SH3Cmdr lost in the bowels of the C drive

[dumbopilot]

Old Dumbo didn't know he'd be back so soon for more help after good guys Von Teufel and the Norwegian Lion hwlped him reinstall GWX 2 again. When I uninstalled GWX several months ago, I left Commander in place to use with SH3 alone. Now it won't work with GWX. When I punch the SH3Cmdr shortcut it says "Invalid file name". So I turned on search and found the following:
SH3CMDR.EXE-14035209.pf in folder C:WINDOWS\Prefetch 20kb pf file
SH3CMDR>EXE-185AACDD.pf in folder C:WINDOWS\Prefetch 135kb pf file
SH3Cmdr C:Program files\SH3 Commander 1kb config settings
SH3Cmdr C:Program files\Ubi\SH3 840kb application
SH3Cmdr C:Program files\Ubi\SH3 1kb config settings

I sure scattered that program; so can I go into Windows and delete those two Prefetch folders and leave the last two Program files alone? Mother computor warns that clucks like me shouldn't mess with the WINDOWS folders. Hey,guys, someone please tell me how to SAFELY get rid of this mess and download and reinstall a new SH3Cmdr. The one in there now is a current version 3.1.3.185.

I've only installed GWX2.0 but if I decide to go up to 2.1 should I do it before I fix Commander? And is it worth it...I'm getting gun shy about loading on more stuff? Thanks, guys, I'm getting real anxious to get these two great mods running again.

[Sailor Steve]

Did you do a complete reinstall as recommended by the GWX team? If so, you may have to redirect Commander to find the new install or just reinstall commander itself.

[Wolfehunter]

If I understand you correctly,

You deleted vanilla SH3 but left the SH3 commander installed. Best option is to uninstall all files. remove all directories relating to Sh3 and familiar files.

Start over.

Install SH3 plus patches.

Duplicate the installation by coping it to another new folder call GWX or whatever.

Use MultiSH3.

re-install SH3 Commander for Vanilla SH3 first. It will ask you where the location of the folder required.

After patch SH3 commander.

Install GWX 2.0 and then updated it to 2.1 then patch it.

Update SH3 Commander for GWX 2.1

I hope it helps.:hmm:

[Von Manteuffel]

SH3CMDR.EXE-14035209.pf in folder C:WINDOWS\Prefetch 20kb pf file
SH3CMDR>EXE-185AACDD.pf in folder C:WINDOWS\Prefetch 135kb pf file
SH3Cmdr C:Program files\SH3 Commander 1kb config settings
SH3Cmdr C:Program files\Ubi\SH3 840kb application
SH3Cmdr C:Program files\Ubi\SH3 1kb config settings

If SH3 is running OK, but SH3 Commander isn't, I think it would be best to do the following:

1. Run Control Panel (left click on the "Start" button - bottom left of your screen )
2. From Control Panel run "add/remove programs"
3. If SH3 Commander appears on the list of installed programs, use the "Add/remove Programs" facility to uninstall it.

4. Go into your C:\program files and manually delete any SH3 Commander folders
left there.

I think you can leave the Prefetch files alone for now as a fresh install of SH3 Commander - which is what we're doing - will overwrite them.

5. Run a good clean-up programme (C Cleaner is fast, reliable, easy to use and
free.) Make sure you run the Registry Cleaner, as well as the file cleaner.

6. Reboot your PC.

Update to GWX 2.1. It really is worth it and if your rig can handle 2.0 you shouldn't have too many problems with 2.1

Download & install the latest version of SH3 Commander( I think it's 3.1.0.177 )

Copy the GWX specific .config files from the download location into your new SH3 Commander /cfg folder ( C:\Program Files\SH3 Commander\Cfg )

Run SH3 Commander.
Click on the SH3 Options icon (spanner) and check that the "SH3 path" is the locaation of your SH3 installation.

That should do it.

Any probs, let us know.

[dumbopilot]

Von Manteuffel, I have cleaned my registry and deleted all SH3Cmdr folders except the main one residing in the SH3 game folder (839kb size). The reason I have not deleted it is because I can't locate a download site for Cmdr version 3.1.3.185 yet. This is the version in the SH3 game folder, which I understand is the latest.

In case this folder is salvageable these are the error messages when I try to open it:

1. Invalid file name.
2. Access violation at address 004A0A45 in module SH3Cmdr.exe. Read of address 00000008

Thanks again to you and the other knowledgeable guys who have given me advice and let's hope the next post will get me going again with these wonderful mods.

[Sailor Steve]

3.1.3.185 is right there in Wolfehunter's sig. It will take you to his FileFront page, and there you can click on 'JScones Mods', which will take you to the latest Commander.

I have the very next to latest in mine, and I still haven't figured out what that one last tiny change was.

[Wolfehunter]

3.1.3.185 is right there in Wolfehunter's sig. It will take you to his FileFront page, and there you can click on 'JScones Mods', which will take you to the latest Commander.

I have the very next to latest in mine, and I still haven't figured out what that one last tiny change was.Sailor steve I think I posted the last fix on JScones page. He did two things...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=135380&page=10

#196 says it all.

Happy hunting dudes.:up:

[Sailor Steve]

Ah, cool, thanks. Since I never start at sea I guess I can be happy with 3.1.3.184.:sunny:

[robj250]

Hi Steve

I need to download SH3 Commander, but I want the latest versiion BEFORE he made the one that allowed a person to write in their patrol diary which was 3.0 I think. I'm not sure, but was it version 2.7?

And where can I download it from. It is not listed in JSCones' site. (I gave him such a hard time a long time ago about this rollback thing - because I couldn't understand it- but I did catch onto it and used Commander constantly before my crash, but he won't talk to me anymore) so, I'm afraid to contact him.

Rob

[nirwana]

I found a link to the version 2.1.0.107 if that helps

http://www.users.on.net/~jscones/software/products/jsgme_setup.exe (http://www.users.on.net/%7Ejscones/software/products.html)

In case it wont work for u i can email it i still have that version as install exe
(http://www.users.on.net/%7Ejscones/software/products.html)

[dumbopilot]

Thanks, Sailor Steve, for pointing me to Wolfehunter's file front. I now have Commander 3.0 in my computor waiting to be installed. My status now is that I have deleted all previous Commander folders, have installed GWX2.1 and have Commander 3 waiting to be installed. Once I have installed Commander 3, since I already have GWX2.1 installed, do I still have to download another GWX2.1 to extract some config files?

[FIREWALL]

Me thinks a good dose of Salts will loosed the bowels of your C drive. :p :rotfl:

[robj250]

I found a link to the version 2.1.0.107 if that helps

http://www.users.on.net/~jscones/software/products/jsgme_setup.exe (http://www.users.on.net/%7Ejscones/software/products.html)

In case it wont work for u i can email it i still have that version as install exe


Thanks, but that's for JSGME and I have that. I need the SH3 Commander and the intelligence program which I forget what it's called. Gensomething.

Rob

[Sailor Steve]

Hi Steve

I need to download SH3 Commander, but I want the latest versiion BEFORE he made the one that allowed a person to write in their patrol diary which was 3.0 I think. I'm not sure, but was it version 2.7?

And where can I download it from. It is not listed in JSCones' site. (I gave him such a hard time a long time ago about this rollback thing - because I couldn't understand it- but I did catch onto it and used Commander constantly before my crash, but he won't talk to me anymore) so, I'm afraid to contact him.

Rob
The ability to write in the patrol log is its own little mod. No version of Commander does that by itself. Also, 3.1 (and maybe 3.0 - I don't remember) lets you select 'Automatic Rollback' and never worry about it again.

That said, I put up 2.7 just for you.
http://files.filefront.com/SH3Cmdr27exe/;11625083;/fileinfo.html

I also have 2.5 and 3.0 if you like.

[nirwana]

I found some old posts in other forums but the links to plugin sh3patlog 1.0.0 (14 Mar 2008) - Initial release where according to the .txt file adding user entries were not implemented yet are dead or pointing to the latest version.

[Jimbuna]

2.5, 6 and 7 if by any rare chance anyone requires an older version.

[SquareSteelBar]

...That said, I put up 2.7 just for you.
http://files.filefront.com/SH3Cmdr27.../fileinfo.html (http://files.filefront.com/SH3Cmdr27exe/;11625083;/fileinfo.html)...There was also a little fix for version 2.7:

Fix for v2.7 (http://files.filefront.com/SH3CTSRexe/;11629606;/fileinfo.html)

Copy the file into Commander's root folder and confirm replacement.

Cheers,
SquareSteelBar ;)

[robj250]

Hi Steve

I need to download SH3 Commander, but I want the latest versiion BEFORE he made the one that allowed a person to write in their patrol diary which was 3.0 I think. I'm not sure, but was it version 2.7?

And where can I download it from. It is not listed in JSCones' site. (I gave him such a hard time a long time ago about this rollback thing - because I couldn't understand it- but I did catch onto it and used Commander constantly before my crash, but he won't talk to me anymore) so, I'm afraid to contact him.

Rob
The ability to write in the patrol log is its own little mod. No version of Commander does that by itself. Also, 3.1 (and maybe 3.0 - I don't remember) lets you select 'Automatic Rollback' and never worry about it again.

That said, I put up 2.7 just for you.
http://files.filefront.com/SH3Cmdr27exe/;11625083;/fileinfo.html

I also have 2.5 and 3.0 if you like.

Thanks very much Steve for put 2.7 up on FileFont for me. I just downloaded it.

But I am having problems, I'll mention in separate post.

Rob

[robj250]

...That said, I put up 2.7 just for you.
http://files.filefront.com/SH3Cmdr27.../fileinfo.html (http://files.filefront.com/SH3Cmdr27exe/;11625083;/fileinfo.html)...There was also a little fix for version 2.7:

Fix for v2.7 (http://files.filefront.com/SH3CTSRexe/;11629606;/fileinfo.html)

Copy the file into Commander's root folder and confirm replacement.

Cheers,
SquareSteelBar ;)

Hi SquareSteelBar:

I never had a "fix" for v2.7 before (at least I don't think so). what does it do?

Rob

[robj250]

Hi Guys:

I found JSGME in an old download folder, so I okay there. However, I downloaded the patch 1.4b from Ubisoft, but darn it, I can't remember how I am supposed to install it. I'm sorry to be a pest to everyone in trying to get my SH3 running again; but I'm getting very feeble minded and can't remember things.:damn: It's been a long time since I installed the multiple games of SH3.

Do I put the patch 1.4b inside the Ubisoft folder and execute it? Or how to I properly install it?

Oh, I also need the intelligence generator. I forget what it's called; and I need the multiple game installer which allows me to save the games to different folders in My Documents.

Rob

[Sailor Steve]

You just run it. Put it somewhere safe (I have a folder labelled 'Downloads' and I have separate SH folders going back to SHCE with mods for that one. I put 1.4b patch in my SHIII folder (not the game folder, the one with that name in my 'Downloads' folder) because I know where it is that way. To run it you just double-click on it. It loads itself exactly the same way the game does, and exactly the same way GWX does.

The 'intelligence generator' is SH3Gen. Its thread has been posted on recently, so it should be around page one.

Found it!
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88438&highlight=sh3gen

[nirwana]

Thats the link for multish3 for multiple sh3 installations

http://hosted.filefront.com/Mikhaylalahad/2221018

[robj250]

You just run it. Put it somewhere safe (I have a folder labelled 'Downloads' and I have separate SH folders going back to SHCE with mods for that one. I put 1.4b patch in my SHIII folder (not the game folder, the one with that name in my 'Downloads' folder) because I know where it is that way. To run it you just double-click on it. It loads itself exactly the same way the game does, and exactly the same way GWX does.

The 'intelligence generator' is SH3Gen. Its thread has been posted on recently, so it should be around page one.

Found it!
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88438&highlight=sh3gen

Thanks a bunch for explaining how to install 1.4b and thanks for the SHEGen link.
The "Fix" the other guy provided for me for SH#Commander 2.7; what's that all about. I never used a fix for Commander for SH3.

Oh, I need that zip file that makes a "rar" file look like a rar file.

Rob

[robj250]

Thats the link for multish3 for multiple sh3 installations

http://hosted.filefront.com/Mikhaylalahad/2221018

Thanks very much nirwana for giving me the link for multi installations.

Rob

[nirwana]

Oh, I need that zip file that makes a "rar" file look like a rar file.

Rob

I think it change automaticly after installing the rar tool by default. Afterwords u can assign files with rar extension to the tool by rightclick on the icon->properties->1st tab "open with".

[robj250]

Oh, I need that zip file that makes a "rar" file look like a rar file.

Rob

I think it change automaticly after installing the rar tool by default. Afterwords u can assign files with rar extension to the tool by rightclick on the icon->properties->1st tab "open with".

Yes, I just remembered. It's WinRar I need.

Rob

[Von Manteuffel]

I now have Commander 3.0 in my computor waiting to be installed. My status now is that I have deleted all previous Commander folders, have installed GWX2.1 and have Commander 3 waiting to be installed. Once I have installed Commander 3, since I already have GWX2.1 installed, do I still have to download another GWX2.1 to extract some config files?

Sorry - been v busy with work this week and haven't had chance to keep up.

I think if you have a look at SH3 Commander once you've unzipped it, you'll find the four .cfg files sitting there, just waiting to be copied across the main ( root ) SH3 Commander folder. They overwrite the existing ones. Then you're good to go. As I recall, there are fairly clear instructions.

[robj250]

You just run it. Put it somewhere safe (I have a folder labelled 'Downloads' and I have separate SH folders going back to SHCE with mods for that one. I put 1.4b patch in my SHIII folder (not the game folder, the one with that name in my 'Downloads' folder) because I know where it is that way. To run it you just double-click on it. It loads itself exactly the same way the game does, and exactly the same way GWX does.

The 'intelligence generator' is SH3Gen. Its thread has been posted on recently, so it should be around page one.

Found it!
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88438&highlight=sh3gen

Hi Steve

The next thing I need is WinRar for the rar files.

Rob

[SquareSteelBar]

Hi SquareSteelBar:

I never had a "fix" for v2.7 before (at least I don't think so). what does it do?

RobSorry, mate - I don't know. It was released a short time after v2.7 by JScones, AFAIK.

[Sailor Steve]

Hi Steve

The next thing I need is WinRar for the rar files.

Rob
Sorry, don't have it any more. I use 7zip for everything. To open a .rar file with it, right-click on the file, put the cursor over '7-Zip' and click on 'Open archive'.

[Jimbuna]

Hi Steve

The next thing I need is WinRar for the rar files.

Rob
Sorry, don't have it any more. I use 7zip for everything. To open a .rar file with it, right-click on the file, put the cursor over '7-Zip' and click on 'Open archive'.

Like Steve, I use 7-zip.

Here is a site for your Winrar and so much more http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

http://www.filehippo.com/

[dumbopilot]

Thanks, Von Manteuffel, Sailor Steve, Wolfehunter, et al, for your great patience and help. You're right , Von Manteuffel, once I installed Commander 3.0 the readme told me how to get the special config files. It has been one helluva struggle with my faltering memory but everything is hunkydory (1930's talk) and these mods are working like a charm. Boy, has this thread wandered all over the map!:D

[bigboywooly]

Boy, has this thread wandered all over the map!:D

:rotfl:
Tis the Subsim way
Helpful but meandering

At least you are sorted :up:

[Philipp_Thomsen]

Boy, has this thread wandered all over the map!:D

:rotfl:
Tis the Subsim way
Helpful but meandering

At least you are sorted :up:

Someone enjoys rammstein! :lol:

:rock:

[Von Manteuffel]

everything is hunkydory

it's a wonderrful term. I haven't heard it in years. It might make a come-back, though. We have a relative newbie at work - Cheltenham Ladies College, Magdalene ( pron. "Maudlin" ) College, Oxford and a delicious cut-glass English accent. We're now used to her using terms like "absolutely spiffing!" "How delish!" etc. It's natural for her and doesn't sound at all false. - but we still take the p**s, of course.

Enough of this idle and light-hearted banter - Go sink some ships!

[Sailor Steve]

:rotfl:
Tis the Subsim way
Helpful but meandering
Speak for yourself! I never...what were we talking about?