Windows 10: The Sims 2 Slow Launching

I know this game is very old, however I once upon a time had it running perfectly and smoothly with Windows 10. I hadn't opened or played the game in awhile so I cannot say exactly when the issue started, but the other day I noticed a long launching time after double clicking the icon. Now I've already run threw a lot of the Settings for TS2 in order to get it running smoothly. For example adding my Graphics Card to the Video Cards.sgr so the game recognizes my graphics card. I've also fiddled with the Graphics Rules.sgr so that I can increase the screen resolution, texture memory, and tweak a couple other things. The version I'm using has zero SecuRom. I even double checked with the SecuRom removal tool. My version of TS2 is threw origin and origin is already running in the background so it's not like I have to wait for it to run before the game. Also the game has a slow launch every single time I launch it, not just the first time. I do have the game on my second drive which is an internal 1TB HDD. I had thought maybe that second drive was sleeping, but now I'm not so sure. I have a lot of my programs/games installed on this second drive and I don't have any slow launching with them as far as I can tell. After the game is fully launched and running the game runs very fast and smoothly. It is actually running faster than I've had it running before (probably the increased texture memory that I just tweaked most recently).

I'm mostly wondering if there is a way I can increase the launching time. If I can troubleshoot why it's doing this and fix it. I'm running Windows 10 version 1903 and I've seen others mention problems with this version so I don't know if I'm affected by it or not.

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Windows 10 and Sims 2 resolutions problems

Hi Sharon,

I suggest to run the game in compatibility mode by following the steps below and check if it helps.

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  Right click on the ‘Setup’ icon for the game and click on properties.
  
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  Under Compatibility tab, check the option for ‘Run in Compatibility mode’.
  
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  Select Windows 8.1 from the drop down list.
  
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  Click on Apply and then OK.
  

Please get back to us with the results of the issue in regards with Sims 2 games
and any other questions you might have regarding Windows operating system. We are happy to assist.

Regards,

Guru Kiran

 

CANNOT LAUNCH FLIGHT SIM X

Hi Dewald,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand that the Flight Sim X is not running after the first startup closed. We will help you.

• What is the make and model of your PC?

I suggest you to update graphics drivers
and check if the same issue persists.

• Press Windows key + X and select
  Device Manager.
• Search for Display Adapters and expand it.
• Right click on the graphics driver
  and select Update driver software.
• Restart the System and check opening the application again.

If the above steps do not work, then I suggest you to contact the manufacturer of the game. They would assist you better with the issue.

Keep us informed if the issue is resolved. We are glad to help you further.