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#Simcity 4 won't launch update#
I'm using Windows 7 so i don't know how it would work on another OS, and this update predates my computer by a few months so if your computer is newer than Sep. Long story short, i deleted the update, reinstalled my game for the billionth time and now it works fine. A quick Google search led me to a news report about the infamous update and i learned that if you go to:Ĭontrol Panel/ Programs/ Programs and Features/ Installed Updates and scroll down to 'Microsoft Windows' it should appear as "Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB3086255)".
#Simcity 4 won't launch software#
In practice, if not in fact, these were patches designed to get around the DRM software that required the game discs to be in the CD tray in order to run a game.I had the exact same problem (haven't played in a while, wanted to dust off my mayoring skills etc.)Īfter finding out about this 'update' that's messing up everyone's game by coming across this post, i decided to look into the matter. While on the face of it, these patches are supposedly a "convenience" for game players to allow them to store and run their games directly from their PC without having to have the game CD in the tray. You would not have been able to get any help with problems encountered as No-CD patches are considered hacks, and hacked versions of SC4 are not supported here or over at SC4D. Just FYI, if you had been successful with that no-CD patch, you might have been able to get the game to run, but you still likely would have had problems installing legitimate patches and mods. If you miss a sale, no worries - they always come back around for SC4 (sorry can't give you an exact frequency, but every month or two). When it actually goes on sale, the price can go as low as $4.99. OOO PS: Thanks for your help and info Cyclone #19.99 is the regular price on GOG for SC4 Deluxe. Win 10 Home has been an interesting learning curve. I had to go into Win 10's safe mode to undo the no-cd patch.
#Simcity 4 won't launch Patch#
I was trying to apply a Win 10 no-cd patch to a Win 7 game. I know now what totally locked up the Gateway laptop. I don't know what I am going to do with the old game.
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Then I will get the game if it still on sale for $19.99. So I have to wait until July 3 when I get my next SSDI direct deposit. The SimCity 4 Deluxe game is a want, not a need. So I save the overdraft protection for when I really, really need it. But my bank charges $28.00 fee every time I use the overdraft protection on my checking account. I saw the Win 10 version of SimCity 4 Deluxe on GOG for $19.99 and I saved the URL for it in a text. The same for GOG too, but the advantage for GOG over any other digital vendor is how the game comes fully patched, and also can be run standalone as well (see this post for details).Ĭyclone Boom. If that isn't preferable, another option is Steam too, but that needs purchasing the game separately from there. It would need chatting to their customer support and they should then add SC4 to be downloaded once having made an Origin account. Nothing in my reply is invalidated by this though, and for possible ways forward on Win 10, it does depend on acquiring a valid digital version of the game.įor redeeming from Origin and this is a free option to use your game code. Reading your edit, and it sounds like your Win 7 comp does not have KB30886255 installed (as this topic explains) and that's why it can run the game.