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Spore is not running, I have windows 11

Anonymous
2023-05-28T02:40:23+00:00

Before, everything was just fine, but now, Theres just black screen and then game crashes, no error, nothing.

Also, i got it from steam.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming

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  1. Ivan B 109.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-05-31T16:38:17+00:00

    Hi , world.

    1. Got in the steam SPORE library click on the properties select the option browse local files.
    2. Look for the game's executable, open properties and check Windows XP SP3 Compatibility mode and Run as administrator.
    3. Apply the configuration then access the folder C:\Users<YOUR USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\SPORE copy the files in a folder on the desktop this is very important your saves config stays in that folder.
    4. After copying the files, delete the roaming\SPORE folder.
    5. Open the control panel, go to the programs tab, select enable or disable windows features.
    6. Look for Legacy Components tab and check DirectPlay and ok.
    7. Wait for the installation process and restart your computer.

    Test again.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-07T01:04:09+00:00

    Found this reply to very helpful last night, ran like a charm. Today the issues came back, will I need to repeat a process every day to fix this?

    I currently run an i7 12700f 12th gen, NVIDIA 4070ti, Samsung 990 SSD on Windows 11 pro. I bought Spore on Steam.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-19T16:35:22+00:00

    Still not working. I did all the step and still black screen and it crashes like in 3 seconds. have you have another solution or something? Since up to Windows 11, I still not played spore again cause of this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-31T02:30:25+00:00

    But spore was running just fine before, i didnt change my processor.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-30T02:33:39+00:00

    Enough for spore, if thats why you`re asking.

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