Sims keeps crashing...

[Caspin]

Hi again, I must admit you've lost me now. I'd like to help but I think we'll have to start at the start!

You mention that you got Sims 3 only a week ago - so is it just the base game that you have installed (no expansion or stuff packs)? You say you have downloaded the latest updates - presumably through the launcher - so you should be patched to 1.42.

You mention that you have custom content - what sort of cc do you have and are you sure that it's compatible with the current patch level?
To be honest the part where you lose me is when you say that without cc your sims don't have beds! I don't have any cc installed but my sims can certainly sleep!

Take out all your CC. Now if you start a new game, in Sunset Valley let's say, and choose a pre-made household with sims (and beds!) already in place, can you play for half an hour and then save it? If not, then what is the sort of crash you are getting - are there any error messages, does it close the game totally, does it just freeze up etc.