Re: SIms 3 on Windows 10

Thank you so much for answering this question..I was wondering the same thing

i tried that for windows 7 and 8 and it wont work

when is it fully released?

@TortVibe please look here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/READ-FIRST-POST-HERE-Windows-10-Help-Thread/td-p/4703142/jump-to/first-unread-message

I seen a video that says to set compatibility to windows 95, does that still apply to windows 10? Since there isn't a windows 10 option.

Hi, I have just made an account so I hope you get this and can help!

I am about to buy the Sims 3 download on Steam. I have never bought anything online for download before. I used to have the Sims 1 but it will not download on my laptop which runs with Windows 10 and is brand new.

I just want to confirm it will download and work with Windows 10 if I spend £25. I saw about using compatibility mode but I don't even know how to do that!

Please help. I am desperate and reeeally want to play!

Thanks

i tried the compatiblity for that and it doesnt work so windows 10 is a joke..its for advertising not gaming

no sims games are compatible with windows 10..I have tried everything

compatibilty mode doesnt work

thank so much I can wait...I got play my sims3 and sim4....

What is compatibility mode?

Hello

I beg to differ - I am using Win10, I BOUGHT and downloaded Sims 3 and Simes Late Night, and although both apparently downloaded okay, I cannot launch Sims 3. I can access Sims 3 game launcher but that's it - this is seemingly a waste of money and I have no idea how I might get my money back.

@TJohn48 TS3 runs under Windows 10 but there are some changes from previous versions of Windows. TS3 MUST be run under Origin with Windows 10. Your game MUST be version 1.69 or later (I don't think there is a later version right now). This is not because of the game - this is because Windows 10 does NOT support the DRM used in TS3 when it was released. The game update to version 1.69 will REMOVE the DRM. It seems the game requires .net framework 3.5. This is now included in Windows 10 but needs to be enabled in a new install of Windows 10. The fact that windows 10 does NOT support SecuROM (a rootkit) is welcome as it left security holes and there is no longer an installation limit. Windows 10 no longer supports SafeDisc - you no longer need a disc in the drive to play the game. Windows 10 has had some issues with video drivers - I always check to make sure I have the latest and greatest when I encounter a new operating system - it's just sop. I have encountered an audio driver called Nahimic (this is software that is adding effects to the audio driver) that is crashing Windows 10 systems - at least every one I've seen. All you have to do is disable this software and the game will run. My TS3 is installed on win 10 w/o any compatibility modes. I did have to add my GTX 960 video card into the .sgr files so the game recognized my video card. I upgraded the card after I upgraded from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro so I knew I would have the issue.

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Thanks for your profound reply, most of which I didn't understand 🙂  I somehow ran a program which (supposedly) told me what I needed to upgrade on my notebook to run Sims (3 or 4, don't remember which).  I should install a new driver at least and that MAY enable me to run the game.

Although the Sims series is quite intriguing, I don't think it's worth all the hassle.  I chatted with EA's C/S and they were kind enough to refund my money.

I'll get over it 🙂

Thanks for your kind help, Roberta 🙂  I will now go to your 2nd message 🙂

How do you use compatibility mode? 

Sims 3 & Medieval won't work on Windows 10 at all for me. The both crash during launch.

Hello, So my Sims 3 has always played just fine. Over the summer I updated my pc to Windows 10 and it will not play for more than 10-20 minutes before it says "Sims 3 has stopped working windows is checking for a solution"  I checked around and it said to update my drivers.  I did that, uninstalled all my games, and reinstalled them through Origin and it still is not working!  What is compatibility mode?  Help me Please!

I had Sims 3 on my computer and when I updated to Windows 10 the game kept crashing. I even went on compatibility mode and it worked but the game glitches and I cant run any of my expansion packs. Is there any solution to this? Please let me know.

What's compatibility mode?

I have been playing my Sims 3 on my windows 10 for about a month now and all of a sudden the game has begun crashing. The game will open up unto the point that my family is almost done loading and then it will crash.

I have been looking for solutions for about a week now and all of the answers have either been unhelpful or used extremely confusing wording that i couldn't understand.  

Is there a solution for this problem?

Compatibility mode doesn't work.

For some reason the Origin software will not download onto my windows 10 it keeps giving me an error