Can I play Sims 1 on Windows 7. 64bit system?

[jcunni01]

I want to play the sims 1 on Windows 7- 64 bit system. Will I run into problems such as the game crashing or simply it not working?
Thanks

 

[The Ironclad]

Well, I played it on a Windows 7 (64 bit) system on my old laptop, but not for long since I installed XP on it (being that it was an older laptop and didn't run very smooth in general).

So it should work... At least, it did with me.

 

[DanRex]

Depends on your system specs. Most systems should be able to run it. Could you add system specs to your profile, please? That would help us answering!

 

[Alejandro85]

Just tried it with my old copy. Having it installed with all expansions up to superstar, it does works right out of box on 64 bits.

 

[BlackSparrow]

Welcome to the Forums jcunni01.

It completely depends on your system specs, if they are good enough to run Sims you can run it on a 64-bit system. But when you first play it I recommend you run it in compatibility mode just in case it crashes some time.

 

[Alejandro85]

I don't think hardware is going to be a problem with Sims 1. The game itself has lower requirements than Windows 7, so if the guy can run Windows 7 with ease in the first place he will most likely have enough machine to run the game too.
I would not run in any compatibility mode unless I know it's 100% needed or have a strong reason to do so. Just my opinion. I like to run things in the most "natural" way as possible.