Running Quicktime 3.0 on a Win7 64bit machine

[GLaDOS]

Hi all,

I've take a bit of a trip down memory lane and started re-installing some of old games I use to play on my Windows 95 and 98 machines. With one game I was trying to reinstall, Star Wars: The Gungan Frontier, I can complete the installation successfully on my Windows 7 64-bit machine using compatibility mode for Windows 95 on the Setup.exe file. However, when I go to launch the game, I receive an error regarding the Quicktime 3.0 check/installation.

I've looked around a bit and have found a potential cause and solution for this (found here: Can I install Star wars episode 1 The gungan frontier on a - Fixya), but I'm not sure I fully understand it? Where would I be able to find a valid QuickTime.qts file? Beyond that, is there another way I could go about working around this QuickTime 3.0 issue? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! As always, thank you for your time and feedback.

Happy Holidays!!

 

[jpross123]

There can be compatibility issues with 16bit programs on a 64 bit operating system.
What you can do is download quicktime 3.0 from here and see what it does.

 

[Omoplata]

Have you tried Gog.com? They have a ton of old games on there for cheap. They have all been configured to run on a modern PC. That site is awesome.

 

[GLaDOS]

Have you tried Gog.com? They have a ton of old games on there for cheap. They have all been configured to run on a modern PC. That site is awesome.

Thanks for the suggestion - I tried GOG, but I guess most of the games I've enjoyed to play as a kid (including this one), haven't made it there yet.

There can be compatibility issues with 16bit programs on a 64 bit operating system.
What you can do is download quicktime 3.0 from here and see what it does.

Thanks jpross, I will give this a try. I was hoping to try and "trick" the game into working, but it appears I may have to actually install this version of QuickTime. I'm not familiar with site you linked to, I would assume downloads from there are safe? I appreciate your help!

 

[jpross123]

Thanks for the suggestion - I tried GOG, but I guess most of the games I've enjoyed to play as a kid (including this one), haven't made it there yet.



Thanks jpross, I will give this a try. I was hoping to try and "trick" the game into working, but it appears I may have to actually install this version of QuickTime. I'm not familiar with site you linked to, I would assume downloads from there are safe? I appreciate your help!

Yes, I downloaded it myself to make sure it was okay

 

[GLaDOS]

Yes, I downloaded it myself to make sure it was okay

Much appreciated jpross! Thank you for the assurances.

Over the Christmas holiday, I came across a copy of Windows XP 32-bit. Would a simpler approach be to set up a Virtual Machine running Windows XP and host the games on there? My desktop has 8 GB RAM, so splitting that to 4 GB shouldn't be an issue. Was just wondering if this might be simpler solution since I have about a dozen old games I'd like to reinstall over time.

As always, I appreciate your time and feedback. Thank you!

 

[PP Mguire]

You probably don't want to hear this (although it'd be real cheap), but build yourself a 98 box like I did for older games. Get the full hardware sound experience and I suggest grabbing yourself a Voodoo card as well. I personally enjoy doing this, but I know others snub their nose at dealing with the older stuff. I just like an easy legit old game experience and it's cheap because of the old hardware.

If you do this I can hook you up with the software you'll need to make 98se run real good. And yes, you can run your newer monitor on the older stuff.

 

[carnageX]

Much appreciated jpross! Thank you for the assurances.

Over the Christmas holiday, I came across a copy of Windows XP 32-bit. Would a simpler approach be to set up a Virtual Machine running Windows XP and host the games on there? My desktop has 8 GB RAM, so splitting that to 4 GB shouldn't be an issue. Was just wondering if this might be simpler solution since I have about a dozen old games I'd like to reinstall over time.

As always, I appreciate your time and feedback. Thank you!

You could try - depends on how well the game will cooperate with the other virtual hardware, such as the CPU/GPU/sound.