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hey...

i have been looking through a whole heap of old discussion threads but none answer my question! i am tryin to run simtower on xp, but i can't get it to work!! i get this error message:

TOWER caused a General Protection Fault in module SIMTOWER.EXE at 003A:00FF. Choose close. TOWER will close.

what does that mean???

any ideas how i can fix it?

thanks,

carey

[Icewolf]

QUOTE(cezza @ May 15 2007, 12:44 PM) [snapback]290337[/snapback]

hey...

i have been looking through a whole heap of old discussion threads but none answer my question! i am tryin to run simtower on xp, but i can't get it to work!! i get this error message:

TOWER caused a General Protection Fault in module SIMTOWER.EXE at 003A:00FF. Choose close. TOWER will close.

what does that mean???

any ideas how i can fix it?

thanks,

carey[/b]

Hi there!
Have you tried to start SimTower in Compability mode?
Right-click on the excuteable > Compability > start in compability mode.

Have a try! k:

PS: Do you have admin-powers on that pc?

[The Fifth Horseman]

First thing to do is try running it in Windows 95 Compatibility Mode.
Right-click the excutable, select [PROPERTIES] and then [COMPATIBILITY].
From the drop-box select "Windows 95" and click on [OK].

[kvn8907]

QUOTE(cezza @ May 15 2007, 06:44 AM) [snapback]290337[/snapback]

hey...

i have been looking through a whole heap of old discussion threads but none answer my question! i am tryin to run simtower on xp, but i can't get it to work!! i get this error message:

TOWER caused a General Protection Fault in module SIMTOWER.EXE at 003A:00FF. Choose close. TOWER will close.

what does that mean???

any ideas how i can fix it?

thanks,

carey
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Compatability mode might help, but in my experience, no compatability mode has ever helped me once when a program wasn't running.

Personally, I'd suggest trying to run it in DOSBox, seeing if you can get another game, since you might have a version that's incompatable or the CD might even be dirty if you have it on a CD, or try running it on another computer if you can.

Actually, I was just thinking about that game recently. SimTower was one of those games that I played, but never really satisfyingly finished. Granted, like most Maxis games I don't think there's really an ending to the game, but still you can advance to get better sections, like underground subways, but I don't think I ever got that far when I used to play. I was thinking about trying to install it again and giving it another shot.

[Icewolf]

QUOTE(kvn8907 @ May 28 2007, 05:35 AM) [snapback]291640[/snapback]

Personally, I'd suggest trying to run it in DOSBox, seeing if you can get another game, since you might have a version that's incompatable or the CD might even be dirty if you have it on a CD, or try running it on another computer if you can.[/b]

Too bad that it's a windows game.

[ianfreddie07]

Compatibility mode is the only solution

[The Fifth Horseman]

Hardly.
Virtual PC 2007 is still an option if comp. mode fails.
There are only two problems with it: first, it's a real hog for resources and second, you have to install the system from scratch on it.
Works just fine for games without too high hardware requirements, though.

i also want to run sim towers just bought my 2nd one hoping to run it. this one is brand new. can not get computer to do anything

[_r.u.s.s.]

runtime errors happened to me when computer tried to divide by zero (its too fast) so get some kind of slow down program and run the game

[The Fifth Horseman]

QUOTE(Guest @ Jun 3 2007, 02:43 AM) [snapback]292733[/snapback]

i also want to run sim towers just bought my 2nd one hoping to run it. this one is brand new. can not get computer to do anything
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And of course you already tried Compatibility Modes and Virtual PC 2007, right?