Thanks for the feedback guys...
Actually, my comment on this thread was just sorta of a side-comment.
I posted a more detailed explanation here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133459
In particular, I'm using the SH3 D2D version in order to:
1) avoid installing starforce on my new OS
2) avoid installing starforce
3) avoid installing starforce
4) avoid Vista starforce driver installation issues
Using the D2D version you avoid starforce and thus avoid all the headaches that go along with the SH3 disk not being recognized by starforce under Vista and so forth; which seems to be the source of most of the problems people are having trying to run SH3 under Vista on the threads I've skimmed thru.
The D2D version comes pre-patched to 1.4b and works just fine on Vista64 until I overlay GWX2. :hmm:
If you think it'll help I'll go look at the install instructions again (but I'm not using an SH3 disk). If it means reinfecting with starforce, I'll just live without GWX if I must.