Silent Hunter II XP problems

[sepp]

I am having graphics problems with SH2 with Windows XP. I can install the game and it works for the most part, but there is a flickering on the screen. I cannot always read gauges or maps all the time. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and used the patch. Same problem! THe game worked fine on my old PC, which was Windows ME. Can anyone help me? I'm not a computer genius so please be patient. I would really like to be able to play this game again.

Thanks,

Sepp

[d@rk51d3]

Only a couple of things spring to my (small) mind:

Video drivers, or a dodgy power supply - to either the video card or the monitor.

If it only affects SH2, I'd probably go with the drivers first, although in rare cases, it can actually make things worse:cry:

[1mPHUNit0]

Wich graphic card?
Wich driver?
Wich patch?

[peterloo]

Try to use the ver 1.1 patch first.

Without that patch, the game will DEFINITELY not work in Windows Xp

[sepp]

All,

Thanks for your replies, sorry I have not checked in a while. I installed the patch that the game instructed to use, 1.1 I think. I only have this problem with this game so I'm guessing it is a driver or video card issue. I have a NVIDIA GeForce 6800 video card as far as I know. Please advise if this helps.

Thanks!!!

[Hitman]

Some of the old versions of NVIdia drivers caused graphic corruptions in SH2, but that was fixed later. Get the latest drivers for your card and see if it works.

[Thomsen2002]

I had such high hopes of getting SH II to run crash-free, but it seems my stock Dell video adapter can't handle it. Training missions are fine, but on the first mission of the Aces Kampaign, I got a crash.

This makes me sad, as I had everything looking good (even found a water mod that was satisfactory).

I see no way to get around the problems other than upgrading the video card. :damn:

That being said, I've had to put SH II back in drydock. Getting SH III to run is presently out of the question. :cry:

[trigg88]

Hi
Have you tired running the program in 98 mode?
right click the desktop icon for sh2 and look @ properties
try running it in 98 mode.

I have found in past that i need to run older nvid drivers
to get older games to work in xp.

56.72 was a good stable nvid driver for older games

[sepp]

Hi,

Thanks for the tip. I tried running the program in 98 mode and still no luck. I had high hopes, but I still have the same flickering problem.

[sepp]

:lol:

I finally got this game to work on my computer!!! Ended up being something with the graphics driver. I was able to contact NVIDIA and they helped me solve the problem.

Thanks to all who replied!

[SharkD]

It would help if you told us what you did to fix it, as I am having the same problems.

[Marklaur]

Yes, please let us know how the problem was fixed.

Cheers MarkL

[Dowly]

Having some problems here too with WinXP SP2.

Install goes fine, but when I press the shortcut it just goes blank. Nothing happens. I got the newest Nvidia drivers & Quicktime that came with the game. :cry:

EDIT: Got the game to start now, but all the letters and buttons are messed up.

[Hitman]

Again, NVidia drivers problems most likely :hmm:

[MarkShot]

When I used to plan on my old machine with a NVidia Ti4600, all my problems were fixed by turning off environmental bump mapping in the game options.