Cannot Run SH3

[JHuschke]

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk252/Drew_D93/Sh3Error.jpg

I have never seen this error before. I installed SH3 and immediately installed GWX 3.0 without playing it. (Yes I did install 1.4b patch)

This is a brand new Gaming PC I am on, it shouldn't have any problems.

Manufacturer:Custom Built
Processor:AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Tri Core Processor 6400+ (3 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory:2046MB RAM
Hard Drive:320 GB
Video Card:NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Monitor: Dell S199WFP(Analog)
Sound Card:Speakers (C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device)
Speakers/Headphones:Realtek/ USB Logitech Headphone
Keyboard:USB Root HubMouse:USB Root Hub
Operating System:Windows VistaTM Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
Motherboard:ASUS Motherboard CN-0RY007

[Madox58]

Your running Vista, correct?
Did you install outside of the Normal Program Files?

[JHuschke]

Yes, Windows Vista Home Premium. I sure did install outside of Program Files..thats why I am going crazy on the question why did this happen.

[owner20071963]

Simple,
Vista is a Seperate Issue with Games,
Did you Run The GWX 3.0 As Administrator?
If Not? you will get the Above Error,
Compatibility Issues,
Simply,Re-Install,
All,
Plus Make Sure Your SH3 1.4 Is Clean,
Check Compatibility Files,Delete All,
Now Install SH3 1.4 Plus GWX 3.0,
Happy Hunting.

[Madox58]

Even though I Pre-Tested Vista way before release?
I don't know much about it.
And I don't run Vista yet.

Hang in there cause many do
and can help you.

I'm waiting for some parts to come in for a new system and will probably
need the help myself.
:haha:

I'll be useing Vista on it for several reasons.

[owner20071963]

May I Say
[1]Vista will not Run your Old Version Of SH3
If you have an Old Disc,Forget It,
Compatibility Issues Comply,
[2] Keep Trying And You Will Get Error Messages,
Why?Vista Is Supreme In Graphics,
Providing You Use The Correct Graphics Card,
Home Edition With Vista,Ok,
I now use Vista 64bit,
Never Have I Seen Graphics in Gaming So Good
In Gaming,
Multiplay Is The Future,
Like It Or Not,
Its Here,
Time to go with The Future :yeah:

[owner20071963]

Even though I Pre-Tested Vista way before release?
I don't know much about it.
And I don't run Vista yet.

Hang in there cause many do
and can help you.

I'm waiting for some parts to come in for a new system and will probably
need the help myself.
:haha:

I'll be useing Vista on it for several reasons.

Reasons to be true bud :salute:

[JHuschke]

I have found NO possible way to fix this. I have ran everything in administrator, I have kept it out of program files( I also tried it in pf but no do)....I will not give up until it works!

Here is a closer picture of this stupid error


http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk252/Drew_D93/SH3ERROR-1.jpg

I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit btw.

[Ford Prefect]

Have you tried disabling DEP? I've found that pointless piece of code blocking many games on vista.

open a command prompt as the admin and type "bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff" (without the quotation marks) to turn off the hunk of junk. and see if it works, if you wish to turn it back on simply change the last part to "alwayson"

If it fixes it be aware that system restarts sometimes turn DEP back on as do windows updates.

[Sailor Steve]

On the other hand is it a brand-new disc? If so, it comes already patched and loading the patch on top of it will break it. That doesn't look like the message that goes with that problem, but you might try re-installing without the patch. Run the game once, but only play the Naval Academy. This will not only tell you if it works, but makes the Academy much easier as well.

Always try the basic game before patching. Always try the patched game before loading any mods. This will help isolate the problem, as well as show you how much better it is with those mods.:sunny:

[JHuschke]

Mine is the old one, I have to download the patch from ubi website.

[Madox58]

Did you try updateing StarForce?
:hmmm:

I remember some posts about that being a MAJOR PITA!
(Good Lord! Now I have to buy ANOTHER copy of SH3!)

Newer Releases don't use that Virus and come already patched
to 1.4b

[JHuschke]

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk252/Drew_D93/AccessDenied.jpg



I got a reply from a ubi technician...

Response (Jason) - 04/02/2009 10:42 AM
Unfortunately, Ubi Soft Technical Support can not provide information for editing the game in any way. Please refer to your LICENSE AGREEMENT for more information.

It may be possible to find answers to common modification questions on some of our fan sites, or from posting a message on the fan-lead forums at our website

[Ford Prefect]

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk252/Drew_D93/AccessDenied.jpg



I got a reply from a ubi technician...

Response (Jason) - 04/02/2009 10:42 AM
Unfortunately, Ubi Soft Technical Support can not provide information for editing the game in any way. Please refer to your LICENSE AGREEMENT for more information.

It may be possible to find answers to common modification questions on some of our fan sites, or from posting a message on the fan-lead forums at our website


are you sure you opened the command prompt as the administrator? (right click and then select "run as admin") If you don't it just says access denied all the time.
DEP has proved a hell of a problem for me on vista, I have to make sure its disabled in order to effectively run many games, KOTOR I & II, Hitman games, SH III, infact almost anything pre vista. Progess is being made in the areas of irritation and stupidity by microsoft at an alarming rate!
I'll be glad when I get employed again and can afford an external ethernet HDD so I can run Fedora 10 for my general PC usage and get away from windows!

[danlisa]

Umm, I'm pretty sure the Protection Error is talking about the fubar StarForce protection system.

As yet there is NO compatibility fix for Starforce & Vista. This was admitted by the SF developers.

There is only one way to allow SH3 to run on a Vista system which has issues with SF but that is not allowed to be linked to here on Subsim.

Needless to say, you will have to find a way to run SH3 without the Disc in the tray.;)

I've said enough *poof*.......

[owner20071963]

As long as You have the Old Disc,
It will not work with Vista,
Only solution is
Purchase the Protection Free Version
of Silent Hunter 3 here on Subsim,
Its very cheap,
All the latest Discs
do not have Starforce protection,
as Ubisoft stopped all association with Starforce,
Years ago,
Avoid the headache,
Purchase a New Disc :arrgh!:

[Mittelwaechter]

Here is your SF driver for Vista: http://www.star-force.com/support/sfdrvup.zip

Install the game, but don't start it, install the new SF drivers, restart your computer and finally start the game - it should work now.

If you want to remove the old SF drivers first, here is a removal tool:
http://onlinesecurity-on.com/downloads/sfcdrvrem.zip

[JHuschke]

lmao, I've dealt with just about every problem on every game I own, so I know what I am dealing with. Haha, it is so funny how these game developers can't figure crap and the gamers do the thinking. I just ran it now and it says "Kernel.DLL" not found...gettin somewhere...:salute:

[owner20071963]

Buy a New Disc,
for the price?
Its very,very cheap,
You will end up buying it :arrgh!:

[Ford Prefect]

Buy a New Disc,
for the price?
Its very,very cheap,
You will end up buying it :arrgh!:

you're begining to sound like the little guys you get in foreign markets :P

"you buy dis, very cheap!"
"very cheap sir, buy buy!"

[Fincuan]

Or just do what danlisa suggested and get the no-cd crack. Works, so you don't have to buy the game yet again.

[JHuschke]

Well, I am very strict on downloads..this gaming pc is never going to have any viruses on it. Can you tell me a good and clean download of the no-cd crack?

[Fincuan]

It's against Subsim's policy to link that kind of stuff, but Google and a handful of cautious approach should get you there. If you're uncertain on your virus protection you can always use these:

http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus
http://onlinescan.avast.com/

[JHuschke]

I have Zone Alarm, I googled it and I found a nocd crack with no virus or spyware! It seems to have worked..Star-Force was the problem.