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Windows 7: How to make Simcity 3000 run

Anonymous
2010-05-19T09:47:37+00:00

I have successfully installed simcity 3000 on my windows 7 os, but it wont run, it tells me it has installed correctly, but when I click the icon to play the game nothing happend, I have tried downlaoding the patch from ea games, but nothing seems to work, any ideas please?

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Anonymous
2010-05-19T15:31:14+00:00

Have you tried running it in compatibility mode?  Right-click -> Properties -> Compatibility, select Windows XP and try again.

Failing that SimCity 4 work pretty good. :-)

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-08-17T18:14:16+00:00

    Hi Hellmeat,

    I know your post is rather old, but I just saw it today and tried your suggestion to download a patch. But when i click on your link for that patch, nothing happens. Could you send me the name of the link, please?

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-03-20T12:47:59+00:00

    Guys- use virtualization. That patch idea seems quite complicated and sketchy compared to simply using a virtual machine. Download VMware and use the tutorial to set up a virtualization of Windows XP or ME with enough resources to do what you want. Once you have it set up simply run the virtual machine and install SimCity 2000/3000 on it. Simple as that.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-05-09T16:33:00+00:00

    Maybe its an old post but if you still got the game try this:

    1: go to the properties of SC3000.

    2: go to target and type at the end.

    3: -intro:off

    It works for me, i think Windows 7 got problems with displaying the intro.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-05-03T15:48:49+00:00

    Ok, i looked all over for the answer to 'How to play Sim City 3000' on Windows 7, i tried a few till i tried this, hope this helps :)

    Insert disk - copy and paste CD Contents to 'new folder' on desktop (this is what i did).

    Then download this PATCH 

    Then copy and paste these 2 files ^ to same folder (should be 'Baapp' and 'SC3U').

    Then close all windows except this 'new folder' and simply click 'Launcher'

    This worked for me first time so hopefully will work for you guys

    Good luck :)

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