I tried everything everyone suggested and nothing worked. My normal resolution is set at 1440x900. I went to 1024x768 and nothing. I tried every setting above that until I reached the 1440 again and nothing. I even repeated it changing the refresh rate to above 60 and again, nothing.
Maybe in my earlier post I did not explain this clear enough: when I click onto the SHII icon, the opening videos and all of that runs without problem. I then click the mouse and the games starts to load and does reach 100%, sits there for a second and then the screen changes as if it is going to run and that is when the error window opens saying the game has quit and windows is seaching for a solution, which of course, it never finds.
I saw this in another thread:
You can still buy the SH3 Gold edition with all the proper patches and Starforce free for $9.99 from the Subsim Store here. It also includes a free copy of Silent Hunter II, the first of the U-boat Silent Hunters.
Might this be the way to go, or would I still have problems with Win7? Would one of the newer SH games be better, keeping in mind that I am a newbie at this and I would like something easy enough to learn and still be fun. Needless to say, I am becomming very frustrated. Also, know I sincerly appreciate everyone's effort(s) in trying to help me.