Simcity 2000 on W7 x64

[Diosoth]

Another game that will play but will not install due to a 16-bit installer. Unfortunately, manual install won't work with this game as the game requires registry entries.

I found a torrent file for the game that had been specifically hacked to work on 64-bit Windows, which was my only install option. It included a registry entry file that's needed.

If there's any interest I can re-zip and upload just this registry file with the instructions so you don't have to obtain the full bootleg copy.

You may wonder why even run SC2K when 3K has been out for years and Simcity 4 is also a bit old. Some people might like it betetr. I use it to edit new maps to play in SC3K.

 

[Diosoth]

Scratch that. The game closes to desktop whenever you try to load or save a map. Not even a crash, just a program close with no error. Google shows this is a problem others have with no way to fix.

 

[rsvr85]

Can i take a look at that reg file?

 

[Diosoth]

http://diosoth.net46.net/simcity2000reg.zip

READ the instructions with it. You WILL have to open the registry key in notepad to edit the install path before using this.

 

[rsvr85]

It's OK, i don't intend on using it, i was just curious as to what it added to the registry that's all.

 

[Diosoth]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Localize]
"Language"="USA"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Options]
"Speed"=dword:00000001
"Sound"=dword:00000001
"Music"=dword:00000001
"AutoGoto"=dword:00000001
"AutoBudget"=dword:00000000
"Disasters"=dword:00000001
"AutoSave"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Paths]
"Home"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K"
"Graphics"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Bitmaps"
"Music"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Sounds"
"Data"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Data"
"Goodies"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Goodies"
"Cities"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Cities"
"SaveGame"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Cities"
"TileSets"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\ScurkArt"
"Scenarios"="C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K\\Scenario"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Registration]
"Mayor Name"="Blackbeard"
"Company Name"="Piratbyran"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\SCURK]
"CycleColors"=dword:00000001
"GridHeight"=dword:00000002
"GridWidth"=dword:00000002
"ShowClipRegion"=dword:00000000
"ShowDrawGrid"=dword:00000000
"SnapToGrid"=dword:00000000
"Sound"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Version]
"SimCity 2000"=dword:00000100
"SCURK"=dword:00000100

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Windows]
"Display"="8 1"
"Color Check"=dword:00000000

 

[Diosoth]

that's everything in the key. Still no idea why the game crashes when trying to save or load though. Compatibility mode is no help.

 

[smarteyeball]

Have you tried giving permission to the save game folder?

Fallout 3 used to have an crash / freeze issue whenever the game attempted to write to the folder which was set to 'read only'

 

[Diosoth]

Checked the folder. Not the issue... the game crashes the second you click on either save or load. No dialog popup, just an instant shutdown.

 

[rsvr85]

What does the ACL for the save folder look like. I think SEB is on to something with that.
And there's no events in the event viewer about the crash?

 

[Diosoth]

Permissions are set to "allow" for all except "full control" and "special permissions".

There is no "save" folder specific, but all cities are kept in \SC2K\Cities

I can load a scenario from the initial menu. Those map files are kept in a separate folder. However, clicking either SAVE or LOAD causes the game to close. No errors shown in event viewer.

 

[Someguy22]

Yeah, I'm on Win7 Ultimate 32-bit here and I'm having the same problem. Here's the event viewer log:

Fault bucket 11857541, type 5
Event Name: PCA2
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: SIMCITY.EXE
P2: 1.0.0.1
P3: Sim City 2000® Windows 95
P4: SimCity 2000®
P5: Maxis, Inc.
P6: 200
P7: -1
P8: 
P9: 
P10: 

Attached files:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\{4e4428c6-5340-4139-bd33-101702101e37}\appcompat.txt
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\TabC927.tmp

These files may be available here:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\NonCritical_SIMCITY.EXE_b23ffd871b4bb126e95d2d017385d986411a8e2_0c42d6e2

Analysis symbol: 
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 196ed78b-e7db-11de-89ec-00196682abd4
Report Status: 0

My copy is the Simcity 2000 Special Edition. This is certainly a perplexing issue. I've tried even running the installer as administrator. Still no luck. Also, I have UAC turned off anyway its just my preference to have it off. I'd love to be able to save my city again.

 

[Diosoth]

The only solution found online so far is to run the DOS version of the game through DOSbox.

 

[Diosoth]

I still can't get this game to run and DOSbox isn't fulfilling my needs. I found this supposedly detailing how to remove the read-only attribute for the file-

My SimCity 2000 Special Edition kicks me out whenever I save or load.

The problem is, the method described isn't doing anything. The attrib function through CMD does squat to the folder attributes. They're still read-only.

 

[NTFS]

I still can't get this game to run and DOSbox isn't fulfilling my needs. I found this supposedly detailing how to remove the read-only attribute for the file-

My SimCity 2000 Special Edition kicks me out whenever I save or load.

The problem is, the method described isn't doing anything. The attrib function through CMD does squat to the folder attributes. They're still read-only.

Why not virtualize Windows 98? Your specs are OK, the CPU is a bit slow, but it will definitely work.

 

[MRC]

Simcity 2000 on Windows 7

I stumbled across this thread using Google, because I was having the same issue as described here, i.e. Simcity 2000 crashes when loading / saving games on Windows 7.

I have created a patch and thought why not share it... The patch can be found in the attachment.

 

[DeaconFrost]

Why not virtualize Windows 98? Your specs are OK, the CPU is a bit slow, but it will definitely work.

That's what I'd do, or with XP. Either one should be fine.

 

[CrazyCasta]

I have created a patch for this problem. It can be found at http://www.crazycasta.net/classic_games/SIMCITY.patch. The patch tool can be found at .tSCc. // PC (dynacore). To use the patch, put both the patch tool and the SIMCITY.patch file in the SC2K directory, open a command prompt at that directory and run:

bspatch SIMCITY.exe SIMCITY_PATCHED.exe SIMCITY.patch

The technical details if anyone is interested is that I added a tiny bit of assembly to disable the OFN_EXPLORER and OFN_ENABLEHOOK flags from the OPENFILENAME structure before the GetOpenFileNameA/GetSaveFileNameA calls.

 

[Adoreme]

I just came across this thread and wanted to thank CrazyCasta for his/her efforts and ask what specific patch tool we are to download from .tSCc. // PC (dynacore)?

 

[CrazyCasta]

I assumed you could just telepathically read my mind . Sorry, the direct link for the tool is http://sites.inka.de/tesla/download/bsdiff4.3-win32.zip . Which is the link that says: Zipped Win32-Executables (May 2007) size: 73.20 KB