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The Sims

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The Sims is a 2000 simulation game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.

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About The Sims

The Sims is a 2000 social simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. Designed by Will Wright, the game allows players to create and control virtual people called Sims, build and furnish homes, and manage the Sims' needs, relationships, careers, and household finances. Its open-ended gameplay has no fixed win condition.

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    For those who’ve gotten to the point where you can’t move a family in or save, try running the exe as an administrator.
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    I don’t know if I did something wrong, but I believed I followed everything above correctly. (They are good instructions, honestly.) I was able to get the home screen of the Sims open but then the message of “Could not find The Sims data directory” and it doesn’t open.

    Anyone able to help?

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          I had the same issue – try uninstalling, and when you reinstall give the folder a distinctive name. Then, when the install in finished, search your PC for that folder name. Two folders appeared – one with a browser icon and one without. Pasting the file into the folder without worked for me. Hope that helps!
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    Thank you so much for uploading this! It works perfectly! However, do you, by chance, know how I can get the resolution to my native which is 1366×768. I couldn’t find a config file either.
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    I don’t see an ISO file in the Windows download. I downloaded the file, extracted the zipped folder, then opened the file to look for the ISO but I can’t find it. What’s the full name of the ISO file?
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    When I tried to paste the sims.exe file, it said “Could not find The Sims data directory. Where did I go wrong?
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    Whenever I make a family and move them into a house or empty lot, my family is lost. It’ll take me to the house or empty lot and my sims won’t be there and I’ll have no money. If there’s any fix for this please let me know! I’d really love to be able to properly play this game again!
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    Hello, it worked right after i install the game.. then i play again for the second time but no sound and no cursor.. what to do? thanks..
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