Running Vista and got problems? Look here...

JonB · 01-07-09, 02:40 PM

Hey guys and gals.

Many ppl are posting here posting about them having different types of problem with the game while running Vista. It can be screenshots that cant be found, problems with running the game, mods etc.

Many of these problems can be solved by running the programs as "Administrator" and not as a regular user. But since we own our own computors we are the administrators of them. So if you want to get past the "run as administrator" problem and want to be able to use your computor as when we used XP, then keep reading.

Vista got a built in "securityguard" that keeps you away from doing things that could "damage" the computor. For example, change a setting in the controlpanel without you knowing what you are doing. But for gamers this guard, called UAC or User Accounts Controll, can provide a fair amount of problems as well. By disabling it, you tell Vista that you are an administrator and that you know what you are doing.

Disabling UAC can be done in the control panel.

Guides:

http://www.vista4beginners.com/How-to-disable-UAC

NOTE: Problems that isn´t solved by "running as administrator" is unlikely to be solved by disabling the UAC.

NOTE: UAC is a security program and disabling it means that the computor wont warn you when you are about to do something stupid.

NOTE: If there are several users on your computor, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ALSO AWARE OF THESE ACTIONS.

To Subsim admins: I putted this thread in the SH4 room since SH3 wont run on Vista at all (at least not that I know of). Feel free though to move this post to where you think is more appropiate.

01-07-09, 02:40 PM	#1
JonB Bosun Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Halmstad, Sweden Posts: 69 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Running Vista and got problems? Look here... Hey guys and gals. Many ppl are posting here posting about them having different types of problem with the game while running Vista. It can be screenshots that cant be found, problems with running the game, mods etc. Many of these problems can be solved by running the programs as "Administrator" and not as a regular user. But since we own our own computors we are the administrators of them. So if you want to get past the "run as administrator" problem and want to be able to use your computor as when we used XP, then keep reading. Vista got a built in "securityguard" that keeps you away from doing things that could "damage" the computor. For example, change a setting in the controlpanel without you knowing what you are doing. But for gamers this guard, called UAC or User Accounts Controll, can provide a fair amount of problems as well. By disabling it, you tell Vista that you are an administrator and that you know what you are doing. Disabling UAC can be done in the control panel. Guides: http://www.vista4beginners.com/How-to-disable-UAC NOTE: Problems that isn´t solved by "running as administrator" is unlikely to be solved by disabling the UAC. NOTE: UAC is a security program and disabling it means that the computor wont warn you when you are about to do something stupid. NOTE: If there are several users on your computor, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ALSO AWARE OF THESE ACTIONS. To Subsim admins: I putted this thread in the SH4 room since SH3 wont run on Vista at all (at least not that I know of). Feel free though to move this post to where you think is more appropiate.