How To: Use Process Monitor to determine if your TS3 is "reloading" "bad" files all the time.
Step 1. Download and extract this file, to your desktop.
http://download.sysinternals.com/Fil...essMonitor.zip
Step 2. In the directory you extracted the above zip to, find and run the Procmon.exe file.
Step 3. Agree to the license and (optionally) click through the UAC prompt (if using Vista/Windows 7)
Step 4. Press Ctrl-L or click the Filter icon in the toolbar, or click Filter -> Filter
Step 5. Change the dialog to look like this:
(You'll have to type in the TS3.exe bit).
If you use World Adventures you'll need to put in
TS3EP01.exe instead.
Step 6. Click Add, then OK.
Step 7. You should see a Process Monitor blank screen.
Step 8. Launch your game and go to a Lot. Play for a couple minutes at least.
Step 9. Close the game.
Step 10. Important: Scroll to the END of the list, then start scrolling up from there. You should see a lot of entries as in post #254.
Step 11. Post a screenshot of the Procmon window.
Optional:
If you see lots of entries that exist in the Mods\Packages folder, ie
not My Documents, try doing the following: Locate these files and move them (cut, dont copy) to the Desktop. Repeat steps 7 to 12.