Re: Sims 2 Ultimate Collection Compatibility with Windows 8.1

I had a simular issue but i got a little further then you did so here is the solution that helped me . 

Follow everything in this guide 

http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=5446

It helped me alot AND in enhances the graphics tramendously . 

Hope this helped you as well as it helped me .