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khahn2012
Seasoned Newcomer
7 hours ago

Sims + sims 2 25th anniversary no-launch/app crash

Sims 1 won't launch at all and Sims 2 crashes. Just bought both legacy editions today at release and have been unsuccessful playing either. 

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  • Running in compatibility mode for Windows 7 seems to work for me. Right click on the desktop shortcut and go to properties:

    Alternatively the game works in Windowed mode. To enable add -w to the end of the target under the shortcut tab:

    Seems a bit insane considering the game has been released specifically for Windows 11...

  • I have same issues so, i thinking about payback, because it cost me 40 euros both games and i have nothing .. so 

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