Some people may debate that SC4 barely exectutes on Windows 7. It does, and I am proof. Due to a major computer exception on my old one running Windows XP, I now use Windows 7. There are methods to making it run better on W7.
First of all, it is completely unnecessary to run the game in Compatibility. However even on XP or Vista, you may want to run it in Administrator, which can be done by right clicking on the icon, and clicking "Run as administrator". It should have a picture of the yellow and blue shield on it. On XP click Run as, type your administrators name and have your computer administrator put his password in if he has one.
Next method is running the game through Command Lines (Command Prompt). This can be done by typing this into the shortcut target box if you have a shortcut on your desktop:
You can also type that out using Command Prompt directly. If you want to use Command Prompt directly, click the start orb, go to run (in all programs) and type cmd in the field and press enter.
Hope this helps my fellow W7 users.
First of all, it is completely unnecessary to run the game in Compatibility. However even on XP or Vista, you may want to run it in Administrator, which can be done by right clicking on the icon, and clicking "Run as administrator". It should have a picture of the yellow and blue shield on it. On XP click Run as, type your administrators name and have your computer administrator put his password in if he has one.
Next method is running the game through Command Lines (Command Prompt). This can be done by typing this into the shortcut target box if you have a shortcut on your desktop:
C:WindowsSystem32cmd.exe /c START "high priority sc4" /high "C:Program FilesMaxisSimCity 4 DeluxeAppsSimCity 4.exe" -w -intro:off. |
You can also type that out using Command Prompt directly. If you want to use Command Prompt directly, click the start orb, go to run (in all programs) and type cmd in the field and press enter.
Hope this helps my fellow W7 users.