Vista - Running Sims 2 with Vista

this is an old issue some ppl have had, unfortunately none of the answers received have helped me with my current issue...

i upgraded my PC, and with that i went from Vista 32bit to Vista 64bit, and re-installed all the old games i had on my old machine onto the new one...

i installed the main game for Sims2 (no expansions installed yet) and tried to run it... and nothing happens.

i ran it in compatibilty mode... and nothing happens.

i ran it in both comp. mode and as admin... and nothing happens.

i had no problem playing it on my old machine, and this one is 100x better, but Sims simply wont start.

every other game i tried, from GTA to Crisis to CoH to AoC works fine, only Sims wont even start...

any ideas?

i tried the patch at the Sims site and it says my Sims game is up to date...

i cant believe that going from 32bit to 64bit would make such a difference.

please ignore the above post... it was an egg on my face kind of stupid error...

when i brought over all my old files, it had my custom content folders too... :P

took them out, it is running fine.

Ah, nevermind then. It's always the custom content causing the problems it seems.

sims 2 doesnt work with 32bit.?
cuz i have a 32bit, and was wondering if thats why my sims 2 wasnt working.

Well, I myself have a 32-bit Vista (Home Premium), and The Sims 2 works just fine. (However, I have some expansion packs installed.)

Have you tried the basic stuff - reinstalling the game, trying to run the game in compatibility mode, run the game as admin, etc.? Those usually work... But I won't guarantee that.