Every time my Sims play Sims Forever...
Every time one of my Sims plays Sims Forever on the computer it makes me want to play the original Sims so badly...unfourtunately even though I still own all the CD's they don't run on Windows 7 for w...
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I have Windows 7 Ultimate and I play Sims 1 on it. The compatibility mode on it is Windows XP (Service Pack 3) and has to be run as Administrator. Windows set that up automatically for me.
The only thing I have to do is delete the Windows Update file KB3086255, otherwise it won't open. I can then open and play the game all day. Windows reinstalls this update every night (at 3 am) after I delete it. Most people just hide that update so it won't install but I prefer to let it install and just delete it when I want to play as I don't play it all the time.
I've never had just a black screen come up though. If I forget to delete that Windows Update file, it just simply tries to open but will stop and close to desktop and never start. It sounds like you may have a different problem; not sure what that can be.
Are you sure you installed the discs in the exact order they came out? Sims 1 is very particular about that. I do remember it was difficult to install as it kept requiring inserting previous discs over and over again as it installed. I really didn't remember having to do that when it first came out but that's what I had to do when installing on Windows 7.
The only thing I have to do is delete the Windows Update file KB3086255, otherwise it won't open. I can then open and play the game all day. Windows reinstalls this update every night (at 3 am) after I delete it. Most people just hide that update so it won't install but I prefer to let it install and just delete it when I want to play as I don't play it all the time.
I've never had just a black screen come up though. If I forget to delete that Windows Update file, it just simply tries to open but will stop and close to desktop and never start. It sounds like you may have a different problem; not sure what that can be.
Are you sure you installed the discs in the exact order they came out? Sims 1 is very particular about that. I do remember it was difficult to install as it kept requiring inserting previous discs over and over again as it installed. I really didn't remember having to do that when it first came out but that's what I had to do when installing on Windows 7.
