I know to actually play the game you need that patch someone released but unfortunately this requires you to have the game already installed. When I click on the setup.exe file, nothing happens. Has anyone been able to install Sims on Windows 10?

Have you tried changing the compatibility? You can do that by right clicking on the game, > properties, > compatibility.Tick "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and tick Windows 8 if it worked for you on Windows 8.. etc.Experiment around, or try using the troubleshoot compatibility.Hope this helped. :)

"Pandypink;15112353" wrote:"Marcelina;15111658" wrote:Ah okay. But yeah, Sims 1 is a very old game and running it on Windows 10.. there is obviously going to be an issue there.Come back to this topic if you are having more issues :)Well, I can't get the launcher to come back at all. I really wanted to try the original but I guess it's okay. My cousin got it really cheap at Goodwill and gave it to me since he doesn't play Sims. I just wanted to use it as a tester as I was planning to buy the Complete Edition if this base game worked. At least I know now that it doesn't so I won't waste my money. I still have an old time computer down stairs so maybe I'll give it a go.You have to remember, the Sims 1 base game came out in 2000 - people were still running Windows ME. By the time Sims Complete Collection was out, people were running XP and Vista. So the Sims Complete Collection has a better chance of installing on Windows 10 than the Sims 1 base game. (I still have both the base game I bought in 2001 and the Sims Complete Collection that I bought as a backup, in storage. As soon as I figure out which box they are in, they are coming out of storage.) In the meantime, you might pay a visit to CTO Sims, a Sims 1 fansite with forums, and ask there about how to install Sims 1 on Windows 10. I recall seeing instructions there, but you have to register on the site to read the forums.

Well I have an update. I just received the Complete Edition in the mail and popped it in my laptop. Once again, the launcher refuses to show up. I go looking through a bunch of Youtube videos again and finally see a response about the installing issue. For some reason, you must copy the setup.exe file over to desktop and then open it as an admin. In a few minutes the launcher popped up and I installed without a problem. Next, I followed the instructions that worked around SafeDisc as posted in the forum here and got my game running. I've been playing a couple hours and the game looks fine and saving is working. Hope this helps anyone with this issue because I noticed a lot of people having trouble with the install on Youtube.

I come from the future who also has windows 10, and the sims complete collection disks. Who brings a message to those who come from the more further future than I, who are still having this issue.So here is what I found, after a few hours of trying everything to just get the installation setup.exe in disk one to work. First off, the launcher will not work. So to jump start it, go to the folder on the disk called "Setup" and in there will be file called setup.exe. This is the one you will want to work with. It will essentially jump-start your installer by bypassing the whole launcher menu. From there just follow the instructions, use the key printed on the booklet provided in the case, and it will install.

"Kathis;c-17083792" wrote:I come from the future who also has windows 10, and the sims complete collection disks. Who brings a message to those who come from the more further future than I, who are still having this issue.So here is what I found, after a few hours of trying everything to just get the installation setup.exe in disk one to work. First off, the launcher will not work. So to jump start it, go to the folder on the disk called "Setup" and in there will be file called setup.exe. This is the one you will want to work with. It will essentially jump-start your installer by bypassing the whole launcher menu. From there just follow the instructions, use the key printed on the booklet provided in the case, and it will install.You are an angel. :)

Installing Sims 1 Windows 10-Solution Found

22 Replies

Marcelina1506
9 years ago
Have you tried changing the compatibility? You can do that by right clicking on the game, > properties, > compatibility.
Tick "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and tick Windows 8 if it worked for you on Windows 8.. etc.
Experiment around, or try using the troubleshoot compatibility.

Hope this helped. :)
Pandypink
9 years ago
Okay I'll try that! It automatically put me in XP for compatibility mode but I'll try the other versions too.
Marcelina1506
9 years ago
"Pandypink;15109956" wrote:
Okay I'll try that! It automatically put me in XP for compatibility mode but I'll try the other versions too.

@Pandypink
Hey! Did it work out for you or do you require further assistance with the game?
Pandypink
9 years ago
@Marcelina Well I tried every single compatibility mode and nothing happened. Half an hour later as I am looking for answers again, the game suddenly popped up! So, one of the compatibility modes most have worked but it just takes a long time for the game launcher to show up. Now, unfortunately, clicking the "Install" button leads to nothing but I am hoping it will just be a delayed reaction again. Thanks for the help! I'll get back to the forum if it finally installs.
Marcelina1506
9 years ago
"Pandypink;15111628" wrote:
@Marcelina Well I tried every single compatibility mode and nothing happened. Half an hour later as I am looking for answers again, the game suddenly popped up! So, one of the compatibility modes most have worked but it just takes a long time for the game launcher to show up. Now, unfortunately, clicking the "Install" button leads to nothing but I am hoping it will just be a delayed reaction again. Thanks for the help! I'll get back to the forum if it finally installs.

Ah okay.
But yeah, Sims 1 is a very old game and running it on Windows 10.. there is obviously going to be an issue there.
Come back to this topic if you are having more issues :)
Pandypink
9 years ago
"Marcelina;15111658" wrote:

Ah okay.
But yeah, Sims 1 is a very old game and running it on Windows 10.. there is obviously going to be an issue there.
Come back to this topic if you are having more issues :)

Well, I can't get the launcher to come back at all. I really wanted to try the original but I guess it's okay. My cousin got it really cheap at Goodwill and gave it to me since he doesn't play Sims. I just wanted to use it as a tester as I was planning to buy the Complete Edition if this base game worked. At least I know now that it doesn't so I won't waste my money. I still have an old time computer down stairs so maybe I'll give it a go.
userafw
Seasoned Ace
9 years ago
"Pandypink;15112353" wrote:
"Marcelina;15111658" wrote:

Ah okay.
But yeah, Sims 1 is a very old game and running it on Windows 10.. there is obviously going to be an issue there.
Come back to this topic if you are having more issues :)

Well, I can't get the launcher to come back at all. I really wanted to try the original but I guess it's okay. My cousin got it really cheap at Goodwill and gave it to me since he doesn't play Sims. I just wanted to use it as a tester as I was planning to buy the Complete Edition if this base game worked. At least I know now that it doesn't so I won't waste my money. I still have an old time computer down stairs so maybe I'll give it a go.

You have to remember, the Sims 1 base game came out in 2000 - people were still running Windows ME. By the time Sims Complete Collection was out, people were running XP and Vista. So the Sims Complete Collection has a better chance of installing on Windows 10 than the Sims 1 base game. (I still have both the base game I bought in 2001 and the Sims Complete Collection that I bought as a backup, in storage. As soon as I figure out which box they are in, they are coming out of storage.) In the meantime, you might pay a visit to CTO Sims, a Sims 1 fansite with forums, and ask there about how to install Sims 1 on Windows 10. I recall seeing instructions there, but you have to register on the site to read the forums.
Pandypink
9 years ago
"SimsILikeSims;15112760" wrote:
"Pandypink;15112353" wrote:
"Marcelina;15111658" wrote:

Ah okay.
But yeah, Sims 1 is a very old game and running it on Windows 10.. there is obviously going to be an issue there.
Come back to this topic if you are having more issues :)

Well, I can't get the launcher to come back at all. I really wanted to try the original but I guess it's okay. My cousin got it really cheap at Goodwill and gave it to me since he doesn't play Sims. I just wanted to use it as a tester as I was planning to buy the Complete Edition if this base game worked. At least I know now that it doesn't so I won't waste my money. I still have an old time computer down stairs so maybe I'll give it a go.

You have to remember, the Sims 1 base game came out in 2000 - people were still running Windows ME. By the time Sims Complete Collection was out, people were running XP and Vista. So the Sims Complete Collection has a better chance of installing on Windows 10 than the Sims 1 base game. (I still have both the base game I bought in 2001 and the Sims Complete Collection that I bought as a backup, in storage. As soon as I figure out which box they are in, they are coming out of storage.) In the meantime, you might pay a visit to CTO Sims, a Sims 1 fansite with forums, and ask there about how to install Sims 1 on Windows 10. I recall seeing instructions there, but you have to register on the site to read the forums.

I was reading the collection seemed to work better too but I'm just a little hesitant since most EBay sellers of stuff like that don't do returns. I'll definitely check out that site though so thanks!
GothicSimmer
9 years ago
@Pandypink The Sims uses SafeDisc which is not supported in Windows 10 as well as Windows Vista through 8.1 with KB3086255 (said update blocks SafeDisc). This also applies to games like SimCity 4 and Syberia which also use SafeDisc although it's important to note that Windows 10/KB3086255 will only block the CD version of SimCity 4 since the download versions from Origin, GOG, and Steam do not include SafeDisc. Games that do have a download version will work while the CD version will not but as of August 2016, there's no official download version of The Sims.

@Marcelina @SimsILikeSims It's not the game that's the problem, the problem is that the copy protection isn't compatible (see above paragraph for why TS1 doesn't work). For example, The Sims Medieval didn't work on Windows 8 since the copy protection used wasn't compatible with said OS, this was fixed in December 2013 but this added the Origin sign-in requirement. Likewise, many Games for Windows LIVE titles also didn't work since the GFWL clients included with the games were incompatible with Windows 8.

In fact, I've even ran The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, the original The Sims 3 (which 1.0 would be intended to run on Windows XP/Vista, not Windows 8/1/10), and The Sims 4 on Windows 10 as seen in the YouTube video. The only Sims game I couldn't get to work on Windows 10 was The Sims Complete Collection, I also had issues with the game not working on Windows Vista until I unblocked SafeDisc.
Bubblingbilly
9 years ago
Hi Guys, for weeks i'm searching the internet off to look for a way downloading the sims 1 or 2 on my macbook. I tried several versions downloaded from the internet which were great, untill I started the game and my macbook said that I had the wrong software. My macbook is running on EL capitain. So someone please help me and tell me there's a way to download one of these games on my macbook with this software because the sims 1 and 2 may have bad graphics.. But the options and activities you can do on this game are so so much more fun then those on the sims 4 and 3, it's like they're building the game off more than on.. PLEASE HELP!!!