help with reinstall of SHIV

btg · 03-04-09, 07:18 AM

I am currently in the middle of a career in U-Boat missions and am doing well so far. Prob is that I have to replace my mobo and will most likely have to reformat hard drive to reinstall my OS. Question is how do I backup my settings/saved games so I can continue where I left off after reinstalling SHIV? I made a backup of the "mydocs/shIV" and "data/config" files so presume I can just copy these files once I reinstall shIV and U-boat missions?

If I'm missing another file that needs to be backed up(other than "mydocs" and "config" files), please let me know b/c I desperately do not want to lose my progress in my career. Thanks in advance.

irish1958 · 03-04-09, 09:25 AM

I think this is all you need. You probably should back up your mod folder from JSGME, if you use it.

Soundman · 03-04-09, 11:05 AM

This thread will advise you well.... http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133290

btg · 03-04-09, 01:29 PM

Thanks. Im going to give it shot. I have a feeling restoring my saved career in SHIV is going to be the least of my problems after reformating my drive and reinstalling my OS, but I desperately want XP back after a few years with Vista.

03-04-09, 01:37 PM

a trick that can work for you is to jumper the mobo first to reset cmos then without restarting switch out the mobo and at restart it has no preset config to compare to what it sees so it "sometimes" just accepts the new config without needing a reformat.

it has the most success with mobo of the same brand and a not that different model especially if the same cpu is used. the bigger the differences the more likely it will reject the setup forcing the reformat.

but if your going from vista to xp there is no way to go back unless you reformat because it will never load an older version op sytem than it detects you already have.

also i agree you need to copy jsgme "mods" folder to be sure your running the same mods and mod versions so there is no issues there. (i would also note the mods installed so you get them in the right install order too)

btg · 03-04-09, 03:37 PM

Thanks for the info Webster. Yes, the new mobo has a different chipset and I will be using a new cpu, so Vista is going to go crazy with the change (most likely will not even boot up). My old ASUS mobo will not support high end Dual Core processors (with 1333mhz front bus speed-like the E8500), so Im installing a Gigabyte mobo that has all the bells and whistles. In the end, the new cpu/mobo will be worth it, but i'm not looking forward to reinstalling my OS. (I have to reinstall the OS because a Vista "upgrade" version cannot be reactivated once you switch mobos-in my case I "upgraded" to Vista from an OEM Windows XP which is of course "tied" to the original mobo-once you change the mobo, you're pretty much stuck with purchasing/reinstalling a "full version" of windows. (This prob could have been avoided if I purchased the "full" retail version of Vista in the first place). FYI-there is a way around this prob., but it pretty much violates the User License Agreement.

03-04-09, 07:18 AM	#1
btg Swabbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	help with reinstall of SHIV I am currently in the middle of a career in U-Boat missions and am doing well so far. Prob is that I have to replace my mobo and will most likely have to reformat hard drive to reinstall my OS. Question is how do I backup my settings/saved games so I can continue where I left off after reinstalling SHIV? I made a backup of the "mydocs/shIV" and "data/config" files so presume I can just copy these files once I reinstall shIV and U-boat missions? If I'm missing another file that needs to be backed up(other than "mydocs" and "config" files), please let me know b/c I desperately do not want to lose my progress in my career. Thanks in advance.

03-04-09, 09:25 AM	#2
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	I think this is all you need. You probably should back up your mod folder from JSGME, if you use it. __________________ Irish1958

03-04-09, 11:05 AM	#3
Soundman Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 617 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	This thread will advise you well.... http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133290 __________________ RVAH-9 RA-5C Vigilante at NAS Sanford, Fl 1966 The coolest plane few have heard of!

03-04-09, 01:29 PM	#4
btg Swabbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks. Im going to give it shot. I have a feeling restoring my saved career in SHIV is going to be the least of my problems after reformating my drive and reinstalling my OS, but I desperately want XP back after a few years with Vista.

03-04-09, 01:37 PM	#5
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	a trick that can work for you is to jumper the mobo first to reset cmos then without restarting switch out the mobo and at restart it has no preset config to compare to what it sees so it "sometimes" just accepts the new config without needing a reformat. it has the most success with mobo of the same brand and a not that different model especially if the same cpu is used. the bigger the differences the more likely it will reject the setup forcing the reformat. but if your going from vista to xp there is no way to go back unless you reformat because it will never load an older version op sytem than it detects you already have. also i agree you need to copy jsgme "mods" folder to be sure your running the same mods and mod versions so there is no issues there. (i would also note the mods installed so you get them in the right install order too)

03-04-09, 03:37 PM	#6
btg Swabbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the info Webster. Yes, the new mobo has a different chipset and I will be using a new cpu, so Vista is going to go crazy with the change (most likely will not even boot up). My old ASUS mobo will not support high end Dual Core processors (with 1333mhz front bus speed-like the E8500), so Im installing a Gigabyte mobo that has all the bells and whistles. In the end, the new cpu/mobo will be worth it, but i'm not looking forward to reinstalling my OS. (I have to reinstall the OS because a Vista "upgrade" version cannot be reactivated once you switch mobos-in my case I "upgraded" to Vista from an OEM Windows XP which is of course "tied" to the original mobo-once you change the mobo, you're pretty much stuck with purchasing/reinstalling a "full version" of windows. (This prob could have been avoided if I purchased the "full" retail version of Vista in the first place). FYI-there is a way around this prob., but it pretty much violates the User License Agreement.