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@sorca94 What operating system are you using? I think it can have issues with Windows 10.
Can you try running the game In Windows XP Service Pack 3 Compatibility mode and see how you get on?
Thanks.
the thing is i have tried but it still goes black screen...
- EA_David9 years ago
Community Admin
@sorca94 What Operating System are you using?
You can also try checking for driver updates, but I fear you might have issues with getting such an old game running.
https://help.ea.com/uk/article/finding-devices-and-updating-drivers/
- Razamataz508 years agoRising Newcomer
Try running your game windowed, to do that right-click on the .exe icon then go to properties, there you should see a line that says "Target:" and there is the directory of the .exe for the game. Don't chane any of that, simply go to the end of it and add " -w" without the quote marks. Then your game will run windowed. When the screen goes black after loading the neighborhood, press Alt+Tab to change back to your desktop, wait a few seconds and the taskbar should appear, now just click on the sims icon and the screen should show up properly