verdamnt Vista!

Jazer · 02-10-09, 06:50 PM

I just went through a 3 hour process to try and restore my most glorious career ever. For some reason my last save would not load and the game would crash to the desktop. I went through and uninstalled reinstalled the game, the patch and GWX 3.0 twice in order to save my career. All to no avail. I had to load the save prior which was in base before patrol. I hate Vista!

Jazer

Torplexed · 02-10-09, 08:35 PM

I can't even get SH3 to run on my Vista-occupied computer. I have the 'Encore' Starforce-free disk with the latest version of the game and I tried everything including installing it in a separate folder. No joy.

A Very Super Market · 02-10-09, 08:43 PM

Ooh, that's rough. What exactly prevents the game from running? Starforce-free too, crazy stuff.

Torplexed · 02-10-09, 08:55 PM

It gets through the intro movie clip OK and then goes black. You do get the music though. I tried deleting the intro video, but still no go.

I still can't forgive my XP machine for konking out.

kenijaru · 02-10-09, 09:01 PM

bill gates should be hung with a piano wire and a meat hook for delivering such an obnoxious, and annoying little piece of software.

HW3 · 02-10-09, 09:52 PM

Jazer, It's not just Vista that does it, my XP Pro does it too.

Fincuan · 02-11-09, 11:41 AM

The "menu all black"-bug has nothing to do with Vista or Bill Gates, but your system. It's most likely EITHER a 1) a problem with the background video and a codec on your system, OR 2) a wrong setting in the NVidia(no a problem with Ati as far as I know) control panel.

Solution: 1) If you have installed a big codec pack on your system, or installed ffdshow separately, then this is for you. Older versions of ffdshow don't get along with the method of showing the main menu background video in SH3 and 4, which results in a crash. Uninstall ffdshow, and the problem is gone. Should you still want to use it you need a newer version, preferably one from 2009.

2) I don't remember the solution for this because I don't have an NVidia card, but it's there in the SH4 troubleshooting threads or the NVIDIA Tips&Tricks thread.

Jazer · 02-11-09, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HW3

Jazer, It's not just Vista that does it, my XP Pro does it too.

yeah, I remember having a few corrupt saves on the XP system as well. But all in all, I seem to be having more issues with the Vista setup.

02-10-09, 06:50 PM	#1
Jazer Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: A few meters beneath the waves Posts: 104 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	verdamnt Vista! I just went through a 3 hour process to try and restore my most glorious career ever. For some reason my last save would not load and the game would crash to the desktop. I went through and uninstalled reinstalled the game, the patch and GWX 3.0 twice in order to save my career. All to no avail. I had to load the save prior which was in base before patrol. I hate Vista! Jazer __________________ That's a Burn!

02-10-09, 08:35 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I can't even get SH3 to run on my Vista-occupied computer. I have the 'Encore' Starforce-free disk with the latest version of the game and I tried everything including installing it in a separate folder. No joy. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

02-10-09, 08:43 PM	#3
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ooh, that's rough. What exactly prevents the game from running? Starforce-free too, crazy stuff. __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

02-10-09, 08:55 PM	#4
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	It gets through the intro movie clip OK and then goes black. You do get the music though. I tried deleting the intro video, but still no go. I still can't forgive my XP machine for konking out. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

02-10-09, 09:52 PM	#6
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Jazer, It's not just Vista that does it, my XP Pro does it too. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk Last edited by HW3; 02-11-09 at 07:00 PM.

02-11-09, 11:41 AM	#7
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	The "menu all black"-bug has nothing to do with Vista or Bill Gates, but your system. It's most likely EITHER a 1) a problem with the background video and a codec on your system, OR 2) a wrong setting in the NVidia(no a problem with Ati as far as I know) control panel. Solution: 1) If you have installed a big codec pack on your system, or installed ffdshow separately, then this is for you. Older versions of ffdshow don't get along with the method of showing the main menu background video in SH3 and 4, which results in a crash. Uninstall ffdshow, and the problem is gone. Should you still want to use it you need a newer version, preferably one from 2009. 2) I don't remember the solution for this because I don't have an NVidia card, but it's there in the SH4 troubleshooting threads or the NVIDIA Tips&Tricks thread.