SH4 and Windows 7

harpman · 03-05-12, 12:28 PM

Will Silent Hunter run on 64bit Windows 7? I have an IMac and will be partitioning my drive through boot camp to run Windows 7 64bit. Does anyone know if it will run?

Bilge_Rat · 03-05-12, 12:32 PM

win 7 64 bit here, SH4 runs like a charm. No worries there mate.

Fish40 · 03-05-12, 12:39 PM

Ditto, to the above! Please be sure to read the Stickied thread on installing the game in Windows7 and Vista. There are some small tips that will make for a trouble free experience.

DrBeast · 03-05-12, 01:43 PM

Win7 64-bit here, too, and the game is smooth as an elven arse for the first time in 5 years (with a 2-year break inbetween and a totally new rig built a few months ago)! Heck, I even installed in the default directory (Program Files(x86)) with no incident whatsoever...though I'm sure the Gods are chuckling right now and preparing some kind of mischief for my insolence

Rockin Robbins · 03-05-12, 02:36 PM

Holy cow! That makes me wonder: Will SH4 run in Windows 8? Do I even care to get a crowbar and wrestle with Windows 8 to see? Probably not....

Front Runner · 03-26-13, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Holy cow! That makes me wonder: Will SH4 run in Windows 8? Do I even care to get a crowbar and wrestle with Windows 8 to see? Probably not....

I'm currently running SH4 v1.5 with RFB and RSRD under Windows 8 and have not encountered any problems. It is running very smoothly, actually better than it ever did in Win XP.
The only gaming software that I have been absolutely unable to get to run under W8 is "Dangerous Waters."
Although I haven't tried SH3 yet as I've been focused on SH4 v1.5.
With the Radio Station Mods and RFB and RSRD it is a really good gaming experience.
I've also been setting up approach missions in SH4 mission editor with no problems. The practice missions are based on the Dick O'Kane method and the use of the Electronic Maneuvering Board which is really a piece of work that can be used in almost any tactical naval game and in real life too!

harpman · 03-06-12, 09:24 AM

Thanks for the input mates. Will give it a go.

joea · 03-07-12, 07:40 AM

Yea no problems with Win 7 here.

nikimcbee · 03-07-12, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harpman

Will Silent Hunter run on 64bit Windows 7? I have an IMac and will be partitioning my drive through boot camp to run Windows 7 64bit. Does anyone know if it will run?

Runs great on mine, nut I can't vouche for the IMAC part of the equation.

blackraven66 · 03-18-13, 10:21 AM

Hi all, am trying to run SH4 On Windows 7 ultimate, game has installed ok and loads up fine, the problem i am having is when the game starts inside the sub i am looking at the floor, if i change view to outside i am looking down to the top of my sub and if i switch to the map it scrolls all the way to the bottom. hope someone has a solution for me, it's driving my nuts.
blackraven66

gumbeauregard · 03-20-13, 12:24 PM

Seems to work for me

aanker · 03-21-13, 10:35 AM

Yes it runs fine on Win7 64 bit in a folder off the root C:\

....... and YES RR, SH4 runs fine on Win 8 too!

Also runs on a beefy Mac with a Win sub-partition or whatever it's called. Amazing.

Happy Hunting!

03-26-13, 06:12 AM

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Also runs on a beefy Mac with a Win sub-partition or whatever it's called. Amazing. .....

[/QUOTE]

Runs fine on MacBook Pro, 8GB, using Bootcamp with Win7 and also native MAC OSX Lion (10.7) using Wineskin.

Pisces · 03-21-13, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackraven66

Hi all, am trying to run SH4 On Windows 7 ultimate, game has installed ok and loads up fine, the problem i am having is when the game starts inside the sub i am looking at the floor, if i change view to outside i am looking down to the top of my sub and if i switch to the map it scrolls all the way to the bottom. hope someone has a solution for me, it's driving my nuts.
blackraven66

Is it a clean installation, or did you use mods in previous occasions?

ElAurens · 03-23-13, 07:34 PM

Win 7 Pro 64 here, been running SH4 on it for a long time. No issues at all.

03-05-12, 12:28 PM	#1
harpman Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SH4 and Windows 7 Will Silent Hunter run on 64bit Windows 7? I have an IMac and will be partitioning my drive through boot camp to run Windows 7 64bit. Does anyone know if it will run?

03-05-12, 12:32 PM	#2
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	win 7 64 bit here, SH4 runs like a charm. No worries there mate. __________________

03-05-12, 01:43 PM	#4
DrBeast The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Somewhere Out In Space Posts: 1,408 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Win7 64-bit here, too, and the game is smooth as an elven arse for the first time in 5 years (with a 2-year break inbetween and a totally new rig built a few months ago)! Heck, I even installed in the default directory (Program Files(x86)) with no incident whatsoever...though I'm sure the Gods are chuckling right now and preparing some kind of mischief for my insolence __________________ Let the Beast inside you free!

03-05-12, 02:36 PM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Holy cow! That makes me wonder: Will SH4 run in Windows 8? Do I even care to get a crowbar and wrestle with Windows 8 to see? Probably not.... __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

03-18-13, 10:21 AM	#10
blackraven66 Bilge Rat Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1 Downloads: 91 Uploads: 0	SH4 windows7 ultimate 64bit Hi all, am trying to run SH4 On Windows 7 ultimate, game has installed ok and loads up fine, the problem i am having is when the game starts inside the sub i am looking at the floor, if i change view to outside i am looking down to the top of my sub and if i switch to the map it scrolls all the way to the bottom. hope someone has a solution for me, it's driving my nuts. blackraven66

03-05-12, 12:39 PM	#3
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	Ditto, to the above! Please be sure to read the Stickied thread on installing the game in Windows7 and Vista. There are some small tips that will make for a trouble free experience.

03-06-12, 09:24 AM	#7
harpman Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the input mates. Will give it a go.

03-07-12, 07:40 AM	#8
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Yea no problems with Win 7 here.

03-20-13, 12:24 PM	#11
gumbeauregard Seaman Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 41 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Seems to work for me

03-21-13, 10:35 AM	#12
aanker Pacific Thunder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yellow Sea Posts: 1,896 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 14	Yes it runs fine on Win7 64 bit in a folder off the root C:\ ....... and YES RR, SH4 runs fine on Win 8 too! Also runs on a beefy Mac with a Win sub-partition or whatever it's called. Amazing. Happy Hunting! __________________ " Bless those who serve beneath the deep, Through lonely hours their vigil keep. May peace their mission ever be, Protect each one we ask of thee. Bless those at home who wait and pray, For their return by night and day."

03-26-13, 06:12 AM	#13
jldjs Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	[QUOTE=..... Also runs on a beefy Mac with a Win sub-partition or whatever it's called. Amazing. ..... [/QUOTE] Runs fine on MacBook Pro, 8GB, using Bootcamp with Win7 and also native MAC OSX Lion (10.7) using Wineskin.

03-23-13, 07:34 PM	#15
ElAurens A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 76 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Win 7 Pro 64 here, been running SH4 on it for a long time. No issues at all. __________________ " And the sea shall grant each man new hope, as sleep brings dreams of home." Christopher Columbus

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