[The Sims 2] SIMS 2 compaitability with windows 8

I have windows 7 and none of these fixes have worked for me. LITERALLY I have tried everything. I'm sure EA has no interest in fixing these problems. This issue been going on for a while now. EA is only interested in money. They probably won't path the issue because the Sims 4 is coming out and they want everybody to buy that one. I'm really not surprised. Typical EA if you ask me. 
But why would I waste my money on the Sims 4, when I know if there is a problem, EA won't care, and probably won't fix the problem. All that matters to them is that they've made a sale. Such a shame. 
They were rated the worst company in america. I may not agree with that exactly.. but they've definitely have some issues they need to work on before I purchase any other products from them. 

does this let you be able to iinstall the expasion packs

hey guys, im having a problem with the sims 2 i have clicked on it and tried to change the compatibility from service pack to service pack and the issue screen still comes up, it says that i can run it anyway, but when i do the people come up with no faces that are white with words and numbers on them. i have almost all the expansion packs for it, i enjoy sims 2 much better then sims 3 because of the origin thing that it uses. If anyone could help me that would be really awesome. I am not a big computer person, so if anyone could explain it. in some what of english that would be awesome to, lol. Thanks guys

For some of the expansions you will need to install the patch: The Sims 2 (original) Patch Help

Okay, I figured something out. I'm not sure if it will work for you guys, but it worked for me. In a desperate attempt to get the stupid thing to work, I did this.

Note: This is for the people having the problem of the screen going black as soon as you click in the neighborhood in Windows 8.

Part 1:

So go to your Sims 2 folder, and find the application called "Sims2Launcher."  I believe the location depends on the EPs you have, so just search for it. After you find this, right click on it, select properties, and go to the  compatability tab. Select Windows XP, Service Pack 2, then check the box that says "Run in 640x480 screen resolution." The game wont actually run in that resolution, I just found it works this way.

Note: You have to launch Sims 2 using the Sims2Launcher.exe everytime you play it, or the problem will continue.

Run the program and press play.

This gets confusing from here on out, so follow my instructions very carefully.

Part 2:

Wait for the game to load, and select your neiborhood. Normally, upon entering the neighborhood, the screen would already be black before clicking. If not, click and make it black. Then, press  the start/Windows key on your keyboard to make it go back to the start menu. The screen should revert to the 640x480 resolution that you are running the sims on. If not, try starting the sims again. Next, go to your desktop, and select the already running Sims from your taskbar. You should be brought back to the sims, and the problem shouldn't occur during that session. You have to do the 2nd part of these instructions everytime you start Sims, but it should be worth it.

Why this works, I dont know. But it does for me, and I hope it does for you. I have all the EPs and everything, and it works great. Hope I helped!

I don't know how did you figured this out, but THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH!!! This actually works!

I have Sims 2 on Windows 8, and I tried the "Windows XP (service pack 3)". Did't help, made it worse.
Okay, bfore changing the compatibiity settings, my Sims 2 crashed everytime I tried to change the face shape of the first sim in Create-A-Family mode.
Then I changed the compatibiity sttings to your suggestion on here. Now once I click a neighboorhood to choose (I've tried all 3 pre-existing ones), and 
it comes up with "Loading [Neighborhood name]... Once the msic begins again, is when you get the nice sweeping view of the neighboorhood and the short description of the neighboorhod... at least that's what you should get. I, on the other hand, get the music, and a lovely black screen with nothng except a lonely mouse, where i have to either restart the laptop or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to the desktop screen.

I even attempted to uninstall and reinstall th game, but it still happens.

Any more ideas on how to fix it??

I hate myself for spending 3 hours installing all the sims 2 I had only to find out it didn't lauch, I so sad right now & angry I wanna throw my laptop away This is wrong, ea probably want us to buy the new sims 3: PLS DO SOMTHING ABOUT IT

Is there a app for your game

WHere do you find this? Im keen to download