SIM CITY 4 DOESNT WORK WITH WINDOWS 8 ??

[carter9531333]

so old pc died , i bought new one to play sim city 5 , now just trying to install all my games . i dl sim city 4 , insatll it , then it wouldnt open ?? wtf ??

[ItzHawkie]

@ OP or anyone else who cant play the game using Windows 8.
Try running simcity 4 in compatibility mode for XP service pack 3 a friend of mine couldnt play the game but once he set the compatibiity mode it worked flawlessly.

[CobraA1]

Works fine on Windows 8 here. Dunno why people are so quick to blame the OS - the way it works with games hasn't changed since Vista.

[class101 [OLED deck]]

Comparing Aero to Metro is like comparing a 2CV to a BMW

Just let them think they are old school superior

[JadawinKF]

Początkowo opublikowane przez The Black Knight:

so how does that invalidate the fact that its garbage? Most people cant buy a new computer with out it on it.

obviouslly you dont understand that I am saying its trash.

Oh, but I do unterstand that what you are saying is trash and quite obviously uninformed parroting. I have introduced Windows 8 to several people and they all made the switch from Windows 7 because they liked Windows 8 more and still do. Even people with half a brain should be able to see that the new Metro UI is an additional interface, not THE inferface of Windows 8 and that the desktop is still there and even improved in some areas. The lack of a start button is debateable, but there a free tools to bring it back. And don't tell me "I don't want to install tools for features I like", because that's what everybody does anyway for lots of other things they want to have. But I guess hating Windows 8 is just as "rational" as keeping the imperial system instead of switching to the metric one.

BTW, don't try to tell me I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm self-employed in IT and journalism and have even worked as IT support for a games developer in England for some years.

[Warondar]

Maybe trash wasn't the right term. Since you're an IT guy and journalist, can you justify Microsoft's business plan of releasing completely new operating system every couple of years that make computers that came with previous operating system somewhat obselete, or totally obselete some say? Especially once new software and hardware become available that requires the new system?
They surely can't say that they need to revamp the whole darn computer operating system every couple of years and tell us it's that much better now can they?
I know it's a business but it's pretty much a monopoly business since most of all PCs made come preloaded with a MS operating system.
Anyways, I know I don't jump on the band wagon and buy every darn new DOS that comes out, only when my old computer finally had it and I buy a new one. But when you look at it, I guess I do end up buying into this system cause I do end up buying them eventually. I have copies of every MS operating system all the way back to DOS in a box, and it's getting pretty full.

[no talk only play]

Początkowo opublikowane przez The Black Knight:

Who uses windows 8? its garbage ipad-esque gimmick by microsoft.

I upgraded from XP to Windows 8 for only $40. It has been worth every single penny.

[Zef]

Windows 8 suck balls, f$ck that sh$t.

I rather throw my PC out of my window then install that tablet kiddie color OS on my machine.

[Lithium [Ger]]

Windows 8 isn't soooo bad.
I'm playing SimCity4 on Win8 without any Problems... :)

[Maroomba]

I never plan to use Windows 8. I think it's extremely stupid and the design makes me sick. I'm about to use a computer with Windows Vista. :P

[Zef]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Mr10crossing:

I never plan to use Windows 8. I think it's extremely stupid and the design makes me sick. I'm about to use a computer with Windows Vista. :P

Try windows 7, better then vista.

[Ilja]

Back to the original quesion then. SC4 works well with win 8. OS being worth of crap or fap wasn't the point here.

And, nope, I am not WinBot V.2013. I tried Win8 and got back to Win7. It had nothing to do with SC4. I just hated of the functionality and feeling that came from semiOS devoted for shopping and (useles solutions of) entertainment.

Every problem or solution for SC4 I found would have been there with Win7 as well. Any SC4 related argument between Win7 and Win8 are (IMO) useles. I am well aware that some SC4 utilities might work better with Win8 - and some may not -, but this thread was not about modding SC4.

[antonyfrn]

Works fine with windows 8 and Windows 8.1

[Bob the Boomer]

the win 8 club is here in defense of such a fine product ;-)

[The Longest Rose]

This thread is not about Windows 8, it's about SC4's compatibility.

OP, SC4 works with Windows 8. You likely have another problem wiht the game.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Dexter Morgan:

The only reason above %10 figures into ppl owning Windows 8 is because all new PC's are sold with it (OEM ones), it is not by user choice that they wanted 8 they were forced into it and or don't realise they could ask for Windos 7.

Windows 8 is garbage, only uninformed ppl use it really. The other %5-15 of ppl who have windows 8 on their desktop PC's and who want it are a small minority, the other %85 are just ppl who didnt know they could ask their OEM supplier or shop for windows 7.

What the ♥♥♥♥ are you talking about? Alot of people do want Windows 8 and its not a wrongly OS...