Windows 7?

[Kanfield]

That may have been the case, but, nobody hosting the nodvd file now will give it away without signing up for thier crap....runs about 9.99. Since I just found a copy of SH3 w/sh2 free for 6.99 on amazon , I will consider the problem solved. Although, that stubborn side of me considers it to be 'givingup', meh, all I really want is to play the game. My old copy is plenty scuffed up, anyhow... thanks for your help

[codmander]

Originally Posted by Hangman

I know it's been said before but I'll say it again, DON'T install to the default directory.

I'll repeat that, DO NOT install to the default directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\ ...

Windows 7 (any bit), Windows Vista (any bit), Windows XP (64 bit), etc ...
These are designed with security measures. If you install a program like this one (SHIII with all the mods), you cannot get it to run because the mods and patches and such are designed to update files in the game directory. If you are using the "Program Files (x86)" directory, these security measure in the Windows OS's are designed to block the files from being edited and manipulated by the mods from SHIII and thus, the game will not run. If you only want to run vanilla SHIII (without any mods, updates, patches, and a generic resolution), then by all means, use the "C:\Program Files (x86)\ ... default installation.

Best suggestion is to create a custom folder for your install of SHIII.
I use "C:\Program Games\ ..." . This way Windows does not automatically block any files from being edited and manipulated by the mods and patches I put in it.

I believe a lot of the errors people are posting are because of the 'security measures' put in place by Microsoft on these newer OS's.


And another think regarding resolutions for those with the larger screens and best video cards; there are mods here in the forum for high resolution screens. See this one for a great example http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=196400
The third post from Brett25 will give you an excellent place to start for getting the game to run on a high resolution. You will have to search around for all the mods to get everything looking proper on the screen, but it's worth it.

Frau Kaleun mentioned earlier and it's worth mentioning again, take your time and go one step at a time. Make sure the vanilla is working properly first before you start putting updates and patches, mods and customizations to it all. Otherwise, you spend twice as much time and still have to go step by step.

Good luck to you all.

THANKS M8 worked great allthough i tryed- programfile- didnt work was just like programfile(x86) but on --f NEWvolume -- works awesome actullty the best in years with gwx widescreen THANKS ALL

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by codmander

THANKS M8 worked great allthough i tryed- programfile- didnt work was just like programfile(x86) but on --f NEWvolume -- works awesome actullty the best in years with gwx widescreen THANKS ALL

SINK EM ALL!!

[rcflyertim]

Ok..I'm new to the forum and I am not very savvy with computers. I'm an older man who just wants to play silent hunter III again!!! I purchased this game way back 05 and played it on my Windows Xp system from the CD. 7 years later.... I can't find the CD so I purchased a copy from Ubisoft website and the download was installed. I have a new computer running Windows 7 64bit and I had troubole at first getting it to load so I came to this site and saw where I needed to turn down the resoluiton. Good info on here. Now I would like to add the mods that you guys are talking about on here espicially the grey wolf add on. Here is where I am running into problems. When I go to download from the grey wolf site I get like 8 files that need to download. When I go to run the exe file I don't understand where the files need to go.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Kanfield

WHICH YOU CANNOT FIND,unless you want to pay. NO!, I refuse to pay some site I know nothing about and give them my bank account number to *maybe* be able to play a game I bought 6 years ago. Yeah, I know, ya'll can't post links to stuff, blah blah blah.

Actually Ubisoft released an official 'NO CD/NO Starforce' patch a couple of years ago.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160118

The option I chose was to buy a new copy. Anything released after 2008 already comes that way, and they are very cheap nowadays.

[Kanfield]

think I will try it,( a new copy), really miss the game.

[Clink55]

I just installed SH3 on my windows 7 Ultimate computer. When click on the short cut to run the game, I get a window that pops up and says the driver was installed correctly and that I have to restart the computer for it work, alas this does not fix the issue.

[shark11]

I just installed windows 7 and I cant get past the disk, no mods just the disk if you try to start it it just keeps comming up with,
application instaler successfully reboot, every time you reboot its back to this again, am on 1360-768 resolution, 32 bit, Intel Quad cpu, I have seen the word starforce in here do I need that ??
thank you

[Jimbuna]

W7 does not like Starforce, you can find the removal tool here:

http://www.onlinesecurity-on.com/protect.phtml?c=55

[shark11]

Originally Posted by shark11

I just installed windows 7 and I cant get past the disk, no mods just the disk if you try to start it it just keeps comming up with,
application instaler successfully reboot, every time you reboot its back to this again, am on 1360-768 resolution, 32 bit, Intel Quad cpu, I have seen the word starforce in here do I need that ??
thank you

thank you for that I will try

[paul_kingtiger]

I've got SH3 1.4b with GWX 3.0 running great. I'm trying to use the resolution fix mod so I can enjoy the game at a nice resolution.

I install the mod and get the config file to my native res 1600x900 but now when running the game it goes to a black full screen and freezes there until I get out via task manager.

Anyone else have this problem and have a solution?

I'm running W7 64 on a laptop with a ATI card.

[codmander]

Originally Posted by paul_kingtiger

I've got SH3 1.4b with GWX 3.0 running great. I'm trying to use the resolution fix mod so I can enjoy the game at a nice resolution.

I install the mod and get the config file to my native res 1600x900 but now when running the game it goes to a black full screen and freezes there until I get out via task manager.

Anyone else have this problem and have a solution?

I'm running W7 64 on a laptop with a ATI card.

YES as soon as i put in gwx wide screen cant get it to run

[codmander]

this is what ive been gettin got sh3 to actully run.....once..... tryin to figure out what i did

lem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: sh3.exe
Application Version: 1.4.0.1
Application Timestamp: 42ae9b3e
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.1
Fault Module Timestamp: 4ec49b8f
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0002e3be
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: cda8
Additional Information 2: cda8483c32154a9f3a892cb29fc2293d
Additional Information 3: 7e37
Additional Information 4: 7e37e074d90e8533915c18ce725512e6
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this is what i

[codmander]

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: sh3.exe
Application Version: 1.4.0.1
Application Timestamp: 42ae9b3e
Fault Module Name: d3d9.dll
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4be696b1
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000065e7
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: df6b
Additional Information 2: df6b0f102e88bf03a17891783c0e4cf3
Additional Information 3: 35ca
Additional Information 4: 35ca5f137666365cbdc71f9b6e3a4e01

ctd quite often

[HundertzehnGustav]

my solution?

W7 ult X64; I7,8GB, P8H67 Mobo (2011 build)
E:\ drive, not C:\ drive
SHIII 1.4 nocd + GWX + resfix

exe= run as admin, run as WinXP SP3
launch game, observe taskmanager = sh3+rundll.exe
wait...
30secs, game launches.