Re: Spore will not run windows 10

Hi @ir-ghosts

Launch the game in windowed mode, use it to compatibility mode.

1. Right click on the Spore icon and exe
2. Properties
3. Choose compatibility tab
4. Choose a Windows Version
5. And set a flag in “Run this program as an administrator”
6. Say okay
7. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/older-programs-compatible-version-windows

Read this post, it can also be a problem of your processor.

https://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/79539.page

Cheers

Liz

ok so I bought a disc of spore online and I downloaded ever thing but when I put in the disc nothing happens and when I try to open it manualy it dosent work it dose nothing and don't forget I have the disc in

G'day

  I'm having a similar issue with Spore (I'm trying to get it to work for my daughter to play.) I'm using a new laptop with windows 10 and while the game installs fine (only have base game and galactic adventures) no desktop icon comes up and the game isn't located in the games folder for me to make a copy of said icon onto the desktop. I don't have the option to downgrade the OS however I can't change compatibility modes for the game unless i find the icon. After several installs, it still won't create one. I am aware my copy is about 7 years old and doesn't let me redeem it's code on the EA store anymore (I've been trying in hopes I can get a desktop icon that way) but i've heard people have had this issue with downloaded copies that are more recent as well and was wondering if it had something to do with windows 10 itself.

I would love some help as my daughter really wants to play this game.

thank you, meika

hi @Meikahidenori

Look in this post, there is a detailed guide how to create a desktop icon from GA.

https://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/47322.page

I hope this will help you!

~Liz

where can I find spore icon and exe? I have looked at everything on my laptop and tried all but none seem to work.

@Koendog Hi,

They's  located under C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE 

via Origin

C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Spore\SporeBin\SporeApp.exe

~Liz

Hello friends of gaming,

I am not sure if my issue exactly meets the initial topic, but there are maybe correlations so I tell you my story.

Yesterday I bought Spore (basic version) via Steam. As the game didn't run I searched for answers and found out that there is a problem in general considering registry data as the Steam version still tries to register as if it was the regular version, so the values are incorrect. My knowledge in working with registry is about 0.000001% (less than a bloody beginner) so  I added all values that are  told to be correct for the Steam version  in all key paths I had found. There is still this problem (errors  2000 and 1004).

I do use Windows 10. It may be the case that registry works different than for earlier Windows OSs, or that Spore doesn't run at all even if the registry is fine.  I also tried to run it with compatibility mode for Wndows 8 and as an admin. Instead of launching I was immediately asked if the problem was solved. Of course not.

This is my current state. Would love to get some feedback! 🙂

PS: I have 64 bit  if this information is necessary.

@Wuzzituzzi Hi

The 2000 and 1004 error often happens in conjunction with the Steam Client.

If this error happens, you should contact the community there. 

Otherwise jump into this topic below. There are some details on how to bring the game to Origin. This is the client of EA and will be officially supported here.

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bugs-Technical-Issues/Solution-Spore-for-Steam-Can-t-log-in-to-servers/m-p/5114847/highlight/true#M6677

Well, thank you for just taking your time to reply.

I've scrolled a bit through your linked topic,  so I thought I could install that origin client. But I don't know where exactly to get the  "CD key". In Steam --> Spore I haven't found anything about  a CD key.

Did not you receive an bill via email from Steam, where this is written. As I said for this you have to contact the support of Steam.

I did receive a bill via email, but there is nothing mentioned about a CD key.

Alrighty then. I'm gonna contact the Steam support. But thank you a lot for you  help, much appreciated! 🙂

EDIT: All suggested supporting addreses on Steam lead back to  Answer HQ. Steam itself seems to refuse giving support.

What windows edition should I run spore on in compatibility mode? Thanks.

Just found the from awhile ago and decided to play it again, This was the only thing that worked for me. Thanks

I've recently been trying to get Spore GA to work via Steam (and was successful!)

Steam defaults to launching in fullscreen mode, but you can get it to launch in windowed mode by going into your "C:\Users\"insert account name"\AppData\Roaming\Spore\Preferences" folder, opening "Preferences.prop" and changing "OptionFullScreen 1" to "OptionFullScreen 0".

This was the only change I needed to perform in my case to get Spore to work; I haven't located these steps in any of the posts I read here however, perhaps it would be worth including in https://answers.ea.com/t5/Spore/Read-before-posting-Spore-MASTER-FAQ-for-PC-amp-MAC/m-p/4802582#M5969 ?

Hello, I'm having issues launching the game. I have the game on steam and on a launcher called GOG.

Whenever I launch the game on either one it will boot up, crash, and not work properly after until I uninstall and reinstall the game. Thankfully steam knows this and after launching and crashing it will do a quick update of some sort and if I press play a 2nd time it will launch only to crash again after a second or 2. I've tried everything you've recommended but it just won't work. The user above me posted about changing your fullscreen preference from 1 to 0 but for me the map User/AppData/Roaming/Sport/Preferences is empty.

I get the feeling that my windows 10 doesn't support spore at all or that steam isn't installing it in the right place or something. When I open spore through steam in the split second before it crashes I can open the properties to select an operating system but the most recent system it offers is Windows 8. Maybe this is why it crashes? I honestly have been trying to get this game to run for many hours now but I just can't figure it out. My map in steam doesn't display the game at all the only thing I see is a map called steam_appid which is a text document with a few numbers in it and I don't know what They mean. My electronic arts map is empty besides the maps 'EA Desktop' and 'outdated EADesktop' I also came across a map with a bunch of manuals in different languages with system requirements and stuff like that. And when I open the map 'SporeBin' there is no sign of a Spore.exe file.

I even went as far as to purchase EA-play on my Mac on origin (it doesn't share EA-play if you previously bought it on another launcher for some weird reason) only to realise my MacBook Pro doesn't support 32 bit games and I read about this software called Mojave to help launch programs that run on 32 bit in newer Mac OS versions but this Mac doesn't support that program anymore. I've read that I can completely delete all my data to install an older version and maybe that will do the trick but I don't want to lose all my data for obvious reasons. I really enjoyed this game when I was younger and I figured why not go back to it for a little while but I've not been able to launch it properly once. I hope someone can help me with this since I do enjoy this game quite a lot.