How can I play Sim City 3000 in Windows 10?
Since we installed Windows 10, my Sim City 3000 game will not play. Is there a way to make it compatible with Windows 10? I do not like Sim City 4000 or any of the other Sim City games.
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Hello all,
If you are on Windows 10 and have a disc version of the game, then sadly you will not be able to install the game. If you are about to purchase the game, I would recommend checking out GoG.com.
If you have any further questions, please reach out to an Advisor.
Thanks!
Why are you telling me to buy this again? I already bought the license to play this game so why can I not play it? I definitely don't have the money to spend on buying it again
Your game is almost seventeen years old. Only Window98 and Windows2000 were around back then, and Maxis is out of business now. It will never be patched again, and Windows 10 cannot emulate an OS any older than Vista with any useful accuracy.
You might look into getting "Virtual PC" from Microsoft, and then find a copy of Windows2000 to run within that virtual space (finding an unused copy of Windows98 would be rather difficult now).
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3702
First of all, I know this thread is old.. But I love this game, payed for it, and refused to let it just stand there on my desk all dusty. The only way I got the cd version of this game working flawlessly on windows 10 was by applying a no-cd exe, therefore removing the DRM, since all the trouble in starting up the game is due to that.
I hope all people who bought this game like I did, can enjoy it after all these years!
Cheers
I know this was a few months ago but can you remember how you did that? And if so could you link me to something that explains it/ debrief me cos I'm not great with tech but I don't want the game to go to waste. Thanks!
- Sim City 3000 will actually work on Windows 7 with a patch. I had a friend (more knowledgeable about these things than me) download and install the patch for me. It worked for years... until I upgraded to Windows 10, which was a huge mistake.
- I think it's all the fault of Microsoft for encouraging us all to upgrade to Windows 10, saying that all of our apps would work, when clearly they do not. I LOVE Sim City 3000 and never would have upgraded to Windows 10 if I had known that it wouldn't work anymore. I would have much rather bought a new laptop with Windows 10 and keep my old laptop with Windows 7 JUST TO PLAY Sim City 3000. I do not and will not ever again trust Microsoft.
