SHIV and Windows 7

wirlybird · 11-05-10, 05:30 PM

Hi all,
I have been trying to get SHIV to run on a laptop running Windows 7 Ultimate. It loads fine and the game starts but when I select "sub school" that is where the trouble starts. I get the progress bar at the bottom of the screen and as it finishes I get a message that the program has stopped working.
I have just started to search here for a solution but thought I would ask also.
Thanks!

CCIP · 11-05-10, 07:29 PM

I would wonder firstly about the video card in that laptop. Is it on-board, or an actual video card? It might be related to that more than the system.

There are no issues running the game on Win 7 as such; I run it trouble-free on the 64-bit Home Premium version.

cdrsubron7 · 11-05-10, 08:09 PM

CCIP has the right of it. SHIV is a very demanding game graphically and can challenge even the best video cards. I would look at your graphics setup first on your laptop. What kind of graphics are you running on your laptop?

I'm running Win 7 Ultimate and have no problems whatsoever running SHIV on my computer.

irish1958 · 11-06-10, 07:25 AM

Is sub school the only thing that does not run?
Are you using any mods?
Did you read the Win7 thread?

wirlybird · 11-06-10, 08:14 AM

Thanks so much for the info. It seems that the laptop is just not up to the task.

irish1958 · 11-06-10, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wirlybird

Thanks so much for the info. It seems that the laptop is just not up to the task.

Play SHIII; I like it better anyway, although with the mods available, SHIV is very good.

11-05-10, 05:30 PM	#1
wirlybird Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SHIV and Windows 7 Hi all, I have been trying to get SHIV to run on a laptop running Windows 7 Ultimate. It loads fine and the game starts but when I select "sub school" that is where the trouble starts. I get the progress bar at the bottom of the screen and as it finishes I get a message that the program has stopped working. I have just started to search here for a solution but thought I would ask also. Thanks!

11-05-10, 07:29 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I would wonder firstly about the video card in that laptop. Is it on-board, or an actual video card? It might be related to that more than the system. There are no issues running the game on Win 7 as such; I run it trouble-free on the 64-bit Home Premium version. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-05-10, 08:09 PM	#3
cdrsubron7 Sink'em All Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 2,150 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 1	CCIP has the right of it. SHIV is a very demanding game graphically and can challenge even the best video cards. I would look at your graphics setup first on your laptop. What kind of graphics are you running on your laptop? I'm running Win 7 Ultimate and have no problems whatsoever running SHIV on my computer. __________________ Head Deep and Keep'em Astern" - LtCDR Samuel D Dealy SHIV Guide \| Imperial Japanese Navy \| US Submarines

11-06-10, 07:25 AM	#4
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Is sub school the only thing that does not run? Are you using any mods? Did you read the Win7 thread? __________________ Irish1958

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11-06-10, 08:14 AM	#5
wirlybird Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks so much for the info. It seems that the laptop is just not up to the task.