Emergency!

Red October1984 · 08-06-12, 03:20 PM

I uninstalled SH3 so i could have multiple installs. I was heading in that direction. I installed it, but hit cancel for the Gameshadow install. Then i tried to patch it. But it said that my Campaign .mis file was an unknown version and it wont patch.

I tried running the install to repair the install. It said "Fatal Error" and told me to contact microsoft support.

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

Sailor Steve · 08-06-12, 03:28 PM

Did you delete the SH3 folder from My Documents and run a registry cleaner? Leftovers from the previous install can mess things up with the new one.

Red October1984 · 08-06-12, 03:54 PM

I deleted all related SH3 folders in My Documents.

I will try again.

EDIT:

Same result. Am i supposed to let the Gameshadow Install finish? Can i get detailed Step-by-step instructions on how to do this? It has been awhile since i did this.

Von Due · 08-06-12, 04:33 PM

Unfortunately, uninstalling software on a Win machine leaves more in the registry than even the KGB could cope with. Perhaps try something like RevoUninstaller and choose the Bring On The Brooms & Hoses It's Spring Cleaning option. You'll be dizzy seeing how much garbage the stock uninstallers leave.

Red October1984 · 08-06-12, 04:51 PM

I'll try it.

sublynx · 08-06-12, 05:03 PM

Cleaning the registry should do the trick. No need to install Gameshadow. If nothing else helps, reinstalling the whole Windows should take care of the problem. But there should be no need for that either, it's most likely registry problems.. Hope you get it sorted out.

Red October1984 · 08-06-12, 06:07 PM

SH3 doesnt show up in the All Programs part of Revo

Von Due · 08-06-12, 06:44 PM

Unless you are extremely intimate with the registry, I strongly suggest NOT messing with it manually. If you mess it up then your pc will likely die in a cataclysmic explosion, entire countries will vanish and Celine Dion will be on every radio station 24/7 so don't go there.

What you CAN do, as long as you resist any urge to edit, delete or spray happy faces all across the reg entries, is to run regedit.exe. Go to Start and hit "Run...", type regedit.exe and once there go to the tool bar and Edit, then Find.

In the box that appears, type any plausible search words like sh3, silent hunter etc etc, and see if anything shows up. Anything will show up but it will be nice to know.

There are reg cleaning programs, iirc CrapCleaner is one that is free, another one with reg cleaning tools is AShampoo but that is not free. Been ages since I messed with any of that so do a google search for any good reg cleaners.

Red October1984 · 08-06-12, 07:22 PM

The Tunngle Sh3 data popped up

Nothing for the actual SH3.

marioh99 · 08-06-12, 11:25 PM

did you have mods installed before you uninstalled SH3?
did you uninstall the mods first, and then SH3?

edit: also, are you sure you're running the correct patch for your particular installation?

HW3 · 08-07-12, 08:02 AM

Also after you uninstall you have to go to the location where SH3 was installed and delete anything left there. The uninstaller tends to leave text files behind that have to be deleted, or they will interfere with the patching process.

Red October1984 · 08-07-12, 11:23 AM

I didnt think to uninstall mods before uninstalling. I was running GWX3 plus mod soup. I deleted the files in the UBISOFT folder, but sometimes they are still there...when i'm installing, those folders show up in the directory.

marioh99 · 08-07-12, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red October1984

I didnt think to uninstall mods before uninstalling. I was running GWX3 plus mod soup. I deleted the files in the UBISOFT folder, but sometimes they are still there...when i'm installing, those folders show up in the directory.

uninstall sh3 again, and then delete the entire ubisoft folder before attempting to reinstall. if there's items in there you think you may want to get back, you can always just copy it somewhere else before deleting it.

good luck !

Red October1984 · 08-07-12, 04:24 PM

Great News.

It had nothing to do with mods or leftovers from another install.

I tried running the patch at different times in the install, and i got it. Right before i hit finish, i install the patch. It is working now.

I wanna try out that Silent Hunter 3 Retarded mod.....

08-06-12, 03:20 PM	#1
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Emergency! I uninstalled SH3 so i could have multiple installs. I was heading in that direction. I installed it, but hit cancel for the Gameshadow install. Then i tried to patch it. But it said that my Campaign .mis file was an unknown version and it wont patch. I tried running the install to repair the install. It said "Fatal Error" and told me to contact microsoft support. *WHAT IS HAPPENING?* __________________

08-06-12, 03:28 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Did you delete the SH3 folder from My Documents and run a registry cleaner? Leftovers from the previous install can mess things up with the new one. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-06-12, 03:54 PM	#3
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I deleted all related SH3 folders in My Documents. I will try again. EDIT: Same result. Am i supposed to let the Gameshadow Install finish? Can i get detailed Step-by-step instructions on how to do this? It has been awhile since i did this. __________________ Last edited by Red October1984; 08-06-12 at 04:16 PM.

08-06-12, 04:51 PM	#5
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I'll try it. __________________

08-06-12, 05:03 PM	#6
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	Cleaning the registry should do the trick. No need to install Gameshadow. If nothing else helps, reinstalling the whole Windows should take care of the problem. But there should be no need for that either, it's most likely registry problems.. Hope you get it sorted out. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

08-06-12, 04:33 PM	#4
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,690 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Unfortunately, uninstalling software on a Win machine leaves more in the registry than even the KGB could cope with. Perhaps try something like RevoUninstaller and choose the Bring On The Brooms & Hoses It's Spring Cleaning option. You'll be dizzy seeing how much garbage the stock uninstallers leave.

08-06-12, 06:07 PM	#7
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	SH3 doesnt show up in the All Programs part of Revo __________________

08-06-12, 06:44 PM	#8
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,690 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Unless you are extremely intimate with the registry, I strongly suggest NOT messing with it manually. If you mess it up then your pc will likely die in a cataclysmic explosion, entire countries will vanish and Celine Dion will be on every radio station 24/7 so don't go there. What you CAN do, as long as you resist any urge to edit, delete or spray happy faces all across the reg entries, is to run regedit.exe. Go to Start and hit "Run...", type regedit.exe and once there go to the tool bar and Edit, then Find. In the box that appears, type any plausible search words like sh3, silent hunter etc etc, and see if anything shows up. Anything will show up but it will be nice to know. There are reg cleaning programs, iirc CrapCleaner is one that is free, another one with reg cleaning tools is AShampoo but that is not free. Been ages since I messed with any of that so do a google search for any good reg cleaners.

08-06-12, 07:22 PM	#9
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	The Tunngle Sh3 data popped up Nothing for the actual SH3. __________________

08-06-12, 11:25 PM	#10
marioh99 Watch Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: NYC Posts: 21 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	did you have mods installed before you uninstalled SH3? did you uninstall the mods first, and then SH3? edit: also, are you sure you're running the correct patch for your particular installation? Last edited by marioh99; 08-06-12 at 11:36 PM.

08-07-12, 08:02 AM	#11
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Also after you uninstall you have to go to the location where SH3 was installed and delete anything left there. The uninstaller tends to leave text files behind that have to be deleted, or they will interfere with the patching process. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

08-07-12, 11:23 AM	#12
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I didnt think to uninstall mods before uninstalling. I was running GWX3 plus mod soup. I deleted the files in the UBISOFT folder, but sometimes they are still there...when i'm installing, those folders show up in the directory. __________________

08-07-12, 04:24 PM	#14
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Great News. It had nothing to do with mods or leftovers from another install. I tried running the patch at different times in the install, and i got it. Right before i hit finish, i install the patch. It is working now. I wanna try out that Silent Hunter 3 Retarded mod..... __________________

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