Ubi SH5 packaging says Win7 supported-Any new ideas?

Nordo130 · 02-09-11, 11:29 PM

Hi folks,

Was happily playing SH5 on a WinXP/MCE system, as well as SH3 & 4 previously. Retail packaging on SH5 says game supported on Windows 7 OS. Okay. Good to go for upgrade, right?

Upgraded machine (i7-930, Win7-64bit, 470GTX (drivers 266.58 aka newest), 6GB RAM, latest DirectX updates.

Previous SH5 install didn't work. Reinstalled SH5 to continue happy hunting in the north atlantic. Loaded to own folder in C: 32 bit drive.

When installing to include automatic upgrade to 1.2 (and subsequent re-re-re-installing) it then says insufficient RAM, and video driver too old.

When starting new campaign I get black screen with my buddy saying "returning to course Captain..." in the background and then game crashes to desktop.

Have tried "3GB switch" selected on & off, and WinXP SP2 and WinME compatibility modes to no effect. No mods yet, just retail game.

I've tried everything I can think of short of registry mod, and don't have much faith there. Out of ideas. Anyone? Anyone?

Thanks in advance for ANY new ideas you may have. My appologies to those who have already posted potential solutions, but nothing I've read here seems to work for me.

Nordo130

02-09-11, 11:29 PM	#1
Nordo130 Watch Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 15 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Ubi SH5 packaging says Win7 supported-Any new ideas? Hi folks, Was happily playing SH5 on a WinXP/MCE system, as well as SH3 & 4 previously. Retail packaging on SH5 says game supported on Windows 7 OS. Okay. Good to go for upgrade, right? Upgraded machine (i7-930, Win7-64bit, 470GTX (drivers 266.58 aka newest), 6GB RAM, latest DirectX updates. Previous SH5 install didn't work. Reinstalled SH5 to continue happy hunting in the north atlantic. Loaded to own folder in C: 32 bit drive. When installing to include automatic upgrade to 1.2 (and subsequent re-re-re-installing) it then says insufficient RAM, and video driver too old. When starting new campaign I get black screen with my buddy saying "returning to course Captain..." in the background and then game crashes to desktop. Have tried "3GB switch" selected on & off, and WinXP SP2 and WinME compatibility modes to no effect. No mods yet, just retail game. I've tried everything I can think of short of registry mod, and don't have much faith there. Out of ideas. Anyone? Anyone? Thanks in advance for ANY new ideas you may have. My appologies to those who have already posted potential solutions, but nothing I've read here seems to work for me. Nordo130