install prob on new PC (Resolved)

fire-fox · 01-29-06, 04:01 AM

just got my new pc and it whont let me install SH3. as it is not "a valid win32 app" ?

and that theres no valid installer

Gizzmoe · 01-29-06, 04:08 AM

Maybe itÂ´s just the Autorun program that doesnÂ´t work. Have you also tried setup.exe from the DVD? WhatÂ´s your OS?

fire-fox · 01-29-06, 04:09 AM

that is from the DVD

Gizzmoe · 01-29-06, 04:11 AM

Is the DVD scratched? Try to copy everything from the DVD to your harddisk and install it from there.

fire-fox · 01-29-06, 04:14 AM

tryed copy n' past and it "can't copy file" but thats befor it starts to past

Gizzmoe · 01-29-06, 04:17 AM

Does it look scratched? Try it with another DVD or CD, maybe the drive is broken.

fire-fox · 01-29-06, 04:25 AM

well it is scrached but i just put it on my old pc the ther week (its nakked) and it was fine then, but i just tryed it on my dads laptop and it runs PS my new pc is a build not an of the shelf saw i mite need differant S/W

The Avon Lady · 01-29-06, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fire-fox

just got my new pc and it whont let me install SH3. as it is not "a valid win32 app" ?

and that theres no valid installer

What Gizzmoe suggested.

See this UBI forum thread as an example of a similar case.

fire-fox · 01-29-06, 04:36 AM

cant do that as it whont let my past the copy of ANY of the files on the disc

The Avon Lady · 01-29-06, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fire-fox

cant do that as it whont let my past the copy of ANY of the files on the disc

Do you have a Plextor drive? If so, read the last post on that Ubi thread I pointed to.

Gizzmoe · 01-29-06, 05:08 AM

Quote:

cant do that as it whont let my past the copy of ANY of the files on the disc

As I said, try another DVD. Take one that has no copy protection on it, like a burned DVD.

Is there already a SF-protected game on your system or would SH3 be the first?

Are you logged in with administrator rights or restricted user rights?

fire-fox · 01-29-06, 05:14 AM

no no SF on PC got it to work by useing SecuViewer105 that is in one of the Ubilinks that avon gave use.

thanks.

http://www.plextools.com/download/download.asp

Gizzmoe · 01-29-06, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fire-fox

no no SF on PC got it to work by useing SecuViewer105 that is in one of the Ubilinks that avon gave use.

fire-fox · 01-29-06, 05:17 AM

i think it could be some other type of disc protecsion that ubi or the disc pressers use

ps the sim runs

naw that have a realy good pc

Kaptan Tommy · 01-29-06, 12:32 PM

This is a bit scary. I've been toying with the idea of getting a new PC sometime this year. Problem is (or could be) that MS's new "Vista" operating system could possibly prevent me from loading SH3 - and eliminate a major reason for getting a new computer. And if I was going to spend the 'big bucks' for a super system, I would want the latest OS, not the 'going-to-be' old XP system. But if SH3 wouldn't work on it, then what's the point? Not that SH3 is the only reason for a new system, but it's currently one of the most important reasons.

What to do, what to do... :hmm:

01-29-06, 04:01 AM	#1
fire-fox Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 326 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	install prob on new PC (Resolved) just got my new pc and it whont let me install SH3. as it is not "a valid win32 app" ? and that theres no valid installer __________________ Running subs aground since SH1 and Silent Service Running SH5 @ 100% difficulty + TWoS 2.2.19(RealNav + BDU + port smoke + food) + Carotio_IntercontinentalRadioPack tweaked + The Little Ships of SH5 - Coaster Pack

01-29-06, 04:09 AM	#3
fire-fox Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 326 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	that is from the DVD __________________ Running subs aground since SH1 and Silent Service Running SH5 @ 100% difficulty + TWoS 2.2.19(RealNav + BDU + port smoke + food) + Carotio_IntercontinentalRadioPack tweaked + The Little Ships of SH5 - Coaster Pack

01-29-06, 04:14 AM	#5
fire-fox Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 326 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	tryed copy n' past and it "can't copy file" but thats befor it starts to past __________________ Running subs aground since SH1 and Silent Service Running SH5 @ 100% difficulty + TWoS 2.2.19(RealNav + BDU + port smoke + food) + Carotio_IntercontinentalRadioPack tweaked + The Little Ships of SH5 - Coaster Pack

01-29-06, 04:25 AM	#7
fire-fox Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 326 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	well it is scrached but i just put it on my old pc the ther week (its nakked) and it was fine then, but i just tryed it on my dads laptop and it runs PS my new pc is a build not an of the shelf saw i mite need differant S/W __________________ Running subs aground since SH1 and Silent Service Running SH5 @ 100% difficulty + TWoS 2.2.19(RealNav + BDU + port smoke + food) + Carotio_IntercontinentalRadioPack tweaked + The Little Ships of SH5 - Coaster Pack

01-29-06, 04:36 AM	#9
fire-fox Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 326 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	cant do that as it whont let my past the copy of ANY of the files on the disc __________________ Running subs aground since SH1 and Silent Service Running SH5 @ 100% difficulty + TWoS 2.2.19(RealNav + BDU + port smoke + food) + Carotio_IntercontinentalRadioPack tweaked + The Little Ships of SH5 - Coaster Pack

01-29-06, 04:08 AM	#2
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Maybe itÂ´s just the Autorun program that doesnÂ´t work. Have you also tried setup.exe from the DVD? WhatÂ´s your OS?

01-29-06, 04:11 AM	#4
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Is the DVD scratched? Try to copy everything from the DVD to your harddisk and install it from there.

01-29-06, 04:17 AM	#6
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Does it look scratched? Try it with another DVD or CD, maybe the drive is broken.

01-29-06, 05:14 AM	#12
fire-fox Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 326 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	no no SF on PC got it to work by useing SecuViewer105 that is in one of the Ubilinks that avon gave use. thanks. http://www.plextools.com/download/download.asp __________________ Running subs aground since SH1 and Silent Service Running SH5 @ 100% difficulty + TWoS 2.2.19(RealNav + BDU + port smoke + food) + Carotio_IntercontinentalRadioPack tweaked + The Little Ships of SH5 - Coaster Pack

01-29-06, 05:17 AM	#14
fire-fox Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 326 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	i think it could be some other type of disc protecsion that ubi or the disc pressers use ps the sim runs naw that have a realy good pc __________________ Running subs aground since SH1 and Silent Service Running SH5 @ 100% difficulty + TWoS 2.2.19(RealNav + BDU + port smoke + food) + Carotio_IntercontinentalRadioPack tweaked + The Little Ships of SH5 - Coaster Pack

01-29-06, 12:32 PM	#15
Kaptan Tommy Planesman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA Carson City, NV Posts: 182 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This is a bit scary. I've been toying with the idea of getting a new PC sometime this year. Problem is (or could be) that MS's new "Vista" operating system could possibly prevent me from loading SH3 - and eliminate a major reason for getting a new computer. And if I was going to spend the 'big bucks' for a super system, I would want the latest OS, not the 'going-to-be' old XP system. But if SH3 wouldn't work on it, then what's the point? Not that SH3 is the only reason for a new system, but it's currently one of the most important reasons. What to do, what to do... :hmm: __________________ Quit farting around reading the forums and sink some ships!