Create a Household Out of Memory Crash

[jdratlif]

I got a new computer, and now I cannot play the Sims. It crashes when I am in Create-A-Household.

It seems to slowly eat all the memory and then when it runs out, it crashes. I have been watching it in Windows Task Manager. It starts around 500 MB usage when I start the game, then when I get into Create-A-Household, it's usually up to 1 GB, then before I can customize the two Sims I want, it has gone up to 3.8 GB usage and stops responding. I don't even have to do anything to cause it to eat all the memory and crash. Just start a new game in Appaloosa Plains, enter CAH and let it sit there for 10 minutes.

I have tried lowering my graphics options (I have gone down to Windowed mode 1024x768).
I have disabled DEP for every EXE.
I am on the latest patch version (1.34.whatever)
I started it from the TS3W.EXE, rather than from the launcher.
I have no custom content or mods.
This is a fresh install.
I have the Base Game, World Adventures, Late Night, Generations, Pets, High End Loft Stuff, Fast Lane Stuff, Outdoor Living, and Town Life Stuff.

I have Windows 7 64-bit with a Sandy Bridge Core i5 2500K with Intel HD 3000 graphics and 8 GB memory.

I don't have this program on my laptop, but my laptop is so slow. I would really prefer to play on my desktop.

Is there anything else I have overlooked to try?

[jdratlif]

I decided to reinstall Windows from scratch and install just the expansion packs and it is no longer doing this. Memory usage doesn't seem to go much beyond 1.2 GB now.

Not sure if it's the reinstall, something I had on my computer, one of the stuff packs, or something else, but I can play again, so I'll just be glad for that right now.