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peteuplink · 11-21-09, 05:03 AM

I think you may be onto something with the chipset drivers.

I came to the same idea while I was sending a message to someone on here who's been trying to help me find a solution, and I've just downloaded and installed the VIA Hyperion 4-in-1 drivers. They contain a new AGP driver for my motherboard. I'd not updated them for some time prior to the reformat and I'd forgotten all about them when I reinstalled windows.

I tried Silent Hunter 3 and the intro and logo videos worked 100%. No green screen, no freeze. Windows Movie Maker is working again as well. I'm in the process of reinstalling Silent Hunter 4 from scratch and I'll give it a try.

The reason I forgot about them is because I've not been really active on PC gaming for a while and nobody ever reminds you to update your VIA Hyperion drivers. Sure, if something goes wrong with you PC, you get people saying to update the soundcard drivers and the graphics card drivers, they're things you hear about all the time. I've never heard anyone on any tech forums mention VIA chipset drivers.

Lets hope that the problem is solved!

*edit*

Videos and intros now work fine. SH4 still resets the PC. I'm actually pretty close to just binning the game at this point and giving up.

*edit*

I decided that now I've installed the VIA drivers I'd uninstall and reinstall the nVidia drivers as well. The game will now load the training missions and I can change stations, navigate, fire guns, but as soon as I press 'esc' to goto the menu, it still resets. I seem to be getting closer, but it's still not right.

One thing I have noticed is the patches don't seem to be installing to SH4. I run the Upgrade Launcher and they download. But when it asks if I want to run it, I click yes and it just goes back to the desktop.

11-21-09, 05:03 AM	#40
peteuplink Mate Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 53 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I think you may be onto something with the chipset drivers. I came to the same idea while I was sending a message to someone on here who's been trying to help me find a solution, and I've just downloaded and installed the VIA Hyperion 4-in-1 drivers. They contain a new AGP driver for my motherboard. I'd not updated them for some time prior to the reformat and I'd forgotten all about them when I reinstalled windows. I tried Silent Hunter 3 and the intro and logo videos worked 100%. No green screen, no freeze. Windows Movie Maker is working again as well. I'm in the process of reinstalling Silent Hunter 4 from scratch and I'll give it a try. The reason I forgot about them is because I've not been really active on PC gaming for a while and nobody ever reminds you to update your VIA Hyperion drivers. Sure, if something goes wrong with you PC, you get people saying to update the soundcard drivers and the graphics card drivers, they're things you hear about all the time. I've never heard anyone on any tech forums mention VIA chipset drivers. Lets hope that the problem is solved! edit Videos and intros now work fine. SH4 still resets the PC. I'm actually pretty close to just binning the game at this point and giving up. edit I decided that now I've installed the VIA drivers I'd uninstall and reinstall the nVidia drivers as well. The game will now load the training missions and I can change stations, navigate, fire guns, but as soon as I press 'esc' to goto the menu, it still resets. I seem to be getting closer, but it's still not right. One thing I have noticed is the patches don't seem to be installing to SH4. I run the Upgrade Launcher and they download. But when it asks if I want to run it, I click yes and it just goes back to the desktop. Last edited by peteuplink; 11-21-09 at 06:12 AM.