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Posted July 22, 2011
I have Windows 7 64-bit.
Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 runs fine.

Now my problem is i've tried to run in compatibility mode on all compatible modes.
When i double click the .exe file, i get an hour glass, then nothing.
I dont even get to a black screen like some other people in the forum.
Its like i didnt even choose to run anything. NOTHING happens.

Please help me. This is only the second game i've bought on GOG, I'd like to be able to play it.

To be clear, absolutely nothing happens. Its like i didnt even click the icon.
Post edited July 22, 2011 by Tooladdict195
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Posted July 24, 2011
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You know whats fantastic?

I got the game through "other means", and it worked fine.

Yet i PAID for this version and i got fucked.

FUCK YOU GOG.
Posted July 24, 2011
Try running RCT.exe, not launcher.exe. It's in the \GOGcom\RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe\ folder.
Posted July 27, 2011
1) RollerCoaster Tycoon to install the C:\Program Files\GOGcom\RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe

2) Cancel the DEP for RollerCoaster Tycoon(RCT.EXE)
Posted August 01, 2011
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Tooladdict195: I have Windows 7 64-bit.
Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 runs fine.

Now my problem is i've tried to run in compatibility mode on all compatible modes.
When i double click the .exe file, i get an hour glass, then nothing.
I dont even get to a black screen like some other people in the forum.
Its like i didnt even choose to run anything. NOTHING happens.

Please help me. This is only the second game i've bought on GOG, I'd like to be able to play it.

To be clear, absolutely nothing happens. Its like i didnt even click the icon.
I'm having the exact same problem, also on Win 7 64-bit. It installed fine, but now when I click RCT.exe, no matter what the compatibility mode, it gets the loading icon up (what used to be an hourglass), and then just nothing. Nada. I've tried googling, I've tried running as administrator, nothing works. I'm pretty sure I just wasted $6 and I really wanted to play this game, too. >:(
Posted August 02, 2011
Tooladdict195: I got it working! I took tester98's suggestion of turning off DEP, it might work for you too. Go into Start > Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced system settings > Advanced tab > Performance Settings... > Data Execution Prevention tab.
Switch to 'Turn on DEP for all programs except those I select' (the second option). Click 'Add...', find RCT.EXE, and add it. Click 'Apply'.

I had to do this ages ago to get Sims 3 to work but I'd completely forgotten. Thanks tester98!

ps. I'm also running it in compatibility mode for Vista, and I added it to my anti-virus's trusted programs list.
Post edited August 02, 2011 by pepperminttea
Posted August 04, 2011
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pepperminttea: Tooladdict195: I got it working! I took tester98's suggestion of turning off DEP, it might work for you too. Go into Start > Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced system settings > Advanced tab > Performance Settings... > Data Execution Prevention tab.
Switch to 'Turn on DEP for all programs except those I select' (the second option). Click 'Add...', find RCT.EXE, and add it. Click 'Apply'.

I had to do this ages ago to get Sims 3 to work but I'd completely forgotten. Thanks tester98!

ps. I'm also running it in compatibility mode for Vista, and I added it to my anti-virus's trusted programs list.
Holy crap man, you are god of GOG. lol
I just felt burnt. $6 is $6 after all.
Posted August 12, 2011
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pepperminttea: Tooladdict195: I got it working! I took tester98's suggestion of turning off DEP, it might work for you too. Go into Start > Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced system settings > Advanced tab > Performance Settings... > Data Execution Prevention tab.
Switch to 'Turn on DEP for all programs except those I select' (the second option). Click 'Add...', find RCT.EXE, and add it. Click 'Apply'.

I had to do this ages ago to get Sims 3 to work but I'd completely forgotten. Thanks tester98!

ps. I'm also running it in compatibility mode for Vista, and I added it to my anti-virus's trusted programs list.
This worked for me, but you can also add "launcher.exe" to the list of programs (alongside "RCT.exe") and have both of them work so that you can still use the launcher. Thank you very much, sir.
Posted October 15, 2011
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RainbowDash: Try running RCT.exe, not launcher.exe. It's in the \GOGcom\RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe\ folder.
I was having a problem starting it, and this worked very well for me.... Now hopefully the game wont crash after a while like it when I tried playing it from my cds
Posted November 25, 2011
This isn't working for me and it saddens me... This is the first game I bought on GOG and there are other games I would LOVE to get here I love some of these old games but I can't buy anymore if they are all just gonna crash like this... It's kinda frustrating because I refrained from "other means" because I wanted to buy it and the most convenient way to do this doesn't work... /eternalsadness


P.S. - It's been a whole day and GOG's support team still hasn't gotten back to me :/
Post edited November 25, 2011 by Dwas328
Posted January 26, 2012
Yeah...screen flickers a few times and then the game minimizes, wash, rinse, repeat...I cannot play.
Posted June 13, 2014
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pepperminttea: Tooladdict195: I got it working! I took tester98's suggestion of turning off DEP, it might work for you too. Go into Start > Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced system settings > Advanced tab > Performance Settings... > Data Execution Prevention tab.
Switch to 'Turn on DEP for all programs except those I select' (the second option). Click 'Add...', find RCT.EXE, and add it. Click 'Apply'.

I had to do this ages ago to get Sims 3 to work but I'd completely forgotten. Thanks tester98!

ps. I'm also running it in compatibility mode for Vista, and I added it to my anti-virus's trusted programs list.
I've just bought the whole pack (1 - 3) and had exactly the same problem. Quick moment with uncle google and I found this thread.

Thank you man! You saved me ;)
Posted July 30, 2014
My Gog.com Downloader screen opens but that's it. Never downloads anything. Bottom left corner says "Online - 0 KB/s" I have logged in w/ my email and password, so what's the deal??
Posted August 09, 2014
Turning off DEP for RCT did not work for me, neither did setting DEP to Opt In. However, i used EMET 5.0 to set DEP, ASLR, and SEHOP to Opt In... After the reboot, the game worked fine on Win8 without admin rights or AppCompat modes. EMET is free from Microsoft and adds security features to frequently hacked software (its a good idea to import the popular software config after installing). In this case i lowered the security of Windows (allowing RCT to run) and added additional security to vulnerable apps at the same time.

Thanks GOG for letting us run Good Old Games!
Posted October 17, 2015
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pepperminttea: I'm having the exact same problem, also on Win 7 64-bit. It installed fine, but now when I click RCT.exe, no matter what the compatibility mode, it gets the loading icon up (what used to be an hourglass), and then just nothing. Nada. I've tried googling, I've tried running as administrator, nothing works. I'm pretty sure I just wasted $6 and I really wanted to play this game, too. >:(
The game didn't start up on my system (Windows 7 64bit) but running it as admin solved the problem in my case. Just pointing this out in case anyone reads this thread and wonders if this has been fixed.
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