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Originally Posted by 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]

Originally Posted by Dubslow

... 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]

Originally Posted by dosraider

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*

Originally Posted by dosraider

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]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

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.

[The Fifth Horseman]

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