Re-Install SH3

Bent Periscope · 04-24-09, 03:32 PM

I played stock SH3 with none of the patches since 2005. (Truthfully, I was in hiatus from 2006 until a few months ago but now am playing again). I made some upgrades to my RAM & Video card to patch up to 1.4 plus maybe use GWX.

(1) However, when I tried downloading and installing the 1.4 Patch, it didn’t take.

I’ve made some small configuration changes, i.e. increased speed to 4096x and some other ones. It has been a while so I don’t know where I did then and what exactly was changed though it was probably just 5 items max.

Could this be interfering with the patch install?

If so, I plan to uninstall and then reinstall SH3; however, I’d like to hold on to my careers since it was a lot of work.

How would you recommend that I do this? I do have an external hard drive where I can transfer information if needed.

Thanks for your responses. I’m a little slow on the computer lingo (I went through college when they still data-punched and I saw guys with cartons of cards to play Tic-Tac-Toe) so if you think something might need a little more explanation, then please embellish.

(2) I am also considering rebuying SH3 without StarForce since its fairly cheap. I’d rather do this since my disk is getting scratched and I’ve had some problems with it as of late. Can I download SH3 and still not lose my careers?

(3) How would I get rid of StarForce since I’m sure it is currently in my computer? I don’t know exactly what it does but I keep reading how everyone hates it and that if is kind of invisible. So if you agree that I should reinstall with a 1.4 patched SH3 with no StarForce, please let me how to get rid of StarForce.

Thanks again,
BP

04-24-09, 03:32 PM	#1
Bent Periscope Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dry docks of Los Angeles, CA Posts: 250 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Re-Install SH3 I played stock SH3 with none of the patches since 2005. (Truthfully, I was in hiatus from 2006 until a few months ago but now am playing again). I made some upgrades to my RAM & Video card to patch up to 1.4 plus maybe use GWX. (1) However, when I tried downloading and installing the 1.4 Patch, it didn’t take. I’ve made some small configuration changes, i.e. increased speed to 4096x and some other ones. It has been a while so I don’t know where I did then and what exactly was changed though it was probably just 5 items max. Could this be interfering with the patch install? If so, I plan to uninstall and then reinstall SH3; however, I’d like to hold on to my careers since it was a lot of work. How would you recommend that I do this? I do have an external hard drive where I can transfer information if needed. Thanks for your responses. I’m a little slow on the computer lingo (I went through college when they still data-punched and I saw guys with cartons of cards to play Tic-Tac-Toe) so if you think something might need a little more explanation, then please embellish. (2) I am also considering rebuying SH3 without StarForce since its fairly cheap. I’d rather do this since my disk is getting scratched and I’ve had some problems with it as of late. Can I download SH3 and still not lose my careers? (3) How would I get rid of StarForce since I’m sure it is currently in my computer? I don’t know exactly what it does but I keep reading how everyone hates it and that if is kind of invisible. So if you agree that I should reinstall with a 1.4 patched SH3 with no StarForce, please let me how to get rid of StarForce. Thanks again, BP