Is there a Preferred Download Source for Windows 10 Users?

Hazelwood · 02-19-16, 11:26 AM

I was an SH4 enthusiast in Windows 7 days but dropped out for several years until yesterday when I got the urge to sail again, this time under Windows 10. My SH4 is my original paid-for download from "Direct2Drive". It appeared to install properly but the activation code was rejected. I went to my D2D account and re-downloaded everything with same result except now the DirectX 9 installation failed. Tried installing the 1.4 patch but got a message saying the patch was incompatible with my SH4 download (version 1.3). I struggled for a day following a number of recommendations found on the Internet but feel I could benefit from some advice on this forum. Here is the question:

Is there a preferred download source out there for SH4 and the 1.4 patch? By this, I mean a source of these files someone has successfully installed and got working on Win 10.

I am entirely willing to pay again if that's what it takes.

System specs:

Windows 10 - 64 bit/i7-2600K/16GB RAM/Radeon 7970 GPU/Sandisk SSD

Best wishes,
JH

02-19-16, 11:26 AM	#1
Hazelwood Bosun Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta / Canada Posts: 66 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Is there a Preferred Download Source for Windows 10 Users? I was an SH4 enthusiast in Windows 7 days but dropped out for several years until yesterday when I got the urge to sail again, this time under Windows 10. My SH4 is my original paid-for download from "Direct2Drive". It appeared to install properly but the activation code was rejected. I went to my D2D account and re-downloaded everything with same result except now the DirectX 9 installation failed. Tried installing the 1.4 patch but got a message saying the patch was incompatible with my SH4 download (version 1.3). I struggled for a day following a number of recommendations found on the Internet but feel I could benefit from some advice on this forum. Here is the question: Is there a preferred download source out there for SH4 and the 1.4 patch? By this, I mean a source of these files someone has successfully installed and got working on Win 10. I am entirely willing to pay again if that's what it takes. System specs: Windows 10 - 64 bit/i7-2600K/16GB RAM/Radeon 7970 GPU/Sandisk SSD Best wishes, JH