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Anonymous

10 years ago

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Sim City 4 won't start on Win 7

Hey I have the same problem as others in that I can't get my Sim City 4 deluxe Edition to run on Windows 7 Home Premium.

Any ideas, I have tried everything I can think of.

Its the disk version.

2 Replies

Anonymous
10 years ago
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Are you running it in XP Compatibility Mode?
Anonymous
10 years ago
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@RealJayMac

I made the best suggestion to you that I could think of.

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