Will the sims 3 games work on a windows 8 or 8.1 computer? Or will it just work on the windows xp computers?
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I have Windows 7 and it works wonderfully. I tHink being ahead in the computer makes it work a lot nicer
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I have a windows 8 it works jus fine you can check this site to see if The Sims 3 runs on your computer. http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/ when you reach the site just type The Sims 3 and it will tell you if it can work. Because it really depends on the graphics and other hardware. Good luck
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I'm not sure. I bought this laptop as a gift for a friend of mine. I don't know if she plays sims on it. She needed it to complete her on-line college. If you have a cd/DVD rom drive and had a video graphics card installed on your laptop, then you should be able to play sims discs. Sorry I couldn't be of more help,
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It runs on 8.1 I just played it yesterday. For games that have issues you can always right click on the .exe file and set compatibility mode to a earlier version of windows (If your using a PC).
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I have windows 8.1 and the game dosent work for me. However, I dont know if this problem is specific to me or all 8.1 users have it. Hope this helps!
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Hi Nicole,My husband has a new 8.1 computer and the Hoyle card games works fine, no problems.Hope you enjoy all the games it has to play.Bye, Mary
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Not sure about all the versions, but you can always install multiple virtual operation system under Win 8 for old games.They run on my Win 7 for sure.
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SIM's 3 works on WIN 7..... I have no idea it working on WIN 8..... sorry :)
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Yes. You have to have Sims3 first. It is the basic game set-up. After you set up Sims3 then you can install any Sims3 package.
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You need the sims 3 to play this... this is an expansion pack for the sims 3.
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I believe if the game says what operating software you have on your laptop and you have enough memory one your drive, you should be able to play your games. My Sewing Programs work with Windows XP and I have no problem with them! :)
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I owned the entire series when I was running XP. When I upgraded to Windows 7, it would no longer work. Went to the silly online game for AoE. So did they rework the software so it now works on Windows 7? Because the original software does not.
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Only if the expansion you want to add is an expansion of The Sims 3, otherwise you will have to get the starter version of the expansion you bought
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Yes... Currently running it right now on Windows 8. I believe we are running it in XP compatibility mode. I should note that I am using a Windows 7 emulator on that computer as I have found Windows 8 not conducive to being productive. The emulator just gives me back my start menu and multiple windows on screen, but it's still Windows 8.
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yes- it plays on win 8.1 - but depending on your video card- for some reason there are some ati cards that cannot run tw8- if you have Nvidia you should have no problems. also look for the mod that allows you to run the game 1920x1080 if you have wide screen monitor, search for 'Universal Widescreen Patcher' its a simple utility and it works. also goto course source . com for hundreds and hundreds of user made courses- better than the ones that came with game.
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Mari, I don't know. I run the game on Windows 7. I did have to bypass the Launcher to play the game.A Google search does reveal issues with running Sim2 on Windows 8 (and possibly 8.1) that date back to 2013.I did ultimately find a link to the "Mod The Sims" website (http://modthesims.info/t/500523) where they describe a process of doing a clean reinstall of the game and setting each installed expansion pack to run in Compatbility Mode for Windows XP, Service Pack 2 (not Service Pack 3), see the link for details if interested.Launcher bypass method here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-2/Sims-2-Double-Deluxe-Launcher-Crash/td-p/2005641Regards,Paul Mari, I don't know. I run the game on Windows 7. I did have to bypass the Launcher to play the game.A Google search does reveal issues with running Sim2 on Windows 8 (and possibly 8.1) that date back to 2013.I did ultimately find a link to the "Mod The Sims" website (http://modthesims.info/t/500523) where they describe a process of doing a clean reinstall of the game and setting each installed expansion pack to run in Compatbility Mode for Windows XP, Service Pack 2 (not Service Pack 3), see the link for details if interested.Launcher bypass method... » Read More Mari, I don't know. I run the game on Windows 7. I did have to bypass the Launcher to play the game.A Google search does reveal issues with running Sim2 on Windows 8 (and possibly 8.1) that date back to 2013.I did ultimately find a link to the "Mod The Sims" website (http://modthesims.info/t/500523) where they describe a process of doing a clean reinstall of the game and setting each installed expansion pack to run in Compatbility Mode for Windows XP, Service Pack 2 (not Service Pack 3), see the link for details if interested.Launcher bypass method here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-2/Sims-2-Double-Deluxe-Launcher-Crash/td-p/2005641Regards,Paul « Show Less
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I'm not 100% sure. I installed the sims 3 and worked for a little but it soon started to make the computer lag and crash. The video card was not up to par with the game requirements. You could compare the requirements for the sims 3 and your games to see what the requirements are.
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I don't know for sure, but I'll check. We gave the game to my mom since it was too hard and complicated for us, I'll find out from her. I would think that it should work with Windows 8 though.