Windows 10: Sims 1 won't work on Windows 10.

Discus and support Sims 1 won't work on Windows 10. in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have recently installed Windows 10 and now my Sims 1 game won't work. I installed it on my laptop when I had Windows 8.1, and it worked fine. I can... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by brynojenkins, Jul 29, 2015.

  1. Sims 1 won't work on Windows 10.


    I have recently installed Windows 10 and now my Sims 1 game won't work. I installed it on my laptop when I had Windows 8.1, and it worked fine. I can go into "This PC" and play the game from the disc drive, when I do this it gives me an initial screen but when I click play nothing happens.

    Is there any way to fix this, ideally without losing my save games?

    :)
     
    brynojenkins, Jul 29, 2015
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  2. FreshtaS Win User

    Sims 1 not working on windows 10

    its asus x456u windows 10 new computer

    it says admin pass required but I am admin

    I don't know if its any other game
     
    FreshtaS, Jul 29, 2015
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  3. Sims 1 not working on windows 10

    Hi,

    Sorry to know that you are facing issues while installing a game. We'll certainly assist you to resolve it.

    Please share this information to assist you better.

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    Rakesh Narayanaswamy, Jul 29, 2015
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  4. delsus Win User

    Sims 1 won't work on Windows 10.

    Have you tried running it in compatibility mode? right click the shortcut, click properties, and under the compatibility tab check the "run this program in compatibility more for" and choose the latest version it worked on (Windows 8 should work as you said it was fine in there.)
     
    delsus, Jul 29, 2015
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  5. Yah, try compatibility mode.
    On my Test Dummy machine with Windows 10 pre-RTM (inside joke) on it I ran into same issue
    with TrackIR5 software refusing to run .
    I fixed it easily by using compatibility mode for that program and had it run as Windows 8.x.
    Worked fine after that.
     
    DurkaDurkaDurka, Jul 29, 2015
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  6. Yeah I just tried that, still doesn't work. Would it be an issue that I had Windows 8.1 at the time of installation?
     
    brynojenkins, Jul 30, 2015
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  7. delsus Win User
    I don't think so, it does generally seem to be that it's incompatible with Windows 10, also the Windows compatibility center has got one vote saying it's incompatible, but it is a very old game so it is understandable (I think I played it on Windows 98 lol) short of virtualization I don't think there is much that you can do if compatibility mode doesn't work.
     
    delsus, Jul 30, 2015
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  8. Sims 1 won't work on Windows 10.

    If all else fails, find an old license to Windows XP and virtualize it. Then you can install older games like this and play them without any issues.
     
    DeaconFrost, Jul 30, 2015
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  9. How do I do that? I'm not a big tech person.
     
    brynojenkins, Jul 30, 2015
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  10. There are two common programs for running a virtual machine, VMWare Player and VirtualBox. Both are free, so if you have an older OS, such as Windows XP, this solution will cost you nothing.

    Once you install either of those programs, you'll be able to create a "computer" that runs from a file on your current machine. It runs like any other program, in a window, so you can minimize it and work on something else. Basically, you'd be running Windows XP in a window. These virtual machines can access CD/DVD drives, so you can install Sims 1 in the virtual machine just as if it is an actual computer. Modern computers are fast enough to handle this, so Sims 1 should be more than playable within this virtual machine.

    You also aren't messing with partitions and boot loaders, which could potential render your main computer unbootable. I would probably recommend VMWare Player, as it might be a little easier to use.
     
    DeaconFrost, Jul 30, 2015
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  11. Oh cool I haven't heard of them. I'm on the website for VMWare but there are a million downloads available. Could you send me a link of the download I need?
     
    brynojenkins, Aug 15, 2015
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  12. DeaconFrost, Aug 16, 2015
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  13. Sims 1 won't work on Windows 10.

    Yeah, looks like that may be your only choice to run it. Because of the DRM in some versions of The Sims (and other games like GTA III), it won't be able to be played on Windows 10 unless EA pushes a patch removing SecuROM or whatever DRM they used back then. Seeing as how the game is fifteen years old, I don't see that happening, honestly.

    http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/17/w...-old-game-drm/
     
    blackroseMD1, Apr 5, 2018
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