SH3 CD problem NEED HELP!

Nokia · 02-22-07, 01:02 PM

I uninstalled SH3 and now when I wanna install it again and i put in the CD it just "opens" the CD and shows what it contains! So now i cant install it! I tryed it on my other computer and it worked but the computer is too crappy to run the game. I have been whitout SH3 for 2 days now and I'm dying! Please help!

Gizzmoe · 02-22-07, 01:10 PM

Run setup.exe.

Nokia · 02-22-07, 01:28 PM

That doesn't work either

Gizzmoe · 02-22-07, 01:31 PM

Is there an error message? What exactly happens when you start setup.exe?

Nokia · 02-22-07, 01:33 PM

It says something like H:\setup.exe is not a walid Win32 application or something

Kpt. Kozloff · 02-22-07, 01:42 PM

Do you have any problems with other cd's or just this one?

Nokia · 02-22-07, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpt. Kozloff

Do you have any problems with other cd's or just this one?

No, all other CD's work just fine.

Gizzmoe · 02-22-07, 01:43 PM

This could have different causes. Try some of the following:

Reboot your PC, then try it again.

Delete everything that´s in \Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\temp.

Delete the DVD drive from the Hardware Manager, reboot, then XP redetects the drive, perhaps it works after that.

Try another CD/DVD.

Remove Starforce:
http://onlinesecurity-on.com/downloads/sfdrvrem.zip

Kpt. Kozloff · 02-22-07, 01:46 PM

I wanted to mention that (Starf....). But i thought it's a taboo subject around here?

Gizzmoe · 02-22-07, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpt. Kozloff

I wanted to mention that (Starf....). But i thought it's a taboo subject around here?

We had dozens of people with SF-related problems here in the past, we try and help every one of them. The only thing that´s taboo is to inform people how to circumvent SF or other copy protections.

Nokia · 02-22-07, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

This could have different causes. Try some of the following:

Reboot your PC, then try it again.

Delete everything that´s in \Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\temp.

Delete the DVD drive from the Hardware Manager, reboot, then XP redetects the drive, perhaps it works after that.

Try another CD/DVD.

Remove Starforce:
http://onlinesecurity-on.com/downloads/sfdrvrem.zip

I tryed what you said but it still won't work!

Paajtor · 02-22-07, 03:23 PM

Try this:

Go to Start/Control Panel, and double-click on Folder Options.
Now go to the 3rd tab - "File Types"....on my system (XP-Pro SP2 v5.1), near the top of the list, is an entry that looks like (NONE) - DVD, (listed under Extensions - File Types).
Highlight it, and see what you can change under the Advanced-button below.

Not sure if this will help you, as I never touched those settings myself.
I think that you once made a mistake after inserting a dvd: like checking "always perform this action" at the popup menu that you got back then, and you picked "Open in Windows Explorer"?

Anyway, maybe I'm pointing you into the right direction to find a fix.

cobalt · 02-22-07, 03:25 PM

isnt sh3 a dvd?

Nokia · 02-22-07, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cobalt

isnt sh3 a dvd?

Yes

fredbass · 02-22-07, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nokia

I uninstalled SH3 and now when I wanna install it again and i put in the CD it just "opens" the CD and shows what it contains! So now i cant install it! I tryed it on my other computer and it worked but the computer is too crappy to run the game. I have been whitout SH3 for 2 days now and I'm dying! Please help!

Are you 32 or 64bit system?

02-22-07, 01:02 PM	#1
Nokia Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Suomi Finland Posts: 572 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	SH3 CD problem NEED HELP! I uninstalled SH3 and now when I wanna install it again and i put in the CD it just "opens" the CD and shows what it contains! So now i cant install it! I tryed it on my other computer and it worked but the computer is too crappy to run the game. I have been whitout SH3 for 2 days now and I'm dying! Please help! __________________

02-22-07, 01:28 PM	#3
Nokia Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Suomi Finland Posts: 572 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	That doesn't work either __________________

02-22-07, 01:33 PM	#5
Nokia Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Suomi Finland Posts: 572 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	It says something like H:\setup.exe is not a walid Win32 application or something __________________

02-22-07, 01:42 PM	#6
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Do you have any problems with other cd's or just this one? __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

02-22-07, 01:46 PM	#9
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I wanted to mention that (Starf....). But i thought it's a taboo subject around here? __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

02-22-07, 01:10 PM	#2
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Run setup.exe.

02-22-07, 01:31 PM	#4
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Is there an error message? What exactly happens when you start setup.exe?

02-22-07, 01:43 PM	#8
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	This could have different causes. Try some of the following: Reboot your PC, then try it again. Delete everything that´s in \Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\temp. Delete the DVD drive from the Hardware Manager, reboot, then XP redetects the drive, perhaps it works after that. Try another CD/DVD. Remove Starforce: http://onlinesecurity-on.com/downloads/sfdrvrem.zip

02-22-07, 03:23 PM	#12
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,552 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	Try this: Go to Start/Control Panel, and double-click on Folder Options. Now go to the 3rd tab - "File Types"....on my system (XP-Pro SP2 v5.1), near the top of the list, is an entry that looks like (NONE) - DVD, (listed under Extensions - File Types). Highlight it, and see what you can change under the Advanced-button below. Not sure if this will help you, as I never touched those settings myself. I think that you once made a mistake after inserting a dvd: like checking "always perform this action" at the popup menu that you got back then, and you picked "Open in Windows Explorer"? Anyway, maybe I'm pointing you into the right direction to find a fix. __________________

02-22-07, 03:25 PM	#13
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	isnt sh3 a dvd?