Step 1 – Installing The Sims 1 and Expansions Correctly Performance Issues/Crashing When Playing.Setup having trouble shutting down autoplay program.Manually Launching Setup/Setup is Not Starting.Getting the Autorun/Game Launcher to Work.Troubleshooting – Resolving common errors.Step 4 – Set Screen Resolution and Play in Windowed Mode.Step 3 – Configuring Compatibility Settings.Step 2 – Installing Windows 11/10/8/7 Patch (Optional, But Recommended).Step 1 – Installing the The Sims 1 and Expansions Correctly.This guide should help you overcome common problems when installing the game and help you get The Sims 1 working as well as possible on newer computers running Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8 and even Windows 7.

With hardware and software moving so far ahead since, it’s natural that the game now has some compatibility issues.

Even Windows XP wasn’t around when it launched. The Sims was released in 2000 and was compatible with Windows 95, 98 and ME machines. And that has included going back to where it all started! With The Sims recently celebrating its 21st anniversary, I have been in a nostalgic mood and re-discovering older Sims titles. Fixed link for optional patch executable.

❗ Last Updated: 13th August 2022 – Updated troubleshooting step for manually launching the setup and if setup shows an autoplay error.

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