Can Silent Hunter 3 Work on Windows 8?
 

I absolutely love this game to the point that I dug it out of an old box when I got a new laptop for Christmas. However I cannot get it to work on Windows 8. Has anyone had this problem or know how to fix it if possible?

SH3 and Windows 8
 

I installed it on my new laptop with Windows 8 about a week ago. I created a new folder under the C drive titled SH3 ( or whatever you want to name it) and installed it there. Don't install it in the default "programs files (x86)" directory. I applied the 1.4b us patch then the NO CD fix. I changed the properties of the SH3 execute file to "run as administrator" under the compatiblity tab and it is running fine with a ton of mods.

Kelly621

Thanks for the help but I still got an error message saying that it can run on the release version of windows 95 or ex 2003 only with a huge error message in the information.

If you have a separate drive...D for example, create the games folder there.

I have SH3 on two different computer using win 8 with different mods installed and the game work great. I had to use the XPv3 compatibility on both computer. I installed it on the C drive in it own dir(C:\Ubisoft\SilentHunterlll\sh3)

Right click on the SH3.EXE click properties. should get a popup with several tabs. click the compatibility one and use the recommended settings option.
ALSO which form of SH3 are you running is it the one that has the 1.4 patch already on it or the starforce one? what OS did you previously have the game running on.

But judging from what you have told me i can safly assume the following. "old box" you have the starforce one the original release which will only work on an 95 to XP machine and no amount of compatibility will fix.

think you can include some screenshots of your desktop with the error in it?that will help many of us help you.

Hi desertstriker If I remember right isn't there a way to take that old starforce out :hmmm: I did find a thread (right above this thread) on using SH3 without using the DVD. It has the removal instruction to take out the starforce

Yes you can run the old Starforce one on Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, I have and am.:yep:

Starforce removal tool:

http://www.star-force.com/support/drivers/

Kelly621's method worked a treat.
Works on mine:up:

Nice one :cool:

Word of warning though,Install clean SH3 then make sure you get the right patch1.4b,I d/l the us version and had issues with ctd when game loaded. This was remedied with emea 1.4b patch,then dvd fix.Now running GWX gold and a few old mods i used to use

Well yes, there is a US and a European patch so ensure you get the one that is intended for your disc version.

Here is a stupid question, for us not so technical people how do I take a screenshot?

Ctrl+F11. :sunny: