Sh4 win7 freeze

[bugs]

played Sh4 for years up to vista, loved it . puter crashed, formatted hard drive, installed win7 reloaded Sh4, re boot, loaded pch1,reboot, loaded pch2 rebooted, loaded pch 3 rebooted,loaded pch4 rebooted, can get to start screen hit play, searches for 30 sec. quits been trying for days, read all I can find, im lost help Cpt Bugs

[Mikemike47]

Originally Posted by bugs

played Sh4 for years up to vista, loved it . puter crashed, formatted hard drive, installed win7 reloaded Sh4, re boot, loaded pch1,reboot, loaded pch2 rebooted, loaded pch 3 rebooted,loaded pch4 rebooted, can get to start screen hit play, searches for 30 sec. quits been trying for days, read all I can find, im lost help Cpt Bugs

pch stand for patch? I have played SH3-5 all in Windows 7 64bit. Try opening the sh4.exe shortcut. Right click shortcut, go to properties. Compatibility tab, I changed to XP SP3 or XP SP2 to work.

[bugs]

ive had enough 40 hrs of tring to get Sh4 to run is to much, never in my 30 yrs putering have I spent so much time on one game install, I hate up grading anything, if it works leave it alone, wish I still had vista, might try again someday when I calm down ex Capt Bugs

[TorpX]

I used to have Vista and installed Win7, 64 bit. I have run SH4 on both with no problems.

Take some time to recuperate, then maybe someone here can help you get things running.

[pabbi]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=153900&page=7

This link refers to SH3 and Win 7 but should work with SH4 as well.

[cdrsubron7]

Originally Posted by bugs

played Sh4 for years up to vista, loved it . puter crashed, formatted hard drive, installed win7 reloaded Sh4, re boot, loaded pch1,reboot, loaded pch2 rebooted, loaded pch 3 rebooted,loaded pch4 rebooted, can get to start screen hit play, searches for 30 sec. quits been trying for days, read all I can find, im lost help Cpt Bugs

Let me see if I understand you correctly. You installed SH4, then loaded all earlier patchs then used the 1.4 patch also. If this is the case, you didn't need to do this. Uninstall and then reinstall SH4. Then just install v1.4 patch. This patch contains all earlier patches. You should then be able to play with no or minimal problems.

[CapnScurvy]

I'm with cdrsubron7. Patch 1.4 is "all inclusive" of all other patches preceeding it. If you've got the original game disk (v1.0, like mine) just download and run the patch 1.4 after doing a "clean install" of the game.

Make sure you clean out your old "SH4" folder.....found in the Documents folder. This folder (not to be confused with the "Silent Hunter Wolves of the Pacific" main game folder) is automatically made when the game first starts. It holds your game options settings, and any game saves when you make them. You should get used to cleaning out this folder every so often if your getting problems with mods. It's this folder that may save a changed modded file that you no longer use, but it gets put into use because its part of the saved files you made while the mod was loaded.

I don't have Win7, but Vista was terrible with games put into the Programs(x86) folder. I learned to always install games in another folder other than the default Programs(x86) folder. Make a new folder under the C: drive, and name it "My Games"....put the SH4 game there.

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One thing no one asked:

Do you have the original game disk? Or, are you using a Downloaded version of the game? What version of the game is it supposed to be? One way to tell is to do a clean uninstall/reinstall, then run the game without adding your first patch. The game version is found in the lower, right corner of the "main" game screen:




It's been reported that Steam downloads are pushing out version 1.3's!!

[bugs]

Im back, ready to try again. I had the original DVD of SH4 for yrs loaded and playing well with the 4.1 patch , on my desktop with win vista ; now it is
windows 7 , 32-bit
Pentium dual 1.8 GHZ 3.6
4 GB memory
100 GB free on drive
NVIDIA GT 220 2175 MB memory 1074 dedicated
direct x 10
monitor resolution 1440 x 900
adaptor drive 9.18.13.3221

loaded sh4 in its own dir. , compatable xp2 = it does nothing
loaded same added 4.1 patch before finish compatable xp2 ,
App crash 4.1 exe
app version 120049985
its the same with down loaded or my saved 4.1
I check the Registry & doc file after every uninstall
reboot after every install before trying
tried in Admin, also

im lost

[cdrsubron7]

Originally Posted by bugs

Im back, ready to try again. I had the original DVD of SH4 for yrs loaded and playing well with the 4.1 patch , on win vista ; now it is
win7 32-bit
Pentium dual 1.8 GHZ 3.6
4 GB memory
100 GB free on drive
NVIDIA GT 220 2175 MB memory 1074 dedicated
direct x 10
monitor resolution 1440 x 900
adaptor drive 9.18.13.3221

loaded sh4 in its own dir. , compatable xp2 = it does nothing
loaded same added 4.1 patch before finish compatable xp2 ,
App crash 4.1 exe
app version 120049985
its the same with down loaded or my saved 4.1
I check the Registry & doc file after every uninstall
reboot after every install before trying
tried in Admin, also

im lost

Are you trying to play SH4 on a laptop by any chance?

[bugs]

Originally Posted by bugs

Im back, ready to try again. I had the original DVD of SH4 for yrs loaded and playing well with the 4.1 patch , on my desktop with win vista ; now it is
windows 7 , 32-bit
Pentium dual 1.8 GHZ 3.6
4 GB memory
100 GB free on drive
NVIDIA GT 220 2175 MB memory 1074 dedicated
direct x 10
monitor resolution 1440 x 900
adaptor drive 9.18.13.3221

loaded sh4 in its own dir. , compatable xp2 = it does nothing
loaded same added 4.1 patch before finish compatable xp2 ,
App crash 4.1 exe
app version 120049985
its the same with down loaded or my saved 4.1
I check the Registry & doc file after every uninstall
reboot after every install before trying
tried in Admin, also

im lost

well ive tried,
updated all drivers I could find
cleaned Registry with 2 programs and looked through it myself
scanned for anything that could be found on the hard drive, nothing all is well
dvd player works good
loaded game only ,
direct x 9 loads, adobe does not, better one found
reboot
tried to start game, sh4. exe, scans disc for 6 seconds stops
this is my 30th try, driving me nuts
land locked Bugs

[CapnScurvy]

I'm suspecting your disk might have a problem. You said your game is version 1.2, isn't it? Does your "Silent Hunter Wolves of the Pacific" folder look much like this one?




Your game folders/files won't have the 4 JSGME folder/files that are pictured, but the rest should look the same. This is my 1.0 version of the game. You said when you try to execute the game it:

scans disc for 6 seconds stops

So, it's looking for the copy protection that's on these older disks and isn't finding it. As long as the folder/file structure of the game seems intact (as described above without the JSGME files), why not patch your game to version 1.4. I'm pretty sure it was this version that removed the copy protection requirements to having the disk accessed for starting the game. You'll not need to put the disk into the DVD player for checking the copy protection with version 1.4.

Here's a site that has the "silent_hunter_4_1.4.exe" patch. There are plenty of different sites that do; even here at SubSim.

Readme File:
1. Uninstall SH4, then reinstall SH4. Do not play the game until applying the v1.4 patch.

I don't think you'll need to reinstall, since the game hasn't run yet. But why not try adding the 1.4 patch, then try to start the game? The copy protection will be gone, and you've added the last free patch you can get for the game without having to buy the 1.5 version with the U-Boat Missions.

[TG626]

Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

It's been reported that Steam downloads are pushing out version 1.3's!!

Sidebar: that is correct, and the steam version can not be updated using the patcher from UbiSoft. As a result I bought the game twice. Once from Steam and the again as a digital download from Amazon.com.

[CapnScurvy]

At a boy Bugs!! Don't give up just yet!

I'm guessing you've seen this sticky thread by AVGWarhawk?

Before you jump to patching your game to version 1.4, try getting your original DVD version 1.0 working first. As Mikemike47 points out, go to your "Silent Hunter Wolves of the Pacific" main game folder (where ever you've put it) and open the "sh4.exe" file found there. It will have a black sub as an icon:



The above image is the "Silent Hunter Wolves of the Pacific" main game folder (version 1.0), with the addition of the JSGME app folders and files included. Right click the "sh4.exe" execution file, go to Properties. Click the Compatibility tab, then change to XP SP3 or XP SP2. Save your changes. Back at the main game folder, double left click the SH4.exe file to start the game. See if this gets you started.

I always go to the "Silent Hunter Wolves of the Pacific" folder to start the game using this .exe file. I don't use a shortcut simply because I'm always using JSGME (found in the main game folder) changing out mods.

If things seem to work using this process, you could make a shortcut of the amended sh4.exe file and put it on your desktop (if that's where you like starting the game).

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One thing I notice about your system is you've got 4 gigs of memory to play with. Dependent on whether you get your game working or not......since you've got 4 gigs of memory, you can use a program called Large Address Aware to make the game use more than the 2 gigs of memory it was intended to only use (the game won't use over two gigs unless you tell it to...even if you've got plenty of memory installed). This LAA has helped many gamers who are using older games (SH4 was released in 2007, that's old in computer terms) to have the game run much better. A 32 bit computer will need a special switch thrown in order to use the extra memory boost that comes from using LAA. The procedure is in the documentation. A 64 bit won't need anything special. Just install as documented. A 32 bit system will get an additional 1 gig boost with LAA. A 64 bit system can use up to 4 gigs of memory for this old game. Twice the amount the Developer's had in mind when the game was first released!

A couple of notes about LAA. The documentation states you'll need to have ".NET Framework 3.5" or better, loaded on your computer. You can check to see if you've got it by going to: (On a Vista OS) "Control Panel/Programs and Features". If you don't see a program called "MicroSoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1" or something simular....you'll need to install it from "Windows Update/Optional Updates". Also, follow the "Spoiler" process for your Win7 system found on the LAA page. This is the "Switch" I'm talking about for a 32 bit system.

I can confirm this LAA works as described. It helped an older game called "Sid Meier's Railroad's" run on a new 4 gig laptop without a hick up. Before loading it....CTD's in less than 5 minutes.

But, lets get your game working first.

[bugs]

Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

At a boy Bugs!! Don't give up just yet!

I'm guessing you've seen this sticky thread by AVGWarhawk?

Before you jump to patching your game to version 1.4, try getting your original DVD version 1.0 working first. As Mikemike47 points out, go to your "Silent Hunter Wolves of the Pacific" main game folder (where ever you've put it) and open the "sh4.exe" file found there. It will have a black sub as an icon:



The above image is the "Silent Hunter Wolves of the Pacific" main game folder (version 1.0), with the addition of the JSGME app folders and files included. Right click the "sh4.exe" execution file, go to Properties. Click the Compatibility tab, then change to XP SP3 or XP SP2. Save your changes. Back at the main game folder, double left click the SH4.exe file to start the game. See if this gets you started.

I always go to the "Silent Hunter Wolves of the Pacific" folder to start the game using this .exe file. I don't use a shortcut simply because I'm always using JSGME (found in the main game folder) changing out mods.

If things seem to work using this process, you could make a shortcut of the amended sh4.exe file and put it on your desktop (if that's where you like starting the game).

==========

One thing I notice about your system is you've got 4 gigs of memory to play with. Dependent on whether you get your game working or not......since you've got 4 gigs of memory, you can use a program called Large Address Aware to make the game use more than the 2 gigs of memory it was intended to only use (the game won't use over two gigs unless you tell it to...even if you've got plenty of memory installed). This LAA has helped many gamers who are using older games (SH4 was released in 2007, that's old in computer terms) to have the game run much better. A 32 bit computer will need a special switch thrown in order to use the extra memory boost that comes from using LAA. The procedure is in the documentation. A 64 bit won't need anything special. Just install as documented. A 32 bit system will get an additional 1 gig boost with LAA. A 64 bit system can use up to 4 gigs of memory for this old game. Twice the amount the Developer's had in mind when the game was first released!

But, lets get your game working first.

my disc Sh4 2007 1.2.00 had since the first
tries in all compatabilities , game only , in A sub game folder, no go