Installing SH4 in Windows 10

Hawke21837 · 07-30-16, 10:28 AM

I have installed my game after upgrading to win 10. However, the game would not start. I then removed SH4 and reinstalled it. It still will not run. I again uninstalled and reinstalled on the H drive{ssd} as follows, H/Ubisoft/Silent Hunter 4/. It still would not run.

My computer is a home build w/ Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO Z97 mother board w/ Intel Core i7-4790K Devils Canyon Quad Core 4.0GHz CPU. 4 hard drives with 16GB ram Nvidia 970 GTX 4GB video card.

THEBERBSTER · 07-30-16, 11:49 AM

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Try running your SH4.exe and any other applications as administrators.
Plan B > OS 10 run in compatibility mode OS7.

Hawke21837 · 07-31-16, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

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Try running your SH4.exe and any other applications as administrators.
Plan B > OS 10 run in compatibility mode OS7.

Thanks, I will try it.

Aktungbby · 07-31-16, 01:28 PM

Hawke21837!

Jeff-Groves · 08-03-16, 05:53 PM

The last upgrades from Microsoft have whacked many programs.
I got rid of Windows 10 and went back to Windows 7 to solve the issues.
Not saying SH3/4 won't run on Win 10 but it's a sign to me.

HW3 · 08-03-16, 06:22 PM

I have SH3 & SH5 running on Windows 10. I do not have SH4 installed at the moment but, since SH3 runs, it should run as well.

GT182 · 08-10-16, 09:58 PM

Jeff, I think Windows 8.1 and 10 will run SH3, 4, and 5 if it's the 32 bit OS... at least better than the 64 bit version. I can't run any of them with the 64 bit version. I've even reinstalled XP for playing SH3, 4, and 5. None loaded yet but 3 should be this weekend. Remember, SH3 was built to run on an XP 32 bit system. XP 64 bit had to be finessed to get it to run properly.

What I need to do is get 8.1 32 bit installed on a HDD and see what happens. I'm even thinking of going to Windows 7 32 bit and getting rid of 8.1 altogether.

I also have found software from LapLink called PC Mover Ultimate that will let you "transfer" programs from one computer to another without having to reinstall them and use a key code.

HW3 · 08-11-16, 01:20 AM

SH3 & SH5 are running fine on Windows 10 64 bit for me. I ran SH3, SH4, and Sh5 all on Windows 7 64 bit too. Only thing I had to do was NOT install in the Program Files or Program Files (x86) folders where the UAC would mess with them, and patch the .exe with the 4GB patch, and away I sailed.

tracker · 10-16-16, 07:34 AM

i am running sh3/4/5 on windows 10 64bit the thing I found was that it was ok after the anniversary update but after a fresh windows install the document files default to one drive

07-30-16, 10:28 AM	#1
Hawke21837 Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 13 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Installing SH4 in Windows 10 I have installed my game after upgrading to win 10. However, the game would not start. I then removed SH4 and reinstalled it. It still will not run. I again uninstalled and reinstalled on the H drive{ssd} as follows, H/Ubisoft/Silent Hunter 4/. It still would not run. My computer is a home build w/ Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO Z97 mother board w/ Intel Core i7-4790K Devils Canyon Quad Core 4.0GHz CPU. 4 hard drives with 16GB ram Nvidia 970 GTX 4GB video card.

07-30-16, 11:49 AM	#2
THEBERBSTER Growing Old Disgracefully Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dibden Purlieu - Southampton Posts: 9,605 Downloads: 1123 Uploads: 0	A Warm Welcome To The Subsim Community > Hawke21837 Subsim <> How To Donate <> See The Benefits <> Support The Community Try running your SH4.exe and any other applications as administrators. Plan B > OS 10 run in compatibility mode OS7. __________________ LSH3-2015 <> TUTORIALS <> ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW <> ALL IN ONE PLACE SH4 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS SH5 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS Always Here To Help A Fellow 'Subber' \| Need An Answer to A Question Just Send Me A PM

07-31-16, 01:28 PM	#4
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,852 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! Hawke21837! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

08-03-16, 05:53 PM	#5
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	The last upgrades from Microsoft have whacked many programs. I got rid of Windows 10 and went back to Windows 7 to solve the issues. Not saying SH3/4 won't run on Win 10 but it's a sign to me. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

08-03-16, 06:22 PM	#6
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,439 Downloads: 453 Uploads: 0	I have SH3 & SH5 running on Windows 10. I do not have SH4 installed at the moment but, since SH3 runs, it should run as well. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

08-10-16, 09:58 PM	#7
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Jeff, I think Windows 8.1 and 10 will run SH3, 4, and 5 if it's the 32 bit OS... at least better than the 64 bit version. I can't run any of them with the 64 bit version. I've even reinstalled XP for playing SH3, 4, and 5. None loaded yet but 3 should be this weekend. Remember, SH3 was built to run on an XP 32 bit system. XP 64 bit had to be finessed to get it to run properly. What I need to do is get 8.1 32 bit installed on a HDD and see what happens. I'm even thinking of going to Windows 7 32 bit and getting rid of 8.1 altogether. I also have found software from LapLink called PC Mover Ultimate that will let you "transfer" programs from one computer to another without having to reinstall them and use a key code. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

08-11-16, 01:20 AM	#8
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,439 Downloads: 453 Uploads: 0	SH3 & SH5 are running fine on Windows 10 64 bit for me. I ran SH3, SH4, and Sh5 all on Windows 7 64 bit too. Only thing I had to do was NOT install in the Program Files or Program Files (x86) folders where the UAC would mess with them, and patch the .exe with the 4GB patch, and away I sailed. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

10-16-16, 07:34 AM	#9
tracker A-ganger Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: co,durham. uk Posts: 74 Downloads: 213 Uploads: 0	i am running sh3/4/5 on windows 10 64bit the thing I found was that it was ok after the anniversary update but after a fresh windows install the document files default to one drive