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Windows11_Pro
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5 months ago
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The Sims 2 Legacy crashes and unresponsive on launch in Steam

Hi, my PC specs are Ryzen 9 5900X, 64GB RAM, Asus Dual RTX 4060 8GB. When I try to launch the game, it just sits on unresponsive and it crashes. My screen gets very large and I need to restart Window...
  • Windows11_Pro's avatar
    Windows11_Pro
    5 months ago

    I found this on Reddit: "open steam. select game properties. at startup options type -w."
    It works for me.

Windows11_Pro's avatar
Windows11_Pro
Rising Rookie
5 months ago

I found this on Reddit: "open steam. select game properties. at startup options type -w."
It works for me.

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kittysquadron
Seasoned Novice
5 months ago

This worked for me, thank you. Do you know how I can make it full screen as it’s opened in a window

  • Windows11_Pro's avatar
    Windows11_Pro
    Rising Rookie
    5 months ago

    You're welcome. I'm not sure. I went ahead and requested a refund. The workarounds for $40 is crazy!

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      mizswagga713
      Seasoned Newcomer
      5 months ago

      Agreed they want 40 bucks for something that's not working correctly is insane 

      • Windows11_Pro's avatar
        Windows11_Pro
        Rising Rookie
        5 months ago

        I 100% agree.

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