Upgraded to Win 7...

mj3437 · 10-13-13, 12:00 AM

Now my saved game is gone? SHIII was on "D" drive and when I upgraded from Vista Home Basic (32bit) to Win & 64 bit (On "C" drive) I can start the game but my saved career is not available

Can I salvage my saved career, or should I start a new one? I had a bit of tonnage and would hate to lose it. Thanks.
MJ

HW3 · 10-13-13, 12:06 AM

Your saved career info was saved in the SH3 folder in your "my Documents" file, which was on your C Drive. If you wiped the C drive before installing Win 7 on it, it is gone.

desertstriker · 10-13-13, 12:19 AM

If there is a Win old (or somethhing like that) then it will be in there somewhere

Pisces · 10-13-13, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mj3437

... when I upgraded from Vista Home Basic (32bit) to Win & 64 bit (On "C" drive) ...

You can't upgrade from a 32 bit Windows OS to a 64bit version. Well, maybe you are allowed, but you shouldn't! You would have to do a completely clean installation of Windows 7 64-bit to make use of it. Sorry, upgrading 32 to 64 bit is simply unsupported. (= likely faulty and untrustworthy)

Check your (My) Documents folder for a SH3 folder. That should have your campaign and commander profile files in it. As long as the game has the exact same mods applied (and in the exact same order), then you can reuse those files in your 'new' SH3 game installation.

mj3437 · 10-13-13, 09:50 AM

It was a complete new install of Win 7, I had saved a lot from the "C" drive to an external HD so maybe it is there. I will break out the external HD and see if I can find it. I'll get back to you.
MJ

mj3437 · 10-13-13, 10:40 AM

I found the SHIII folder, now do I just put it in my documents?
MJ

sublynx · 10-13-13, 10:50 AM

That should do the trick.

mj3437 · 10-13-13, 11:08 AM

Thanks guys, I'll do it and hopefully I can continue with my patrol. I'll report in later.
MJ

10-13-13, 12:00 AM	#1
mj3437 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 33 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Upgraded to Win 7... Now my saved game is gone? SHIII was on "D" drive and when I upgraded from Vista Home Basic (32bit) to Win & 64 bit (On "C" drive) I can start the game but my saved career is not available Can I salvage my saved career, or should I start a new one? I had a bit of tonnage and would hate to lose it. Thanks. MJ

10-13-13, 12:06 AM	#2
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Your saved career info was saved in the SH3 folder in your "my Documents" file, which was on your C Drive. If you wiped the C drive before installing Win 7 on it, it is gone. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

10-13-13, 10:50 AM	#7
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	That should do the trick. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

10-13-13, 12:19 AM	#3
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	If there is a Win old (or somethhing like that) then it will be in there somewhere

10-13-13, 09:50 AM	#5
mj3437 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 33 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	It was a complete new install of Win 7, I had saved a lot from the "C" drive to an external HD so maybe it is there. I will break out the external HD and see if I can find it. I'll get back to you. MJ

10-13-13, 10:40 AM	#6
mj3437 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 33 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I found the SHIII folder, now do I just put it in my documents? MJ

10-13-13, 11:08 AM	#8
mj3437 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 33 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys, I'll do it and hopefully I can continue with my patrol. I'll report in later. MJ