupted custom content that is causing the CTD in ''The Sims 4''. {{Wikipedia\|Crash to desktop}}