SimCity 2000 on Windows 7 (x64)

Posted on 12/09/2010 by Ramoonus

In case you have problems with installing SimCity 2000 on a Windows 7 machine (like me) you shoud follow this short guide to get it working.

Copy the SC2K directory from the CD to C:\Games\Simcity 2000\SC2K
Run the simcity2000.reg file (below)

What`s inside the SimCity2000.reg file?
Save the code below, using notepad, as simcity2000.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Localize]
"Language"="USA"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Options]
"Speed"=dword:00000001
"Sound"=dword:00000001
"Music"=dword:00000001
"AutoGoto"=dword:00000001
"AutoBudget"=dword:00000000
"Disasters"=dword:00000001
"AutoSave"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Paths]
"Home"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K"
"Graphics"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Bitmaps"
"Music"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Sounds"
"Data"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Data"
"Goodies"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Goodies"
"Cities"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Cities"
"SaveGame"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Cities"
"TileSets"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\ScurkArt"
"Scenarios"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Scenario"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Registration]
"Mayor Name"="Blackbeard"
"Company Name"="Piratbyran"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\SCURK]
"CycleColors"=dword:00000001
"GridHeight"=dword:00000002
"GridWidth"=dword:00000002
"ShowClipRegion"=dword:00000000
"ShowDrawGrid"=dword:00000000
"SnapToGrid"=dword:00000000
"Sound"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Version]
"SimCity 2000"=dword:00000100
"SCURK"=dword:00000100

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Windows]
"Display"="8 1"
"Color Check"=dword:00000000

48 thoughts on “SimCity 2000 on Windows 7 (x64)”

c on 23/05/2011 at 20:00 said:

How do you run the simcity2000.reg file?

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- Ramoonus on 24/05/2011 at 18:03 said:
  
  like any reg file
  
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  - ron on 16/01/2013 at 06:17 said:
    
    not computer literate yet(SORRY),” like any reg file”leaves me lost.can you walk me thru that so i can try the game?
  - Ramoonus on 17/01/2013 at 11:55 said:
    
    I rewritten a little of the post to make it easier to understand.
Ramoonus on 29/05/2011 at 10:16 said:

it does for me … you might have done something wrong

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- Peter Micheal Simkins on 24/08/2013 at 06:10 said:
  
  You all, the easiest way is to buy or custom-build a Max. 4Gb Ram Windows XP PC and install all your 32-bit games on your 4GB-max. Ram PC! Why 4GB maximum only, if you an 8GB maximum ram machine, you have to have Windows 7 64-bit, but Simcity 2000 has only worked for me flawlessly on Windows XP and on only 4GB of memory. So, there’s my suggestion, the best motherboard for the XP Machine is a Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L rev.2.0!
  Besides, I have no patience for this joker’s suggestions, considering I’m not a software or program expert, I only build Windows XP 32-bit and Windows 7 64-bit PC’s!
  
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  - Ramoonus on 24/08/2013 at 11:09 said:
    
    running a virtual machine program like VirtualBox is even better
zwonker on 07/10/2011 at 11:04 said:

If you copy & paste the information above into a .reg file, all the quotation marks (“ & ”) will be wrong. Replace them all with ” and you should be ok.

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- Ramoonus on 07/10/2011 at 11:23 said:
  
  thanks for the tip, this is caused by the graphical display of the code on the site. I will look into it.
  
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Nout on 07/12/2011 at 23:30 said:

Thanks for the regfile! On Windows 7 SP1 x64 it works. But when i save a city or load a city the game quits..
I checked the regfile for wrong directory’s, but they where good. Also i run the .exe in compatibility mode and in 256 colors with admin rights. I also set full access permissions on the install dir and all files and sub folders for everyone. What could it be that goos wrong?

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MRC on 12/02/2012 at 20:39 said:

I had the same problem as described in the comments above and decided to create a patch to fix it.
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Patch can be downloaded from: http://www.mediafire.com/?yihqwwqdk68zcu5

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- Ramoonus on 13/02/2012 at 10:20 said:
  
  what does your patch do?
  
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  - MRC on 13/02/2012 at 19:25 said:
    
    It makes the Simcity executable skip certain instructions which cause the game to crash on W7 X64. It may sound odd but the instructions it skips are not necessary to load/save cities, but do cause the crashes.
  - Ramoonus on 14/02/2012 at 10:36 said:
    
    Great Job!
Jan Ivar on 19/04/2012 at 01:32 said:

No matter what I try I get the following errors:

“Error opening file
\\Data_usa.DAT
All or part of the path is invalid”

“The newspapers are on strike!”

“Error opening file” x 3

I’ve tried editing the .reg files as described and using that patch.. always the same errors.

The game will always start after the 5 boxes have been clicked, but the map is just one color.. first it’s black, and if I click on it it changes to dark brown.. I can see the menus perfectly, and if i turn the cam 90 degrees, the map color changes every time.. sometimes green, sometimes yellow ..etc..
I’ve tried all compatibility modes and run in 256 color which changes the map color to white instead of black,,, but that’s not very useful : p

Do you have some tips for me? : )

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- Grim Reaper on 31/07/2013 at 21:19 said:
  
  I’m having the same issue…
  
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  - Ramoonus on 28/09/2013 at 13:06 said:
    
    tried the fix above?
John on 23/06/2012 at 01:02 said:

I have the exact issue described by the poster above.

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David on 12/07/2012 at 14:36 said:

I cannot even get the install to start. I have changed it to windows 95 compatibility, and run it as administrator, but after clicking the last ‘OK’ button it does nothing, and just sits there…. Any suggestions?

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- Ramoonus on 16/01/2013 at 09:44 said:
  
  You have to copy the files that are in the SCK folder from the Sim City 2000 disc into the following folder.
  C:\Games\Simcity 2000\SC2K
  
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  - jman on 11/03/2013 at 21:46 said:
    
    i was able to get the registry file to successfully work but when i go to install, still nothing, ive fixed the quotes i cant even get the install to start, i tried running as admin and it seemed no different
  - Ramoonus on 12/03/2013 at 17:22 said:
    
    have you tried to manual copy the directory from the cd to your harddisk?
Chuck on 23/07/2012 at 01:31 said:

You have to copy the files that are in the SCK folder from the Sim City 2000 disc into the following folder.

C:\Games\Simcity 2000\SC2K

Once you have the files in this folder you will need to download the patch above. Once you have downloaded the patch, run the patch file. Then run the simcity.reg file. After you have run both of these files all you need to do is click on the simcity.exe file and it will work.

I had the same problem you were all having and I found out it was because I didnt have the files installed in the correct folder path as mentioned above. If you install the game in a different folder you will need to update the simcity.reg file with the path of the installation.

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Alex on 09/11/2012 at 21:47 said:

I actually made an installer for those having trouble at http://vbnalex.tk/Downloads/SimCity2000WindowsInstaller.zip

It can:
Install Registry Items
Copy files to any folder you want
Install the Windows 7 Patch
and Create a Desktop Shortcut
or any combination thereof.

You may get a .NET framework error, but if you don’t feel like installing it you can use:
http://vbnalex.tk/betasite/sites/default/files/adminuploads/SimCity2000WindowsInstaller.zip

Which is an older version that doesn’t do any of the above except
copy files to any folder you want
and Install Registry Items.

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- Maxime on 19/01/2013 at 20:53 said:
  
  Thanks for the links ! The installation was quick and simple but when I try to start the game, a window open and tell me I miss smackw32.dll … Can you help me ?
  
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  - Ramoonus on 20/01/2013 at 10:53 said:
    
    strange.
    I`ve googled a bit and the fix is easy too. you just have to download a DLL and place it in the simcity 2000 folder
  - Maxime on 20/01/2013 at 17:01 said:
    
    It’s working ! Thanks ! But now I must change my display driver because i’m running in 256 colors … It’s seem pretty simple but I’m new on Windows 7 … Do you still have a magic anwser haha ?
  - Ramoonus on 20/01/2013 at 17:46 said:
    
    thats because the game is made in 16 bit colours. not much you can do about it
  - dude on 07/03/2013 at 05:07 said:
    
    do you have a link to a smack32.dll download? I don’t really trust any of these ones I’m finding.
  - Ramoonus on 07/03/2013 at 17:24 said:
    
    No, I`m sorry
Omar on 05/03/2013 at 15:25 said:

It worked!!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH 🙂

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- Ramoonus on 27/04/2013 at 18:25 said:
  
  you`re welcome
  
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Allister on 11/03/2013 at 02:41 said:

The patch that was Mediafire for the crash problem is dead, is there any other copy’s of it available?

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- Ramoonus on 14/04/2013 at 11:46 said:
  
  I didn`t provide the patch and I don`t have the file.
  
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Ivan on 29/03/2013 at 16:31 said:

Thanks, It’s workable now!!

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- Ramoonus on 14/04/2013 at 11:45 said:
  
  No problem!
  
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chep on 07/04/2013 at 23:46 said:

When saving or loading the game crashes. I want to try Mediafire patch but as mentioned above the link is down, any copy of the file?

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- Ramoonus on 09/04/2013 at 19:49 said:
  
  I don`t have it
  
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chep on 09/04/2013 at 20:09 said:

🙁 Any other recomendation? to solve crashing when saving or loading? P.d. I have win 8 x64

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- Ramoonus on 14/04/2013 at 11:44 said:
  
  No, sorry.
  
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Djo Djo on 13/06/2013 at 05:46 said:

Awesome man ! t.y. !

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- Ramoonus on 23/06/2013 at 17:40 said:
  
  you`re welcome!
  
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Andrew on 24/06/2013 at 23:03 said:

Ok, i’m having this load/save problem as well. there is a patch, which works fine, but it sets the complete game into english language!

is there a way to fix that problem and keep your gamelanguage as it was? (in my case: german). any other solutions for that problem?

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- Ramoonus on 24/11/2013 at 13:02 said:
  
  try installing through Origin
  
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Leonard on 01/07/2013 at 11:54 said:

Ramoonus, you are freeking awesome! I’ve been dying to play some goold old simcity 2000 but was sad I couldnt on the windows 7. Any idea if sim copter works or if there is a similar fix for it? I’ve been itching to fly around and do missions in a city I molded =D
Thanks again!!
Leonard

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- Ramoonus on 01/07/2013 at 12:35 said:
  
  Hello Leonard
  I don`t have simcopter so I don`t know if a trick like this will work.
  
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Jason Tate on 07/06/2015 at 16:37 said:

Okay, so did anyone get the .dll problem fixed? I’ve tried every single different solution here, and can’t get the bloody thing to run…

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- Ramoonus on 08/06/2015 at 10:11 said:
  
  What`s the exact error you are getting?
  
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