Sims 3 and Windows 8 - An Analysis
Hey guys, I'm really curious to why some people have no issues at all and others can't even start the game. It seems, that people with the 32 bit version have no issues, 64 bit seems to be a dif...
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- What version of Windows 8 are you running ?
I bought Windows 8 x64 from the MS store.
- Do you have the 32 bit Version or the 64 bit one ?
64 bit
- Did you buy a new Computer and got Windows 8 on that or did you install it on your old machine ?
Installed it on my old computer, fresh install no upgrade.
- Which of the EPs/SPs do you have installed ?
Just the base game.
- What Patch level are you at (base game) ?
patched to 1.42 base game only installed and i have tried every patch since 1.36
- Do you have any Store content or CC/mods added ?
No Store content or cc added. No mods.
- Did you try out any of the beta/consumer preview versions and did you have any issues with those ?
Yes i have tried both the consumer and developer preview.
The game worked fine on both.
- What graphic card do you have and which driver version are you running ?
Nvidia geforce 570 gtx, latest WHQL drivers.
- What symptoms are you seeing (try to be as detailed as possible)
The game will not run att all i do see that the game and conhost.exe crashes on load.
- Anything else you like to add.
The system only contains a 64 bit version of conhost.exe and several dll's that the game use is also 64 bit only.
warse from answerHQ.
I bought Windows 8 x64 from the MS store.
- Do you have the 32 bit Version or the 64 bit one ?
64 bit
- Did you buy a new Computer and got Windows 8 on that or did you install it on your old machine ?
Installed it on my old computer, fresh install no upgrade.
- Which of the EPs/SPs do you have installed ?
Just the base game.
- What Patch level are you at (base game) ?
patched to 1.42 base game only installed and i have tried every patch since 1.36
- Do you have any Store content or CC/mods added ?
No Store content or cc added. No mods.
- Did you try out any of the beta/consumer preview versions and did you have any issues with those ?
Yes i have tried both the consumer and developer preview.
The game worked fine on both.
- What graphic card do you have and which driver version are you running ?
Nvidia geforce 570 gtx, latest WHQL drivers.
- What symptoms are you seeing (try to be as detailed as possible)
The game will not run att all i do see that the game and conhost.exe crashes on load.
- Anything else you like to add.
The system only contains a 64 bit version of conhost.exe and several dll's that the game use is also 64 bit only.
warse from answerHQ.
