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14-08-2007 09:04 AM
dosraider
QUOTE(Steinhauser @ Aug 14 2007, 07:57 AM) [snapback]304561[/snapback]
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No good, there doesn't seem to be a Compatibility heading/mode/section.
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Yes, there is one, but it's not enabled by default in W2K. MS knows why, I don't.
You need W2Ksp4 for it (I thought)
To activate it:
Click Start
Click Run
Type
cmd
cd %systemroot%\AppPatch
regsvr32 slayerui.dll

It's ok when this :DllRegisterServer in c:\winnt\appatch\slayerui.dll succeeded appears.
Other than for XP the comp tab is only active on shortcuts, not on the prog executable itself, so:
Create a shortcut for the game (rightclick-> create shortcut).
Now you have a compability tab by rightclicking on the shortcuts for older win progs executables in W2K.
It is not as performant as the one under XP but sometimes it's enough to get older Windows progs to work.

If you want to disable it again:
regsvr32 /u slayerui.dll
14-08-2007 07:12 AM
The Fifth Horseman Install an older version of Windows on MS Virtual PC 2007 and use that to run the game.
14-08-2007 05:57 AM
Steinhauser No good, there doesn't seem to be a Compatibility heading/mode/section.
13-08-2007 06:34 AM
The Fifth Horseman You won't run either of them in DOSBox, unless you install Windows on it (it's possible, but I don't advise new users to attempt that)
Right-click the games' executables, select [Properties] and [Compatibility]. Select "Windows 95" as the mode.
13-08-2007 01:48 AM
Steinhauser I downloaded DOSbox and it works perfectly fine when running WarCraft.

However, when I try to run the Setup.exe file for either SimCity or SimTower, the message says that the file requires Microsoft Windows.

I've tried opening the files in Windoes, too, to no avail (nothing happens).

I am using Windows 2000 if that affects anything.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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