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Originally Posted by K Gunn
Thanks for the response JScones. The version that I am running is definitely v1.0.0.1 and so it is not already patched. What do you mean by 'elevate permissions'?
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Right-click the patch .exe file and select "Run as administrator" before installing it.
Repeat this for any other programmes that you use that tinker with SH3 files (like those listed in my post above). Again, this should be less of a problem if you installed SH3 *outside* of the "\Program Files" folder.
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Originally Posted by K Gunn
Also, I have been trying to get help with this from Ubisoft as well. They recommended that I use the remove tool for Star-force and then run the Star-force update. I have done this and firstly it says there is nothing to update. More worrying is that I can no longer open Silent Hunter III at all. Any ideas?
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Now you're on your own.
Personally, I'd start from scratch and:
0. rollback SH3Cmdr if you are using it
1. uninstall SH3
2. delete the residual SilentHunterIII installation folder and all contents
3. delete (or at least rename) your "MyDocuments\SH3" save game folder
4. delete the "C:\Users\
<User_name>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\SilentHunterIII" folder and all contents if it exists.
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5. reinstall SH3, preferably *outside* of the "\Program Files" folder.
6. right-click the 1.4b patch .exe file and select "Run as administrator"
7. install the patch
8. run the game (paying attention to the version number "just to be sure")
9. if game fails to run, then d/l and install the starforce update-
http://www.star-force.com/support/sfdrvup.zip You may need to run the starforce driver removal tool first. I'll leave the starforce aspect to someone else, as, umm, I don't have starforce problems.
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You can then install optional tools like SH3Cmdr, JSGME, SH3Gen etc. Just remember to run them as administrator *after* you install them.
If at some point you want to install one of the bigger mod packages, do the same. ALTHOUGH this is not necessary with GWX as the (current) installer takes care of all permissions for you.
PS: I would also recommend reading up on Vista's "User Account Control" and "File Virtualization" features to get a better idea of what's going on under the Vista hood in regards to system security.