Can't install Silent Hunter 3 on Windows 7

[EnigmaMan]

Whenever I try to install Silent Hunter 3 on my computer that has Windows 7 32bit, it goes through its normal "Preparing to install" deal and then the installshield says "1608: Unable to create InstallDriver instance, Return code: -2147024894.
Does anybody know how to get past this?

[Mork_417]

Are you attempting the install under an account that has admin rights?

[Herr-Berbunch]

Has it already been installed on there before? If so make sure you delete all references to it, inc. anything in Documents, and run a registry cleaner - I recommend ccleaner but other free ones are available.

Follow Steibler's post - http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1274455&postcount=50

Here is Neal's link he refers to - http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160118 for getting rid of StarForce.

[DragonRider]

Windows error 1608 is caused by system file errors that will need to be addressed before you can install silent hunter 3 :timeout:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Good point. http://consumerdocs.installshield.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=Q108322&sliceId=1

[EnigmaMan]

Yes, as far as I can tell I do have admin rights.

This will be the first time I have installed the game on this computer.

[EnigmaMan]

I have looked around on this website and others to help fix this problem, with no success. My major problem is that I still cannot get past that error that it gives me.

[Red October1984]

How many User Accounts do you have on your machine? :hmmm:

If you have Admin rights, install it outside of Program Files and follow the Windows 7 Installation Thread.

Welcome to Subsim and Happy Hunting (Eventually... :O: )

[EnigmaMan]

How many User Accounts do you have on your machine? :hmmm:

If you have Admin rights, install it outside of Program Files and follow the Windows 7 Installation Thread.

Welcome to Subsim and Happy Hunting (Eventually... :O: )


I have just the one account. But like I sead, it wont let me get to the part to install the game. That is the part that is bugging me.

[Arclight]

Might try running the installer as administrator, and try compatibility modes; I'd try XP or '98. Also make sure you're not installing to program files.

[EnigmaMan]

Might try running the installer as administrator, and try compatibility modes; I'd try XP or '98. Also make sure you're not installing to program files.


I have tryed running it as administrator and using the compatibility modes, but those don't work eather. I remember reading about not installing it in program files folder, I'll keep that in mind when or if I can get to the install options.

[Red October1984]

I have tryed running it as administrator and using the compatibility modes, but those don't work eather. I remember reading about not installing it in program files folder, I'll keep that in mind when or if I can get to the install options.

Take a look at this thread.

Windows 7 Troubleshooting Thread (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=153900)

And this thread.

How to Run SH3 on Windows 7 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160118)

[HunterICX]

Strange I've the old version of SH3 (with Starforce) and it install just fine on my end.

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (UAC disabled)

HunterICX

[Herr-Berbunch]

Strange I've the old version of SH3 (with Starforce) and it install just fine on my end.

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (UAC disabled)

HunterICX

Fine on mine too.

Did you get the latest installshield from the link I posted?

Is the disc damaged?

[EnigmaMan]

Great news, I got my game working!:yeah: I can post how I did it if anybody is interested.

[Red October1984]

Great news, I got my game working!:yeah: I can post how I did it if anybody is interested.

Great!

Herr Kaleun, I declare you ready for patrol! :rock:

[Synthfg]

So returning to the game after more than a year away,
Since I last played my PC has been upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 carrying my old silent hunter III GWX 3 patched to 1.4b with it

So of course starforce was now a problem,
rather than faffing with removing the whole thing I first tried
1) running the starforce removal tool
and
2) After finding it using rld-sh14.rar and overwiting the files in programme files/ubisoft/shiii

game then ran fine :yeah:

So then I look around and find the 1.6b unofficial patch,
downloaded and tried to install, no joy :wah:

:hmmm: looked in the batch file, guessed that the nosf version was the one I wanted and after a bit of playing around (mostly getting rid of the error checks and zeroing in on the version I wanted) tricked it into working

Now running 1.6b, oh yeah baby :yeah:

Now it's time to do some serious :arrgh!:

[Pisces]

What 1.6b patch?

Oh, nevermind. It's HSIE's fix:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=174225

[SNAKE1937]

I am glad you got it working -- But look up the list of threads and you will see a very good one which I made a comment on after I followed his "How To Do THis with Win 7" -- and it worked.

Look it over and see if you made you way through in a similar way.

Most important was to not install "Game Shadow", and some other stuff as well.

If you missed some of those steps you may be in for a "bummer" latter on, so the wise move may be to do it over correctly.

Just MHO.:subsim: