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Offline RandyH

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Windows 10: Both Sims 3 and 4 survived my upgrade
« on: July 30, 2015, 01:51:44 AM »
Hi.

I just wanted to mention that I just completed my upgrade to Windows 10 and it's really nice. Everything seems to be running nicely but there were minor hiccups that I fully expected. Most importantly, both Sims games survived it with minimal trouble.

Both games, upon detecting that I had a new graphics driver, started up in their safe (lower resolution) mode - making me re-set all of my game options. But once I did that, both games ran just fine. The Origin client couldn't connect to the service on the first try when I first started The Sims 4, but it worked fine after closing it and trying again. Works fine since.

Some people are fearing this Windows upgrade so I just want you to know that it all worked great for me and I am very pleased with the new Windows. I never quite got used to Windows 8 but this one seems to have gotten it right.

My only advice before doing the upgrade is to make a note of ALL of your game options preferences (from all of the Options tabs) before getting started because it will forget all of them. Also, if you can, make a full backup of your system drive (c:) before getting started in case you need to back it out.

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Re: Windows 10: Both Sims 3 and 4 survived my upgrade
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2015, 04:14:05 AM »
Hi RandyH,

Thanks for the info. It's good to know that The Sims 3 and 4 are working well with Windows 10. I guess I'll have to get around to updating too...eventually.  ;)
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Re: Windows 10: Both Sims 3 and 4 survived my upgrade
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2015, 04:17:22 AM »
Thanks so much for the great advice . I plan on upgrading my system within the next few days . Good to know that both sims games work fine with it .  :)
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Re: Windows 10: Both Sims 3 and 4 survived my upgrade
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2015, 10:51:24 AM »
So you really like 10?  I've been waiting for user reviews.  It's good to know that 3 and 4 work.  I'm waiting to see if 2 and castaway  will work also.  I'm more invested in 2 and 3 right now.  I keep waiting for fixes for 4.

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Windows 10: Both Sims 3 and 4 survived my upgrade
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2015, 10:30:33 PM »
I also like Windows 10. My graphics seem to be brighter and my game (S4) is running smoother. One thing I did notice is that I can't drag and drop screenshots to my blog posts (Wordpress) if I'm using Verge. I have to use chrome which works normally. I'm pleased with it for the most part.

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Re: Windows 10: Both Sims 3 and 4 survived my upgrade
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2015, 12:47:46 PM »
I just took the plunge and upgraded. Everything seems to be working fine. Sims 4 is doing well; I haven't tried Sims 2 yet.

ETA: @RunAmokSims, I just tried the Sims 2 for a few minutes, but it seems to work okay.
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Re: Windows 10: Both Sims 3 and 4 survived my upgrade
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2015, 10:47:58 AM »
I just took the plunge and upgraded. Everything seems to be working fine. Sims 4 is doing well; I haven't tried Sims 2 yet.

ETA: @RunAmokSims, I just tried the Sims 2 for a few minutes, but it seems to work okay.

Thanks Marian.   Did you install 10 like an update or did you do a clean install?





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Re: Windows 10: Both Sims 3 and 4 survived my upgrade
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2015, 12:25:03 PM »
I just followed their instructions. I don't know what a clean install is, so I probably didn't do it.
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Re: Windows 10: Both Sims 3 and 4 survived my upgrade
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2015, 03:30:14 PM »
Just did my update this morning and everything seems fine .  :)
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Re: Windows 10: Both Sims 3 and 4 survived my upgrade
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2016, 09:00:15 PM »
I couldn't hate Windows 10 more if it had been spawned in the fires of hell. To me, everything since Win7 has been a downgrade. In spite of my bias, I haven't had any compatibility issues though. :)