HELP WANTED

richtea · 10-06-11, 05:52 PM

Can anyone in sub sim land help me ?
My problem is my computer crashed and had to be wiped clean and I lost all my games.
My PC runs windows vista.
My problems started when I tried to install my games again,
when I tried to play SH3 the game screen will not fill the screen and part of the game is off screen.This includes some control buttons.
Any help will be appreciated as I am pulling my hair out trying to solve this problem.
Regards
Richtea

BigRich · 10-06-11, 06:29 PM

I would point the finger of suspicion @ your screen resolution.
The stock game has only one display setting, which is 1024 x 768.
There are a few resolution fixes discussed on these forums, however the only one which has worked for me in widescreen is the one included in the Magui Mods (thanks Makman94). Have a look here http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/makman94

richtea · 10-06-11, 06:38 PM

Many thanks for the rapid reply Big Rich,
will try that fix tomorrow, its sleepy eye time right now.
Regards
Richtea

Fish In The Water · 10-06-11, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by richtea

...will try that fix tomorrow, its sleepy eye time right now.

Have a good sleep Rich and welcome aboard!

yubba · 10-06-11, 06:41 PM

This is an easy one, happen to me, click on my computer go to your documents and settings, open my documents look for a SH 3 folder this is your saved games and settings you will want to delete this folder and your game should start up .

Jimbuna · 10-07-11, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by yubba

This is an easy one, happen to me, click on my computer go to your documents and settings, open my documents look for a SH 3 folder this is your saved games and settings you will want to delete this folder and your game should start up .

That may not be the case if his hard drive has been wiped...I was going to suggest a registry clean.

Sounds like a screen resolution problem.

Fubar2Niner · 10-07-11, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

That may not be the case if his hard drive has been wiped...I was going to suggest a registry clean.

Sounds like a screen resolution problem.

Have to agree with you there Jim. One thing tho @richtea how many HDD's do you have in your rig ?

If your C:\ crashed and burned then your OS reinstall will have killed all your old game reg entries, assuming your games were on a different HDD.

Or was it a games only drive that died ?

Bugger nearly forgot

........ Welcome aboard !

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

yubba · 10-07-11, 07:53 AM

All I know I had the same problem with SH 3 with a crash and a reinstall after the game loaded, got to the option page and it won't fit the page and could not navigate in the game, lucky for me I retain all that I read in here, this goes back to modding SH4, the game tucks a folder away into my documents which will drive you nuts trying to get the game to play, if you don't know what you are looking for, after delete-ing that folder the game started up fine this also happen while trying to load s-boot mods, if all your other games work then this is your problem, if I'm wrong then you got bigger fish to fry but I would check this first.

Jimbuna · 10-07-11, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

Have to agree with you there Jim. One thing tho @richtea how many HDD's do you have in your rig ?

If your C:\ crashed and burned then your OS reinstall will have killed all your old game reg entries, assuming your games were on a different HDD.

Or was it a games only drive that died ?

Bugger nearly forgot

........ Welcome aboard !

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Aye...a clean drive and everything should be lost...including the MyDocs folder.

Pisces · 10-07-11, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richtea

Can anyone in sub sim land help me ?
My problem is my computer crashed and had to be wiped clean and I lost all my games.
My PC runs windows vista.
My problems started when I tried to install my games again,
when I tried to play SH3 the game screen will not fill the screen and part of the game is off screen.This includes some control buttons.
Any help will be appreciated as I am pulling my hair out trying to solve this problem.
Regards
Richtea

Sounds like you forgot to update the videocard drivers after the OS reinstall.

Or

The default resolution (1024x768) the game sets up is quite low to today's standards so I can't imagine why part of the game is off-screen. Black bands around it are more likely. You're not trying to play this on a netbook or something with less resolution than that, are you? I think we need to see a screenshot to fully identify the problem. And system details.

richtea · 10-08-11, 05:41 AM

Sorry for the delay in replying to all your posts,
was at a funeral and a bun fight yesterday.
All I can say about that is when I go if they get me a happy clappy god botherer then I will come back and haunt them all !
( All things bright and beautiful at a funeral, STREWTH )

Any way back to all things submersible,
the good news is that SH4 & SH5 are working fine.

Are these the SYSTEM SPECS ?
Processor Intel(R) Core (TM)2Quad CPU
Q 6700 @ 2.66GHz 2.67GHz
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
System Type 64 Bit Operating System
Screen Resolution 1360 X 768

Many thanks for all your help
Regards
Richtea

Fubar2Niner · 10-08-11, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by richtea

( All things bright and beautiful at a funeral, STREWTH )

Hi mate
Strewth indeed, anywho back on topic. Those are indeed your system specs. Have you done as Pices suggested and installed your vid card drivers? Are you running a laptop by any chance, that looks quite a strange res to me. What you could do is install the resfix and see if that helps matters, tho I don't think that wll centre an off centred screen. What OS is it xp,vista, 7 ? Check if your vid card is nvidia or ati. Then check your settings in nvidia control panel or ati equivilent. Just a thought but you might also check your monitor settings.

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Jimbuna · 10-08-11, 12:21 PM

Could it possibly be something as simple as adjusting the viewable area with the monitor controls?

frau kaleun · 10-08-11, 12:44 PM

I was gonna say, the only time I experience something like that it's because I open a program that is hardcoded to open in the middle of the display (SH3 Commander being one example) and I have my desktop set to "extended" to include a nearby TV as a second display. It makes the window open half in one, and half in the other. Then it's just a matter of dragging the program window over to the middle of my computer monitor.

Of course if the game is running fullscreen it's not like you can drag it anywhere, and I've never had that problem opening a fullscreen program like SH3 even when using the extended desktop. But I would start looking at things like the monitor/display settings in Windows, or whatever advanced options for such things that might come with any GPU software. I know when I was setting up my TV as a second desktop display, I had to go into the GPU software and change the underscan/overscan settings because part of the desktop was "falling off" the edges of the TV screen. I had to make it underscan to shrink it down to fit, and supposedly the TV is the same aspect ratio and resolution as my monitor.

10-06-11, 05:52 PM	#1
richtea Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	HELP WANTED Can anyone in sub sim land help me ? My problem is my computer crashed and had to be wiped clean and I lost all my games. My PC runs windows vista. My problems started when I tried to install my games again, when I tried to play SH3 the game screen will not fill the screen and part of the game is off screen.This includes some control buttons. Any help will be appreciated as I am pulling my hair out trying to solve this problem. Regards Richtea __________________ SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM

10-06-11, 06:38 PM	#3
richtea Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Many thanks for the rapid reply Big Rich, will try that fix tomorrow, its sleepy eye time right now. Regards Richtea __________________ SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM

10-08-11, 05:41 AM	#11
richtea Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sorry for the delay in replying to all your posts, was at a funeral and a bun fight yesterday. All I can say about that is when I go if they get me a happy clappy god botherer then I will come back and haunt them all ! ( All things bright and beautiful at a funeral, STREWTH ) Any way back to all things submersible, the good news is that SH4 & SH5 are working fine. Are these the SYSTEM SPECS ? Processor Intel(R) Core (TM)2Quad CPU Q 6700 @ 2.66GHz 2.67GHz Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB System Type 64 Bit Operating System Screen Resolution 1360 X 768 Many thanks for all your help Regards Richtea __________________ SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM

10-08-11, 12:21 PM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,914 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Could it possibly be something as simple as adjusting the viewable area with the monitor controls? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-06-11, 06:29 PM	#2
BigRich Sailor man Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 50 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I would point the finger of suspicion @ your screen resolution. The stock game has only one display setting, which is 1024 x 768. There are a few resolution fixes discussed on these forums, however the only one which has worked for me in widescreen is the one included in the Magui Mods (thanks Makman94). Have a look here http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/makman94

10-06-11, 06:41 PM	#5
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	This is an easy one, happen to me, click on my computer go to your documents and settings, open my documents look for a SH 3 folder this is your saved games and settings you will want to delete this folder and your game should start up .

10-07-11, 07:53 AM	#8
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	All I know I had the same problem with SH 3 with a crash and a reinstall after the game loaded, got to the option page and it won't fit the page and could not navigate in the game, lucky for me I retain all that I read in here, this goes back to modding SH4, the game tucks a folder away into my documents which will drive you nuts trying to get the game to play, if you don't know what you are looking for, after delete-ing that folder the game started up fine this also happen while trying to load s-boot mods, if all your other games work then this is your problem, if I'm wrong then you got bigger fish to fry but I would check this first.

10-08-11, 12:44 PM	#14
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I was gonna say, the only time I experience something like that it's because I open a program that is hardcoded to open in the middle of the display (SH3 Commander being one example) and I have my desktop set to "extended" to include a nearby TV as a second display. It makes the window open half in one, and half in the other. Then it's just a matter of dragging the program window over to the middle of my computer monitor. Of course if the game is running fullscreen it's not like you can drag it anywhere, and I've never had that problem opening a fullscreen program like SH3 even when using the extended desktop. But I would start looking at things like the monitor/display settings in Windows, or whatever advanced options for such things that might come with any GPU software. I know when I was setting up my TV as a second desktop display, I had to go into the GPU software and change the underscan/overscan settings because part of the desktop was "falling off" the edges of the TV screen. I had to make it underscan to shrink it down to fit, and supposedly the TV is the same aspect ratio and resolution as my monitor.