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vRegan5 03-09-2011 04:19 AM

Sim Tower on Windows 7
 
Hey guys! I am trying to get Sim Tower to unzip and run in DOSBox. I followed the instructions on here but I can't get it to run. I made a folder on my desktop and moved the files to it. I drop it into DOSBox but it just pops up that black screen. I also mounted drive C. Thanks for the help!

vRegan5 03-09-2011 04:23 AM

I finally found some others posts, I see it won't work with dosbox? :(

Eagle of Fire 03-09-2011 04:27 AM

I see two critical problems with your statement. First, as far as I know SimTower was released for Windows and was never released for DOS. This of course mean that DOSBox is useless for you since it emulate DOS only.

Second, I checked on Wikipedia and the original game was released for Windows 3.11 (as I thought). This mean that if you have a 64 bits version of your OS then you simply won't be able to run this 16 bit game. At all. If you have a 32 bits version then simply try to run the game on XP compatibility settings and it should work fine, in theory.

There is supposedly some workarounds to be able to run 16 bits programs on a 64 bits OS... They are however very complicated, especially for a computer illiterate person.

The easiest way to run this game if you have a 64 bits version is to find a copy of Windows 3.11 and run it under DOSBox. Then run SimTower in Windows 3.11 once you get it running in DOSBox.

The Fifth Horseman 03-09-2011 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle of Fire (Post 433343)
The easiest way to run this game if you have a 64 bits version is to find a copy of Windows 3.11 and run it under DOSBox. Then run SimTower in Windows 3.11 once you get it running in DOSBox.

That's correct, and the easy to use solution is here: http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=27770
Unpack, start DOSBox, run windows.bat, run SimTower, have fun.

Hamsterlicious 22-11-2011 03:41 AM

Problems installing Sim Tower?
 
I'm on a Windows 7 with the Compatibility feature.

I'm trying to install Sim Tower (to play it obviously) and all I get from the Zip Folder is a bunch of files with a set up file. I set the compatibility to Windows XP (service pack 2 or 3) or Windows 2000

Every time I try and run this program, I get the same message:
"The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you are running. Check your computer's system information too see whether you need x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher."


What am I doing wrong? Is there a way to get it to install and run properly?

Hamsterlicious 22-11-2011 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman (Post 433354)
That's correct, and the easy to use solution is here: http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=27770
Unpack, start DOSBox, run windows.bat, run SimTower, have fun.

Can someone explain this to someone who's completely computer illiterate? I downloaded DOSbox but have no clue what to do next (really, I don't know how to do it...)

The Fifth Horseman 22-11-2011 05:40 AM

Follow this tutorial up to 1.2 : http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/sho...192#post286192
Download this: http://files.abandonia.com/extras/Pr...r%20DOSBox.rar
If you are using C:\Oldgames as your default C mount, unpack the archive into C:\Oldgames
Inside C:\Oldgames, create a temporary directory - we'll be deleting it once the installation is finished, so any 8-letter name is fine (such as TEMP).
Unpack the files from the SimTower archive to the TEMP directory you just created.
Run DOSBox. If you set it up like described in the Beginner's Guide, you'll now be able to start Windows 3 by typing in: windows at the prompt and pressing Enter.
If there is no window named Main opened, double-click Main.
Double-click File Manager.
Navigate to the TEMP directory and double-click SETUP.EXE to run it.

GBfan423 11-05-2012 03:14 AM

HELP!!!!!
 
I want sim tower just like everyone else, im not all that computer literate. So could someone just give numbered instructions on how to get this going on windows 7 home. I have DOSbox 0.74

The Fifth Horseman 11-05-2012 10:46 AM

Try these instructions. If you have a more specific question or problem you encounter in the process, I'll gladly answer it.

Follow this tutorial up to 1.2 : http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/sho...192#post286192
Download this: http://files.abandonia.com/extras/Pr...r%20DOSBox.rar
If you are using C:\Oldgames as your default C mount, unpack the archive into C:\Oldgames
Inside C:\Oldgames, create a temporary directory - we'll be deleting it once the installation is finished, so any 8-letter name is fine (such as TEMP).
Unpack the files from the SimTower archive to the TEMP directory you just created.
Run DOSBox. If you set it up like described in the Beginner's Guide, you'll now be able to start Windows 3 by typing in: windows at the prompt and pressing Enter.
If there is no window named Main opened, double-click Main.
Double-click File Manager.
Navigate to the TEMP directory and double-click SETUP.EXE to run it.

Unregistered222 20-06-2012 05:14 PM

Simtower Help
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman (Post 442321)
Try these instructions. If you have a more specific question or problem you encounter in the process, I'll gladly answer it.

Follow this tutorial up to 1.2 : http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/sho...192#post286192
Download this: http://files.abandonia.com/extras/Pr...r%20DOSBox.rar
If you are using C:\Oldgames as your default C mount, unpack the archive into C:\Oldgames
Inside C:\Oldgames, create a temporary directory - we'll be deleting it once the installation is finished, so any 8-letter name is fine (such as TEMP).
Unpack the files from the SimTower archive to the TEMP directory you just created.
Run DOSBox. If you set it up like described in the Beginner's Guide, you'll now be able to start Windows 3 by typing in: windows at the prompt and pressing Enter.
If there is no window named Main opened, double-click Main.
Double-click File Manager.
Navigate to the TEMP directory and double-click SETUP.EXE to run it.

I have it set up like the tutorial, except with both windows and simtower folders.
My mounted drive (C:\oldgames) as shown in tutorial
My oldgames directory includes: simtower (folder), win3x (folder)
When attempting to run the Windows 3x, I only get an illegal command prompt. Simply typing 'windows' or 'win3x' or any variation thereof is not successful. Help?


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