Will Sims 1 run on Windows 8.1?

siva20092403

OK, I have the Sims 2 plus all the DLCs thanks to the free gift given by Origin. I also have Sims 3 and all the DLCs. Right now, I am planning to buy Sims 1 The Complete Collection from Amazon just to have all the Sims game.

The question is, will Sims 1 run on Windows 8.1? Any user has any experience on this?

Thanks!

:)

Stuart92

Yeah it does. I run it and it works fine.

I don't have 'The Complete Collection' however so it may be a little different but recommend you run and install it in Windows XP compatibility mode and as an administrator.

If you try running it Windowed Mode there might be a black box on the screen, you'll understand what I mean if it happens but if you press Ctrl + Alt + Delete then the back button the black box will be gone.

icmnfrsh

Stuart92 wrote: »

Yeah it does. I run it and it works fine. <br />
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I don't have 'The Complete Collection' however so it may be a little different but recommend you run and install it in Windows XP compatibility mode and as an administrator. <br />
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If you try running it Windowed Mode there might be a black box on the screen, you'll understand what I mean if it happens but if you press Ctrl + Alt + Delete then the back button the black box will be gone.

I have the same problem! Couldn't get it to show up properly in Windowed mode using Windows 8/8.1. Thanks for the advice. :-bd

And yeah, otherwise, it (Complete Collection) works extremely well. Still have it installed on my laptop, although I rarely play it now.

hummingbird41556

I spent most of today playing Sims 1 on my Windows 8.1 computer. Yes, you do have to do the control/alt/del and then hit the back arrow to get rid of that black box, but it's worth it! I installed and run this game in XP compatibility mode, and run as administrator. It works great, once you get the game to realize you really can use a window, and that the screen doesn't have to be 800 x 600. LOL