[WIP] Game Crashing when loading first mission - Windows 10 - Clean Install

[Gaarmstrong318]

Hi folks

I used to play silent hunter alot and decided to play again so reinstalled from disk Silent hunter 4 and Uboat missions. can load up fine no problem, create a campaign, get my sub ready and then the game crashes to desktop on load with the usual windows error message "program has stopped working" I've run it as admin and in compatability mode with windows 7 and vista to no luck, can you help?

I run windows 10 64 bit.
not sure of my system specs but way higher than needed.

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I am running SH4 on OS10 without any problems and not using a compatibility mode..
Do not install in the program folder (x86)
SH4.exe and other applications run as administrator.
SH4.exe OS10 compatibility mode > OS7
Try re-installing without the U-boat missions and see if you can load a stock mission.

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Originally Posted by Gaarmstrong318

Hi folks

I used to play silent hunter alot and decided to play again so reinstalled from disk Silent hunter 4 and Uboat missions. can load up fine no problem, create a campaign, get my sub ready and then the game crashes to desktop on load with the usual windows error message "program has stopped working" I've run it as admin and in compatability mode with windows 7 and vista to no luck, can you help?

I run windows 10 64 bit.
not sure of my system specs but way higher than needed.

First of all, are you installed in the \program files or \program files (x86) directories?

If so, get them out of there! In Windows 7 and later, those directories (and some others) are "system protected directories." In Microsoft parlance and translated for real humans, this means that Silent Hunter and other programs that store their data in subdirectories of the program directory aren't allowed to run there. I install SH4 in a root directory \Ubisoft.

Viruses, worms, malware and adware are allowed to run unhindered, but you are crippled. That is called "security." Operating systems MUST be secure! If they also work, that is called a bonus, but actual function is not required. And "security" must evidence itself by hardship to the user. Hardship to harmful elements on the Internet may happen but that is strictly an accidental effect.

Welcome to Windows 10: the operating system that threw in the towel on the struggle against malware and became malware itself.

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Welcome to SubSim Gaarmstrong

[Gaarmstrong318]

Hi guys Thank you very much for the response, very grateful to get help, I think i know what it is, Direct x9.0c was for some reason uninstalled when i installed u boat missions,I'm doing a full re install to another directory now. Ill keep you posted

Thank you very much!

[Gaarmstrong318]

SUCCESS!

So for any one who happens upon this thread, you need to install to program files/ not the (x86) folder.

Second make sure u boat missions doesnt remove direct x!

And bingo its works

Thanks for all the help folks

[THEBERBSTER]