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Originally Posted by seafarer
Did you install in the default "program files" path? If so, when you uninstall/re-install, did you use the control panel tool, and did you also delete the SHIII folder in the hidden AppData folder in your user's directory?
I've been running SHIII under Vista since July, no problems.
I would suggest the following:
Uninstall the game using the control panel tool. If this will not work, then you will then know already that you have a corrupted install. In that event, delete the folder in program files, delete your user folder, and find and delete the SHIII folder buried deep in the hidden AppData folder in your user's directory. Get a hold of and run a registry cleaner, or, if you are comfortable with it, use regedit and purge your registry of all SHIII entries (ie, SHIII, Silent Hunter III, sh3.exe - there may be other key words to search with too).
Now to re-install, when the install presents the path to put the program into, change it from the default to somewhere else - anywhere other then "program files" (stick it in the drives root directory or your own user's directory). You do not need to make the directory first, just change the path in the installer. This will bypass Vista's UAC and allow the patches and mods to find the true correct paths to write to. Reboot after the install to be sure the registry is updated and re-scanned by the system.
Now run the 1.4 patch, and you should be good to go (although you may not have a desktop icon by default - just make your own shortcut to the exe file in the program directory).
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I am going to try that again, but last time I installed it I specifically put it in another folder and that didn't help. Additionally, I disactivated UAC long time ago and Im the only user/admin on that computer, so authorization and UAC sh*t can't be an issue here.
As you see
The patch actually found its way to the game (either it's in its default folder or another).
The bug in itself is atypical - does anyone else crash once the loading bar reaches the end of its line?