Alt-Enter is not working for me. When I use it, I get the Windows error sound chime. The game is stuck on borderless windowed mode. I can't cycle to either windowed or fullscreen. I'm a steam player.
The in-game resolution menu is grayed out and not clickable.
When I go to settings, I'm stuck in fullscreen and the window size option is grayed out.
I checked Steam Discussions. Other people are having this issue:
Is this only a Steam issue?
unfortunately steam is not the only gaming app to have an issue. The EA app is also not allowing us to change resolution. they gave us a cheat for it and i tried it but nothing happens. We have to wait for EA to fix it, again. if they ever decide to actually fix the issue.
Community ManagerHeya SimsMegaDeluxe
Can you try the steps puzzlezaddict shared here please and let me know if they help?
Please try forcing the game to run in windowed mode. For EA App installs, open the App game library, click the three dots in the upper-right corner of the Sims 2 Legacy icon, select View properties, and add -w to the command line box. For Steam, add -w under Sims 2 > Properties > General > Launch Options.
No, this doesn't work. The game still launches in fullscreen mode with Alt-Enter and the in-game resolution options both not working.
Community ManagerThanks. Could you tell me what resolution your display is in the Windows display settings?
This is my resolution.
Update: for some reason I can now open application windows and they appear on top of my Sims 2 game. I think I might be in fullscreen windowed.
Still, the in-game resolution settings are grayed out and Alt-Enter still doesn't work (plays the windows error chime).
Yes, it's definitely borderless windowed.
Community ManagerThanks SimsMegaDeluxe
Can you try deleting the config folder in Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2 Legacy\Config?
The graying out of resolution is expected if you are in borderless windowed or maximized windowed since we can't override OS level settings.
