Help installing GWX 3 into updated SH3

[Goetz von B]

Hello All....I am a battered survivor of the windows 7 battles. I was finally able to install SH3 using the excellent instructions of Tony JF at forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/.../5 (if that helps) and SH3 is chugging right along. I installed it the the C: Program Files (x86) before I was aware that some people recommend to install in another file.

I am now trying to install GWX 3. I have downloaded all 8 files and run GWX3.exe. Whenever I do this, I get the following error message: "setup needs the next disk, if the files on this disk can be found in a folder other than the one displayed below enter the correct path or click browse."

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

[HW3]

Put all the .bin files and the .exe file into one folder then run the .exe, it should work then.

[Jimbuna]

As above plus GWX3.0 can only be installed into a fresh install of SH3, patched to 1.4b.

Click on my sig and you will be taken to the GWX website where detailed installation instructions can be found http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[Goetz von B]

Thanks for the quick responses

I previously had all 8 files in one folder. Did not work. It was in that configuration that I got that message.

I had added SH3 CDR (believe that is what it is called) before I tried to install GWX maybe that is why GWX is being so stubborn.

I'm on housework duty right now so will have to let you know when I have been dismissed

Back to the broom

[KL-alfman]

don't forget there is a config file of SH3Commander for GWX:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1421

[Pisces]

It could be that one of the parts is corrupt. Check using the md5mate tool and the verification codes on this page to see if they are all ok.

http://www.thegreywolves.com/downloads/

[Goetz von B]

Still no joy. Deleted SH3, ran SFRemove, rebooted, installed in C:, installed 1.4b, overwrote the 5 SH3 files with NO DVD rld-sh14. Ran like a well oiled machine. Had the 8 GWX files in a seperate folder on desktop. Checked all files with MD5Mate and all were valid. Still got the same note as before and GWX did not install. What do you suggest?

[Jimbuna]

Perform a registry clean before attempting again

Also ensure you have deleted the save game files from C\MyDocs

[Pisces]

Still no joy. ... installed in C:, ... I hope you made another folder to put it in!!! Using just C:\ as your SH3 base folder is gonna make a mess of your drive. Not to mention that the OS posses some restrictions on users that want to put files in the c: root folder. Make sure the install path during SH3 installation was atleast "C:\SilentHunterIIIorsomething".

[Goetz von B]

Reporting SUCCESS!!!!
First thanks for all the helpful suggestions. What had occurred were a series of problems.

First, I ran MD5Mate as Pisces had suggested. I found 2 corrupt bin files, one of which happened to be bin 7.

Filled with expectation I installed replacements for the two corrupt bin files and guess what...........I got the same note that I had mentioned previously, but I knew that I had good bin files.

In all my futile attempts to correct to the problem I had downloaded several copies of the GWX3 files. The 2 replacements bin files were from one of my many GWX3 downloads. . Since these files were duplicates of previously downloaded files they showed the letter 2 in their name
e.g. GWX3-7 (2) rather than GWX3-7. I didn't think that the 2 in brackets would make a difference, but it did. I deleted the bracketed numbers and BINGO GWX3 loaded beautifully, and functions just as well.

Hope this was clear.

Again thanks

[Jimbuna]

Pleased your sorted http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif