| Publishers | Electronic Arts |
| Developers | Maxis |
| Release date | 2005 |
| Genre | Simulation |
| Game rating |
Game Description
The following expansion packs were released for the game, bundled in a single game known as The Sims: Complete Collection:
- The Sims: Livin’ Large
- The Sims: House Party
- The Sims: Hot Date
- The Sims: Vacation
- The Sims: Unleashed (Pets)
- The Sims: Superstar
- The Sims: Makin’ Magic
Download The Sims: Complete Collection
The Sims: Complete Collection is no longer abandonware. You can now buy the game from:
Windows (2005)
The Sims™ Legacy Collection on Steam
Additional files, patches and fixes
The Sims: Complete Collection Screenshots
Windows
Hello.
I have got the game installed, and I’d like to run it in windowed mode. How would I go about running the crack in windowed mode?
Create a shortcut for the game: right click desktop – click New – click Shortcut.
When you have created the shortcut, right click it and go to Properties. Look in the box with the word Target next to it in the window that pops up. Go to the end of the box and click inside it. Then type space, then type “-w”, no speech marks. Click Apply then OK. Try running it, it should be in windowed mode.
The game is not launching when I finish installing it. Help.
I install the game after entering the serial number but it doesn’t launch. Help.
The Zip file doesn’t open. It just says “opening in 2 hours” and it doesn’t move. Any ideas? 🙁
I want to play this.
OK i just found a temporary fix for “Set Locale Null” by pressing Alt & F4 together i shouldn’t have to do that tho
Well i copied this guide to the letter.. and when i try and run the The Sims Shortcut, the error i get is this “Set Locale Null”
Please help. I’ve been trying for days, also redownloading, etc. But no matter what I do it always says (with both setups) “Unknown error encountered, aborting setup…” It opens up for a bit (to the install page) and when I press “install” it then says that.
It says the serial code is wrong
same, did you resolve this?
Try one of these 2:
EQMV-73XB-F8J4-GSLX-4M67
GQ5M-8NUG-L4MG-Z7SD-4XU5
where do i find the code
it’s GSLX! I thought it was a 9 too, until pasted it elsewhere to make sure I was typing it correctly
Try one of these:
EQMV-73XB-F8J4-GSLX-4M67
GQ5M-8NUG-L4MG-Z7SD-4XU5
When I click on the star.exe icon to install it does not load on anything. Please help!
its not working for me either
Open setup.exe in the setup folder instead
Thats because u need to open the Setup.exe, its in the Setup folder
I installed it but the I can’t save anything 🙁 what should I do?
You need to run the game as administrator next time
guys i need help 🙁 i tried installing twice. keeps saying cant find sims data directory. what the hell? im so lost and frustrated. please help.
Well it is in Step 5 of the instructions if that helps
So i got it downloaded fine, the launcher opens with no issues and I can start the game. But as soon as it starts, its just on a black screen and my monitor displays the screen it has when it doesn’t detect any input. When I alt-tab back to my desktop, everything looks normal and if I hover over the icon for the sims on my taskbar, it shows the sims window with a picture of the neighborhood, but clicking on the window brings the black screen back. Playing on Windows 10 and yes I have tried compatibility with Vista 2 and 3 as well as Windows 7. Any help is appreciated!
If you go back to the properties of the .exe you can select the option to “run in 640×480” and that fixed it for me!
I was able to get it downloaded and running but I’m not able to save the game, is anyone else dealing with this issue or know how to fix it?
Yes! Right click the game, choose “Run as Administrator”. I had the same problem.
you’re a life saver. im all done. thank you!
Doesn’t launch at all. “start.exe” never shows on screen, “sims.exe” doesn’t show on screen, nothing.
Having this issue too. Hope someone responds with an answer!
Okay, just found the solution:
When you extract the .zip, go in the “Setup” folder and launch “Setup.exe” in that folder.
You can then follow the rest of the instructions to install the game.
Note that you will probably have to change the compatibility settings in the cracked Sims.exe file that you copy into your Install directory (i.e. Step 8). I had to do that in order to get the game running.
Hope this helps!
woahh it workss! such a life saver. thanks dude!
‘component transfer error’…..plz help me!!!!
Did you mount the file or did you put it on a disc? If you put it on a disc it can say that.
no i didn’t TT