a no go for me :(

Kapitan · 09-04-05, 07:08 AM

a sad day comrades for we shall never sail together in the battle no more fo i cannot oparate sh3 on my machine yet

i have installed it and this window comes up with ticks and crosses i got 2 crosses in two boxes gets to the loading page and it dumps any ideas ?

cheers

Takeda Shingen · 09-04-05, 07:10 AM

Do you have a DVD drive?

Kapitan · 09-04-05, 07:12 AM

i sure do its my only drive on this pc tried it on my laptop also (which has dvd drive also) and both are no go's

The Avon Lady · 09-04-05, 07:13 AM

Is your SH3 DVD disk scratched or dirty? Try washing it with cold water and dish soap and drying with nonabrasive tissue paper.

Oberon · 09-04-05, 07:20 AM

What was the boxes that were crossed? It could be that your machine isn't powerful enough to run SHIII, I had a couple of X's in mine, and I managed to run the game...but with tie-die coloured crew and a minus frame rate.

Needless to say, I'm stuck with SHII

Kapitan · 09-04-05, 07:25 AM

i cant remember but my machine is more than capible of taking SH3 probly just the crap on it

Takeda Shingen · 09-04-05, 07:27 AM

What are your system specs, Kapitan?

Kapitan · 09-04-05, 07:41 AM

er cor blimey hang on a sec ...................

windows xp sp2

celeron cpu 2.80ghz

2.79 ghz 992mb ram

aint got a clue what that means

The Avon Lady · 09-04-05, 08:25 AM

What graphics and audio adapter? Are both drivers updated?

C'mon! You know the routine!

Kapitan · 09-04-05, 09:00 AM

wish i did but no sorry i not a computer buff

greywulfe · 09-04-05, 09:33 AM

Sorry man - you gave to pick up a book and learn a little about computers in order to help yourself.

It's like you asking why your car stopped running and I ask you to check your battery connection and you say "I dont know about that, I'm not a car buff".

You need to learn some basics. Otherwise you have to stick with console gaming rigs where you dont have to worry about drivers and hardware specs.

Ula Jolly · 09-04-05, 10:04 AM

Go to the Start menu, and choose "Run".
In the field, enter "dxdiag.exe" and press enter. Should bring up a bunch load of information.

Kapitan · 09-04-05, 10:08 AM

it did now what ?

Takeda Shingen · 09-04-05, 10:09 AM

Its okay Kapitan, we've all been new to this at one point.

To find out what your soundcard its, go to:

START>CONTROL PANNEL>SOUND, SPEECH AND AUDIO DEVICES>SOUNDS AND AUDIO DEVICES.

Your card should be listed at the top, right above 'Device Volume'

To find out what your video card is:

Right click on your desktop. Then go to PROPERTIES and click on the tab that says SETTINGS. Your card will be located in a drag-down bar right below the monitor size icon.

You will likely have to supply your RAM as well. Go to your desktop and right click on My Computer, selecting properties. The RAM information will appear near the bottom.

Beery · 09-04-05, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

Is your SH3 DVD disk scratched or dirty? Try washing it with cold water and dish soap and drying with nonabrasive tissue paper.

Just an FYI from a person who's had some training in archival and restoration techniques: there is no such thing as non-abrasive tissue paper. The wood pulp used in common tissue paper is very abrasive on a microscopic level. I'm not sure about how damaging such scratches actually are on a DVD/CD, or if such scratches are damaging at all - I think it takes quite a lot of diffraction to cause skipping. But to avoid scratches altogether it's best to use 100% cotton with no impurities (cotton wool balls are good, but they must be 100% cotton).

I just thought it might be good to share the small amount of knowledge I have on this issue, since we gamers use these CDs/DVDs a lot.

09-04-05, 07:08 AM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	a no go for me :( a sad day comrades for we shall never sail together in the battle no more fo i cannot oparate sh3 on my machine yet i have installed it and this window comes up with ticks and crosses i got 2 crosses in two boxes gets to the loading page and it dumps any ideas ? cheers __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

09-04-05, 07:12 AM	#3
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	i sure do its my only drive on this pc tried it on my laptop also (which has dvd drive also) and both are no go's __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

09-04-05, 07:13 AM	#4
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Is your SH3 DVD disk scratched or dirty? Try washing it with cold water and dish soap and drying with nonabrasive tissue paper. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

09-04-05, 07:25 AM	#6
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	i cant remember but my machine is more than capible of taking SH3 probly just the crap on it __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

09-04-05, 07:41 AM	#8
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	er cor blimey hang on a sec ................... windows xp sp2 celeron cpu 2.80ghz 2.79 ghz 992mb ram aint got a clue what that means __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

09-04-05, 07:10 AM	#2
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Do you have a DVD drive?

09-04-05, 07:20 AM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	What was the boxes that were crossed? It could be that your machine isn't powerful enough to run SHIII, I had a couple of X's in mine, and I managed to run the game...but with tie-die coloured crew and a minus frame rate. Needless to say, I'm stuck with SHII

09-04-05, 07:27 AM	#7
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	What are your system specs, Kapitan?

09-04-05, 08:25 AM	#9
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	What graphics and audio adapter? Are both drivers updated? C'mon! You know the routine! __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

09-04-05, 09:00 AM	#10
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	wish i did but no sorry i not a computer buff __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

09-04-05, 09:33 AM	#11
greywulfe Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sorry man - you gave to pick up a book and learn a little about computers in order to help yourself. It's like you asking why your car stopped running and I ask you to check your battery connection and you say "I dont know about that, I'm not a car buff". You need to learn some basics. Otherwise you have to stick with console gaming rigs where you dont have to worry about drivers and hardware specs.

09-04-05, 10:04 AM	#12
Ula Jolly Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 567 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Go to the Start menu, and choose "Run". In the field, enter "dxdiag.exe" and press enter. Should bring up a bunch load of information. __________________ I shall punish yee, landlubber! C'mere for spankings and popsicles!

09-04-05, 10:08 AM	#13
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	it did now what ? __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

09-04-05, 10:09 AM	#14
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Its okay Kapitan, we've all been new to this at one point. To find out what your soundcard its, go to: START>CONTROL PANNEL>SOUND, SPEECH AND AUDIO DEVICES>SOUNDS AND AUDIO DEVICES. Your card should be listed at the top, right above 'Device Volume' To find out what your video card is: Right click on your desktop. Then go to PROPERTIES and click on the tab that says SETTINGS. Your card will be located in a drag-down bar right below the monitor size icon. You will likely have to supply your RAM as well. Go to your desktop and right click on My Computer, selecting properties. The RAM information will appear near the bottom.