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BlackjackWidow
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4 years ago

Re: Playing Sim City 3000 in Windows 10

Hi @haufsnaggle - The old CDs for SimCity 3000 will absolutely not run on Windows 10. They were made with a special kind of copy protection called SecuRom. The only way to run the game in Windows 10 is to get a digital copy. To run the CD, you need to use Windows 98 or re-enable the service on a copy of Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 8.1. This article has detailed instructions, if you have a way to run one of those old operating systems and want to go that route.

I would recommend that you look at purchasing it at gog.com. Bonus is that it is currently on sale for 75% off! 

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    denashah
    4 years ago
    @BlackjackWidow wrote: slope game

    Hi @haufsnaggle - The old CDs for SimCity 3000 will absolutely not run on Windows 10. They were made with a special kind of copy protection called SecuRom. The only way to run the game in Windows 10 is to get a digital copy. To run the CD, you need to use Windows 98 or re-enable the service on a copy of Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 8.1. This article has detailed instructions, if you have a way to run one of those old operating systems and want to go that route.

    I would recommend that you look at purchasing it at gog.com. Bonus is that it is currently on sale for 75% off! 

    ok i'll look into it thanks

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