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aimee618
Seasoned Newcomer
12 days ago

sims 2 legacy + packs not launching fully

I was able to download The Sims 2 legacy without issue. When trying to open it my computer will adjust to the lower resolution screen size and I can see the Sims 2 icon in my start bar as if it’s open, but no game window appears. I left it for around 10 minutes to see if it would eventually launch but it never did. I can’t click on anything in this state (i.e. task manager will open but I can’t close anything). Not sure what’s preventing it from opening fully?

[Alienware R15 from 2021 running windows 11]

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  • aimee618's avatar
    aimee618
    Seasoned Newcomer
    12 days ago

    not sure if anyone else will encounter this but i finally got it to open by choosing “disable full screen compatibility” in the compatibility properties of the program. don’t know why but that seems to be the last thing i changed before it opened. 

  • IgKIN_3's avatar
    IgKIN_3
    Seasoned Newcomer
    8 days ago

    Can you tell me how you did it? 

  • IgKIN_3's avatar
    IgKIN_3
    Seasoned Newcomer
    8 days ago

    Omg I got it to work thanks to you!! 😊

    thank you for coming back and update 

  • wildknights91's avatar
    wildknights91
    Seasoned Newcomer
    6 days ago

    Thank you. I had the same issue and Ithis was the only confirmation I found about what the issue was and how to bypass it. 

    I did find a short code that can be used in the advanced launch options forwindowed mode... just type: -w

     

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