I wish to install three games: SimCity 4 (performance issues in Windows 7), The Sims 2 (graphical glitches in Windows 7) and SimCity Social (can't adjust any settings in Windows 7, stuck at 640x480 and all adjustment options greyed out). provides free software downloads for old versions of programs, drivers and games.
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