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#THE SIMS 1 HOW TO#
#THE SIMS 1 .EXE#
#THE SIMS 1 INSTALL#
#THE SIMS 1 64 BIT#

Some downloads will include the patched file in the download, however if it is not included you will need to download a new one.

#THE SIMS 1 .EXE#

exe file so that your game can run without a disk.

#THE SIMS 1 INSTALL#

Right click the shortcut inside the folder, select Open File Location, and you should be taken right to the install directory.Īs you can't use the game disks anymore, you need to use a patched.

This will open the shortcut file in a folder.

Once you've right clicked on the shortcut, select Open File Location on the popup menu.

Right click on the shortcut for the game on your desktop or search bar.

#THE SIMS 1 HOW TO#

The good news is that there are still lots and lots of custom made Sims goodies (floors, walls, skins, objects) freely available online.If you're stumped for the location, here is how to find it: None of these are working for me and I’m not going to chase those up to see if they can be made work again. If you played the original game, you may have used programs such as Sims Art Studio and Sims Homecrafter. They didn’t show up in the menu of Sims to play with, but when I clicked on their house the game continued as normal.

The most obvious one for me was the game apparently not saving the new family I created. Overall the game works pretty well, with the odd glitch. I chose Windows XP Service Pack 2 because it was the last operating system I played the original game on. I have no idea if other compatibility modes are better or worse than this one.

Go to the Compatibility tab and choose Windows XP (Service Pack 2).

On the desktop, right-click on the Sims shortcut you’ve just created and select Properties from the menu.

Right click on Sims.exe and select Send To from the menu.

Copy this new version of Sims.exe into either C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims or C:\Program Files (x86)\Maxis\The Sims folder.

It is a reworked version of Sims.exe which you have just renamed. There should be a file called Sims.exe in there.

Rename the original Sims.exe file to Sims (Old) or something else.

#THE SIMS 1 64 BIT#

It will depend on what version of Windows 10 you are running.įor 32 bit, it’s C:Program Files\Maxis\The Simsįor 64 bit, it’s C:Program Files (x86)\Maxis\The Sims ◄ Most Window s 10 machines are 64 bit Open Windows Explorer and navigate to either of the following locations.If you can, install it as an Administrator Yes, Maxis/EA should make the game available legally so people can play it without having to use work-arounds like this.I’m sure this is exactly what you’re using too…. For this, I am using a legal copy of the game, which I purchased 20 years ago.Download the new version of sims.exe at your own risk.I’m not a computer programmer so I haven’t got the foggiest idea how/why this new exe file works. I have played this game on computers running the 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 10. I can’t remember how or why I came by this workaround but it still seems to be working.But not before I make a couple of points. And so, I shall cut to the chase and detail how I get around it. I presume you’re here because you would like to run your original version of The Sims on a Windows 10 computer and have run into problems. This is the most popular post here so I thought I would update it (March 2020).