SH3 problems with windows 7 and starforce

[overlord0108]

Hi guys, many apologies as I know this has probably come up before, but I have been trawling through as many websites as possible for an answer, without success.

I received a HP Pavilion DV6-6001SA Laptop for my birthday yesterday, with Windows 7, a quad core processor, 4BG of RAM, 500GB storage, dedicated AMD Radeon HD 6470M graphics, a 9600M GT graphics card with 512 MB of dedicated memory and up to 2303 MB of total available graphics memory.

I installed SH3, (which is the version with starforce on it) without any hitches and tried running it, only to receive an error message on the starforce loading bar, stating "Error - This application can be launched with a release version of Microsoft Windows 95/OSR2.1/98/ME/NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 only."

I know some people are probably going to tell me to go and buy a version without starforce, but I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me a way around my problem, such as if it is possible to remove starforce altogether. I would just love to be able to run SH3 with GWX and my list of mods again for when I go to university and will have to leave my desktop behind.

Many thanks in advance to anyone who can help me,

from a shipwrecked Kaleun :)

[Fish In The Water]

I received a HP Pavilion DV6-6001SA Laptop for my birthday yesterday, with Windows 7, a quad core processor, 4BG of RAM, 500GB storage, dedicated AMD Radeon HD 6470M graphics, a 9600M GT graphics card with 512 MB of dedicated memory and up to 2303 MB of total available graphics memory.

Nice present and happy belated birthday! :woot:

As for your question, please see the following thread for all the info you need:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=103137

The only thing I'll add is to make sure you download and execute the Starforce removal tool, (link found in thread), otherwise you won't get very far. Good luck and have fun with your cool present! :sunny:

[overlord0108]

Thanks :)

Sorry if this sounds daft, but how do I use the starforce removal tool properly, everytime i've tried it it says that it cannot detect anything?

[Herr-Berbunch]

Sorry Fish, that took me to an old robbing seawolves thread.

Have you tried this - http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160118

PS Nice to see yet another Lincs lad around

[Jimbuna]

W7 and StarForce are not compatable.

[HW3]

This thread on the UBIforum might be of some help to you.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/857101043/m/5941041408

When you reinstall be sure to install the sim outside of the programs folder.

[Fish In The Water]

Sorry Fish, that took me to an old robbing seawolves thread.

Have you tried this - http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160118

That's the one I was aiming for... Thought for sure I linked that one up, must have suffered a brief moment of insanity... :03:

[Herr-Berbunch]

That's the one I was aiming for... Thought for sure I linked that one up, must have suffered a brief moment of insanity... :03:

Happens to the best of... ooh a butterfly :03:

[overlord0108]

With this solution is it still possible to run GWX and all of my mods though guys?

[Herr-Berbunch]

With this solution is it still possible to run GWX and all of my mods though guys?

Yep, just follow the instructions in that link to install SH3 without SF and then install GWX as per the usual GWX instructions, and other mods with JSGME.

[Jimbuna]

With this solution is it still possible to run GWX and all of my mods though guys?

Seeing as how your in the UK you can get a StarForce FREE disc quite cheaply and it's already patched to 1.4b:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Hunter-III-PC-DVD/dp/B000FUCGDY

[overlord0108]

Thanks to every one of you guys for getting this Kaleun's boat back out to sea :)

GWX 3.0 Gold, SHCommander + 49 mods and various tweaks and no problems as of yet!

[Jimbuna]

Oh there's plenty of time yet for problems to manifest themselves :03: