I run windows 7 64bit and purchased through GOG. When I try to play it it acts like it is about to start and switches my display to windows 7 basic for a few seconds, then goes back to regular with the game never actually running. I have tried running it in the compatibility modes in admin and it changed nothing. Any ideas?
I have an AMD quad core processor and a nvidia graphics card.

I found that running it in compatibility with Windows 95 has it working perfectly. Hopefully if you have the same issues someone out there this will fix it!!

I was having the same problem and this solution did the trick. Thanks!