Crash to desktop issue

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J. M. Pescado:
Try to move in closer to the point of crashing. 30 minutes is getting closer, but you should try to zero in on it: Advance 15 minutes, pause, save, wait to see if it crashes, if it does, reload, advance another few minutes, pause, save, repeat until it goes kaboom within about 5 minutes of reloading.

Cunning:
So far I have:
Made sure DirectX is up to dateInstalled latest graphics driversChecked windows updates are currentAdded all executables for base game + all expansions to the DEP exclusion listTried turning off DEP completely (using the /NoExecute=AlwaysOff flag in boot.ini)Removed all other CC (was just the nointro mod)Changed mod location (Installed the oldskool framework and moved from the My Docs folder to Program Files)Done a complete clean install of base game + expansions (twice)Cleared (script)cache and user prefs files several timesChecked the RAM with the built in Dell self diagnostics tool, as well as running Memtest86+ from a USB stick overnightTemporarily disabled antivirus (MSE) and any other non-essential startup cruftDefragged the hard drive (no clue how that would possibly cause a crash, but someone suggested it in another thread, and at this point I'll give anything a go)
Other possibly relevant details:
All expansions and stuff packs up to and including Town Life Stuff installedGame and expansions patched to most recent versionsThe machine was new a few weeks agoNo other problems/crashes/freezes in similarly memory-hungry applications or gamesThe crash itself looks like a momentary freeze, audio hiccup, the game stops interpreting input, and then animations and audio continue for approximately a second before the delightful "encountered an error" message box pops up and the game craps out to desktop.One other issue I have noticed, but I'm not sure is related, is that some sims don't seem to be automatically changing into work clothes. Only noticed this last night though.
I'll try to get a save as soon as possible before a crash.

Starler:
Just to verify, when you say you removed all CC, did you also remove any store .packages and non-mods (like clothes, hair, etc)?

Cunning:
There wasn't anything to remove, but I've just rechecked that there is nothing in the mods or downloads folders other than awesome.package and aweconf.package (in C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages).

I fired it up this evening, and unusually got to play for several hours uninterrupted; I was just thinking that maybe the problem had somehow sorted itself out when it crashed. Thank goodness for autosave - I'll try and reproduce the crash from the last save point tomorrow.

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