The Sims 2 Windows 7-10 Fixes

"Jazxi;c-16862463" wrote:
Since I have tried reinstalling and repairing so many times I have lost the original .bak file, so what I did was install the Sims 2 on my brothers laptop then copied both config and csconfig files onto my USB then I replaced the ones in my laptop, should have worked right? I even checked that the Sims 2 ran at 800x600 on my brothers laptop, and it does, but on my laptop its still stuck at 320x200, which makes zero sense, something else must be messed up and I'm not sure what it could possibly be, I even tried replacing all the config and csconfig in the program files with the ones I got off my brother's laptop but its still refusing to change.
This issue started after I followed a simsvip tutorial which has you change the numbers in "seti low 1" and "seti medium 2" to 3, then change all "uinitprop maxreswidth" and "uinitprop maxresheight" into 1920 and 1080, it didnt work (still at 800x600) then I stupidly followed some solutions in the comments which ended up giving me 320x200, and no amount of reinstalls/repairs would get it to 800x600 again :/
I really hope you could help me fix this odd issue!

Yes sorry I don't know why I said documents, lack of sleep I think! Anywho you know where to find the files. Ya it is weird that replacing the files didn't work. If they were totally different files it shouldn't matter what changes you made before, though I have no idea why simsvip gave those directions, I have never altered any of that. Repairing the game didn't do anything? It should have set the files back to their original form. Did those instructions in the comments have you alter the registry? If so then ya.... you are pretty screwed if you didn't back it up 1st. That will take a bit more to fix. If it was the registry they had you alter (you might want to check if you are not sure) you could try something, it will stink, but heres what you do. First you will have to uninstall your game, back up any downloads you may have, those will be fine, if you want to save your neighborhoods you can also back up the neighborhood folder. Next download CCCleaner, it is safe to use I have it myself, grab the free version, its all you need. https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/download Run the CCcleaner, it should load up on the cleaner, run that 1st. Next click on registry on the left hand side. Make sure ALL the boxes for everything listed is checked off, and hit scan for issues. This will bring up a list of junk in the registry it wants to clean, just let it clean it all. This should get rid of all the Sims 2 stuff you have in your registry, becouse the game is uninstalled and not using it. Then you will have to redownload your game, forget about everything you read on simsvip, run graphic rules maker again (unless you know how to alter your video card file, or backed it up beforehand), and just make the changes I showed you to the graphic rules.

If you didn't alter the registry I am at a total loss of what could be causing this issue. It should not be happening, the issue is with the game somewhere. Also note, that you do not want to run CCcleaner again unless you are very careful. It will delete some of the Sims 2 files needed to run the game becouse it doesn't recognize they are needed. ( A repair in Origin will fix it, but it will also reset all your files) If you want to run it again to keep your pc running smooth (like me) you will have to manually look at everything it brings up to delete, and go though it and uncheck everything for Sims 2. I learned that the hard way let me tell ya...

If this works and you have any other issues let us know!