Sim Tower

[Draton]

Eh, can anyone help me with this problem. I have a Vista OS, and when I try running the setup it does not work. It would work on my computer with Windows XP, but the tower for it is now broken.

[dosraider]

To repeat myself once again:
[echo mode]
Vista=VirtualPC+W98(SE)

Or install W3.x in dosbox, works also.
A complete howto:
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=9405
[/echo mode]
:)

Can be helpful:
http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=25293

[Dubslow]

Hi.
I'm running Windows 7, 64 bit. When I click on the .exe, regardless of compatibility mode (95-XPSP3) I get the following message:

http://filesmelt.com/dl/STower.png

It's something like "This is not compatible with the Windows you're running. Please check whether or not you need 32 bit or 64 bit and check with the publisher."

Like I said I've tried it in Windows 95 compatibility mode, but it still gives me the same error. I've even tried DOSBox, but that said "You need Microsoft Windows to run this." which was only to be expected.

Here's a screenshot of the properties:
http://filesmelt.com/dl/STower2.png

Thanks.

[Dubslow]

Hi.
I'm running Windows 7, 64 bit. When I click on the .exe, regardless of compatibility mode (95-XPSP3) I get the following message:

http://filesmelt.com/dl/STower.png

It's something like "This is not compatible with the Windows you're running. Please check whether or not you need 32 bit or 64 bit and check with the publisher."

Like I said I've tried it in Windows 95 compatibility mode, but it still gives me the same error. I've even tried DOSBox, but that said "You need Microsoft Windows to run this." which was only to be expected.

Here's a screenshot of the properties:
http://filesmelt.com/dl/STower2.png

Thanks.
Actually, the link from the previous post appears to be working, but I still think Win 95 compatibility mode should work too.

[dosraider]

... but I still think Win 95 compatibility mode should work too.
Not in a 64 bit OS.
No 16b support in those.
So, yes, once again:
[Echo mode²]
To repeat myself once again:
[echo mode]
Vista=VirtualPC+W98(SE)

Or install W3.x in dosbox, works also.
A complete howto:
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=9405
[/echo mode]
:)

Can be helpful:
http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=25293
[/Echo²]

Ah well, sooner or later people will understand that you can't run 16b in 64b, or they never will ..... *sigh*

[Dubslow]

Not in a 64 bit OS.
No 16b support in those.
So, yes, once again:
[Echo mode²]

[/Echo²]

Ah well, sooner or later people will understand that you can't run 16b in 64b, or they never will ..... *sigh*
Yes, that worked, as I said above. I had no clue about the 16/64 thing -- can you do 16 bit in a 32 bit Windows 7?

(Also these are the most ridiculously hard captchas ever.)

[The Fifth Horseman]

can you do 16 bit in a 32 bit Windows 7? I'm fairly sure even 32-bit versions of Win 7 are no longer compatible with 16-bit applications.

Not that it makes a difference, since nothing prevents you from running Windows 3 inside DOSBox.

[dosraider]

I'm fairly sure even 32-bit versions of Win 7 are no longer compatible with 16-bit applications.
Yes, usually they are compatible.
Mostly the problem is that the installers -(devs laziness ????)- are 8bit, buggy or even MsDos -(more specific: W95 progs?)- based.
... and add some graph probs... etcetera.
But a good programmed 16b prog will run fine in W7 32b.

[Ironlion]

Belated reply, I know, but I had great success running this game in doxbox, with a windows 3.11 installation. That is, windows 3.11 running in dosbox.

That allowed me to install it from my original SimTower CDROM (yeah I know, such a geek, but I was a huge maxis fan back then and bought every game they made).

I checked with the version for download here and go it working too.

For info on getting Win3.11 in Doxbox, there is good discussion of that here, including an example of a fully set up install with a properly configured dosbox.conf. Check it out. (http://digiex.net/downloads/download-center-2-0/applications/4558-windows-3-11-dosbox.html)

[The Fifth Horseman]

We already have one: http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=27770

[Ironlion]

We already have one: http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=27770

Ah, that's even better than the one I linked to! In fact... VERY well done!

Regardless; this seems to be the only way to run Simtower on a modern PC.

Might not be a bad idea to update the game page to note that?

[dosraider]

Regardless; this seems to be the only way to run Simtower on a modern PC.
O RLY?

Other valid possibilities:
VPC/MsDos-W3
VPC/W98SE
VPC/XP
Win7 XP mode (however this one kinda sux for gaming purposes)

VirtualBox/ + all those listed above

VMWare/ + all those listed above

Etcetera ....etcetera .... dosbox/W3 is far from 'the only way' to run that game .....

[tezakhiago]

I'm trying to run this game using win3.1 through DOSbox. I've been able to install the game, although when I first tried to run simtower.exe, it attempted to find the best resolution for about 30 seconds, then just quit. No error message, and win 3.1 appeared to just completely freeze up. I quit Dosbox and tried again, and now it just freezes win 3.1 when I try to open the program. I've tried re-installing the game with no luck. Any suggestions?

[FlyingCircus]

Hello!

I finally installed dosbos + win3 + simtower. I can start everything and play the game. However, there is one thing that is quite frustrating. I can't enable fast mode. Any ideas how to fix that?

Btw, I got everything from abandonia. So, I should have the same version as you guys have.