Can Silent Hunter 3 Work on Windows 8?

Punkrokker · 12-26-12, 05:49 PM

I absolutely love this game to the point that I dug it out of an old box when I got a new laptop for Christmas. However I cannot get it to work on Windows 8. Has anyone had this problem or know how to fix it if possible?

Kelly621 · 12-26-12, 07:20 PM

I installed it on my new laptop with Windows 8 about a week ago. I created a new folder under the C drive titled SH3 ( or whatever you want to name it) and installed it there. Don't install it in the default "programs files (x86)" directory. I applied the 1.4b us patch then the NO CD fix. I changed the properties of the SH3 execute file to "run as administrator" under the compatiblity tab and it is running fine with a ton of mods.

Kelly621

Punkrokker · 12-26-12, 09:52 PM

Thanks for the help but I still got an error message saying that it can run on the release version of windows 95 or ex 2003 only with a huge error message in the information.

Jimbuna · 12-27-12, 07:22 AM

If you have a separate drive...D for example, create the games folder there.

Lewis Wingerter · 12-27-12, 07:41 AM

I have SH3 on two different computer using win 8 with different mods installed and the game work great. I had to use the XPv3 compatibility on both computer. I installed it on the C drive in it own dir(C:\Ubisoft\SilentHunterlll\sh3)

desertstriker · 12-27-12, 01:01 PM

Right click on the SH3.EXE click properties. should get a popup with several tabs. click the compatibility one and use the recommended settings option.
ALSO which form of SH3 are you running is it the one that has the 1.4 patch already on it or the starforce one? what OS did you previously have the game running on.

But judging from what you have told me i can safly assume the following. "old box" you have the starforce one the original release which will only work on an 95 to XP machine and no amount of compatibility will fix.

think you can include some screenshots of your desktop with the error in it?that will help many of us help you.

Lewis Wingerter · 12-27-12, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertstriker

Right click on the SH3.EXE click properties. should get a popup with several tabs. click the compatibility one and use the recommended settings option.
ALSO which form of SH3 are you running is it the one that has the 1.4 patch already on it or the starforce one? what OS did you previously have the game running on.

But judging from what you have told me i can safly assume the following. "old box" you have the starforce one the original release which will only work on an 95 to XP machine and no amount of compatibility will fix.

think you can include some screenshots of your desktop with the error in it?that will help many of us help you.

Hi desertstriker If I remember right isn't there a way to take that old starforce out

I did find a thread (right above this thread) on using SH3 without using the DVD. It has the removal instruction to take out the starforce

HW3 · 12-27-12, 08:15 PM

Yes you can run the old Starforce one on Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, I have and am.

Jimbuna · 12-28-12, 08:40 AM

Starforce removal tool:

http://www.star-force.com/support/drivers/

Ancient Mariner · 12-29-12, 05:47 AM

Kelly621's method worked a treat.
Works on mine

Jimbuna · 12-29-12, 07:53 AM

Nice one

Ancient Mariner · 12-29-12, 05:26 PM

Word of warning though,Install clean SH3 then make sure you get the right patch1.4b,I d/l the us version and had issues with ctd when game loaded. This was remedied with emea 1.4b patch,then dvd fix.Now running GWX gold and a few old mods i used to use

Jimbuna · 12-29-12, 05:29 PM

Well yes, there is a US and a European patch so ensure you get the one that is intended for your disc version.

Punkrokker · 01-06-13, 07:13 PM

Here is a stupid question, for us not so technical people how do I take a screenshot?

Sailor Steve · 01-06-13, 08:01 PM

Ctrl+F11.

12-26-12, 05:49 PM	#1
Punkrokker Watch Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can Silent Hunter 3 Work on Windows 8? I absolutely love this game to the point that I dug it out of an old box when I got a new laptop for Christmas. However I cannot get it to work on Windows 8. Has anyone had this problem or know how to fix it if possible?

12-26-12, 07:20 PM	#2
Kelly621 Officer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 237 Downloads: 336 Uploads: 0	SH3 and Windows 8 I installed it on my new laptop with Windows 8 about a week ago. I created a new folder under the C drive titled SH3 ( or whatever you want to name it) and installed it there. Don't install it in the default "programs files (x86)" directory. I applied the 1.4b us patch then the NO CD fix. I changed the properties of the SH3 execute file to "run as administrator" under the compatiblity tab and it is running fine with a ton of mods. Kelly621

12-27-12, 07:22 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If you have a separate drive...D for example, create the games folder there. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-27-12, 01:01 PM	#6
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	Right click on the SH3.EXE click properties. should get a popup with several tabs. click the compatibility one and use the recommended settings option. ALSO which form of SH3 are you running is it the one that has the 1.4 patch already on it or the starforce one? what OS did you previously have the game running on. But judging from what you have told me i can safly assume the following. "old box" you have the starforce one the original release which will only work on an 95 to XP machine and no amount of compatibility will fix. think you can include some screenshots of your desktop with the error in it?that will help many of us help you. Last edited by desertstriker; 12-27-12 at 01:12 PM.

12-27-12, 08:15 PM	#8
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,439 Downloads: 453 Uploads: 0	Yes you can run the old Starforce one on Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, I have and am. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

12-26-12, 09:52 PM	#3
Punkrokker Watch Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the help but I still got an error message saying that it can run on the release version of windows 95 or ex 2003 only with a huge error message in the information.

12-27-12, 07:41 AM	#5
Lewis Wingerter Planesman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moline IL Posts: 181 Downloads: 282 Uploads: 0	I have SH3 on two different computer using win 8 with different mods installed and the game work great. I had to use the XPv3 compatibility on both computer. I installed it on the C drive in it own dir(C:\Ubisoft\SilentHunterlll\sh3)

12-28-12, 08:40 AM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Starforce removal tool: http://www.star-force.com/support/drivers/ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-29-12, 05:47 AM	#10
Ancient Mariner Torpedoman Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somewhere north of Auckland Posts: 114 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Kelly621's method worked a treat. Works on mine

12-29-12, 07:53 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nice one __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-29-12, 05:26 PM	#12
Ancient Mariner Torpedoman Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somewhere north of Auckland Posts: 114 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Word of warning though,Install clean SH3 then make sure you get the right patch1.4b,I d/l the us version and had issues with ctd when game loaded. This was remedied with emea 1.4b patch,then dvd fix.Now running GWX gold and a few old mods i used to use

12-29-12, 05:29 PM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well yes, there is a US and a European patch so ensure you get the one that is intended for your disc version. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-06-13, 07:13 PM	#14
Punkrokker Watch Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here is a stupid question, for us not so technical people how do I take a screenshot?

01-06-13, 08:01 PM	#15
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Ctrl+F11. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo