A newbie wants to know how to run SHIII under Windows 7
 

Ok so i have reviewed ALL the posts about running SHIII under Windows 7. I have tried all that I can find, and still the game hangs up after the first two splash screens. then the red bar goes all the way to the right, and then....Windows tells me that the program has quit working and is looking for a solution on the web. I have installed the game fresh. installed the 1.4b patch. Used the Starforce removal tool. I even downloaded 6 new files as posted in a previous post. Still quits. I also turned down my laptop resolution to 1024x768.
Can someone take me from a to z on this procedure. I have wasted money buying wolves of the pacific and wolves of the pacific gold. Both a waste of money.
Help

Er, Wolves of the Pacific is SH4?

And what are your laptop's specs, as they are usually pants at playing games. :hmmm:

Yes, That's an SH4 Game.
Post in the SH4 forums as they would know better how to advise you.

Welcome aboard mate! :sunny:

As stated previously, WOTP is SH4 so if that's the correct title you'd be more likely to get assistance here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=202

Good luck and I hope you get it sorted! :sunny:

There must be an answer
 

I'm in same boat as hc91237.

HP Envy ATI 4650
Win7

Tried everything, can't get past red line loading screen. Any more suggestions?

Windows 7 Arghhhhh
 

I hae just installed SHIII on a windows 7 Ultimate system, I get the start up sequence and then it all goes black. Windows then pops up the message that the program cannot start.

I have tried running in XP mode (which works on my laptop OK). to no avail.

Any help please.

@ Hc91237! Welcome to SubSim,:salute:

Are there circumstances in which graphics, and ram memory, please post your spec here, so it may be easier to possibly determine the cause, and welcome to SubSim, :salute:

Are you getting the movies that play during startup, or does it go black just as the videos should start? There is sometimes an issue with the little videos not playing properly, I can't remember exactly why - conflicts with codecs or software or something, but it will cause everything just to freeze up at that point and the game never loads. Usually the easiest solution is just to delete the movies from the game installation and that way they don't even try to play and it solves the problem (if that is indeed the issue).

Welcome aboard Geoff! :sunny: As FK said, try disabling the movies and see if it loads. Good luck! :yep:

I have disabled the movies and still get black freeze after loading.

There are several possible options that it does not work properly, disabled movies ... was only one thing, how it looks when it comes to your second spec, in the computer and conditions.

Welcome Big-Geoff....post your system specs and we'll see if there is anything obviously wrong.

Please check my specs as well, thank you:

System Information
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Time of this report: 11/28/2011, 21:14:03
Machine name: BARNEY_LAPTOP
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 740 @ 1.73GHz (8 CPUs), ~1.7GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6078MB RAM
Page File: 2838MB used, 9314MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode


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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x68C1)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68C1&SUBSYS_1437103C&REV_00
Display Memory: 3795 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1012 MB
Shared Memory: 2782 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: LGD02B6
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.636Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,at icfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64 .dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a. cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1043 (English)
Driver Version: 8.771.1.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/9/2010 16:29:16, 616960 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2B81-11CF-9F77-3D34BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x68C1
SubSys ID: 0x1437103C
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem3.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_Manhattan:8. 771.1.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_68c1&subsys_1437103c
Rank Of Driver: 00E60001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C

Try updating your graphics drivers and if that doesn't work go to an older driver version.