2023 Setup Guide by osab

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Install The Sims 1 Starter Pack, osab’s free setup of “The Sims: Complete Collection” on Windows/Linux. v12

osab’s other Starter Packs: The Sims 2 Starter Pack, The Sims Life/Pet/Castaway Stories Starter Pack

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Part 1: Installation

  1. Download and run The Sims 1 Starter Pack Web Installer from my Github.
  2. Continue until you reach the Components page. Choose the components you’d like to install. (I don’t recommend changing the default settings).
  3. Continue to the directory page and choose where you would like to install “The Sims 1 Starter Pack” folder. (I don’t recommend changing the default settings).
  4. Next, the installer will download The Sims Complete Collection and The Sims 1 Widescreen Patcher by FaithBeam. When the download finishes, the patcher will launch automatically and you will need to patch the game before continuing.
  1. Click “Browse” to point the patcher to Sims.exe in “The Sims 1 Starter Pack\The Sims” folder.
  2. Set the resolution to match your screen (or the resolution you’d like to play at).
  3. Set the “Wrapper” dropdown to DDrawCompat.
  4. Click “Patch.”
  5. If asked to enable “Borderless Fullscreen” mode, click Yes.
  6. Close the patcher once it has finished patching the game.
  1. The installer will finish up and then complete.
  1. Use either “Sims.exe” or the desktop/start menu shortcuts created by the installer to launch the game.
  2. Enjoy! You can use Shift+F11 to open the config menu if you enabled DDrawCompat in the patcher.

How to unpatch the game:

  1. Find “Sims1WidescreenPatcher.exe” in your install directory. Open it.
  1. Point the patcher to Sims.exe in your install directory.
  2. Click “Uninstall.”

How to uninstall the game:

Either find The Sims 1 Starter Pack in add/remove programs and choose “Uninstall,” or launch the uninstaller from your Sims 1 Starter Pack folder.

Make sure there is nothing important/unrelated to the game in your “Sims 1 Starter Pack” folder before using the uninstaller.

Infinite Loading / Can’t save?

Is the game running as administrator? Check its “compatibility” properties to verify that it is.