HELP !! WINDOWS 8 NIGHTMARE

von hally · 02-09-13, 06:09 AM

Hi old friends......long time no see....good to see sh3 still going strong

I have just got a new laptop ,widows 8 and installed sh3 outside the programme files(86) folder under just c/ silenthunteriii

Installed gwx gold...all going good but....

downloaded commander latest version but it wont run,,,,,it asks if I want to allow the .exe file to make changes to the computer...I say yes...then nothing!!

I cant extract mods to the mod folder either....free 7zip wont run either.....

i'm getting pretty p***** off with the dumbing down of these operating systems....it is a chore to even get to the control panel...with bill gates trying his hardest to throw all kind of obstacles in my way

Does anyone have the following mods just in a folder that can be put right into jsgme folder without extracting?...maybe emai to me could be a possibility? this way I could live without commander:

start at sea
no crewe fatigue
wreford browns light messages mod
full screen hi res mod
old reknown points for patrolling grid
rusty type b/c skin
no ring ring mod

I would greatly appreciate any help / Ideas ??

02-09-13, 06:40 AM

Still running XP myself so can only go by what I've seen posted elsewhere.
I have seen similar issues on another games forum & I think it has something to do with 'Administrator rights', without being logged on as 'Administrator' you can't alter or allow the .exe file to make changes.

Pisces · 02-09-13, 08:48 AM

I think SH3 Commander should be installed outside the Program Files folder aswel, since it contains a backup folder for the changes that it makes to the game. Windows probably notices that SH3 Commander tries to save into the Program Files.

von hally · 02-09-13, 02:35 PM

thanks for the help guys...I am administrator unfortunately...so this doesn't change things......fed up with operating systems that lock you out and treat you like a moron that is hell bent on wrecking your own machine !!! lol

02-09-13, 06:09 AM	#1
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	HELP !! WINDOWS 8 NIGHTMARE Hi old friends......long time no see....good to see sh3 still going strong I have just got a new laptop ,widows 8 and installed sh3 outside the programme files(86) folder under just c/ silenthunteriii Installed gwx gold...all going good but.... downloaded commander latest version but it wont run,,,,,it asks if I want to allow the .exe file to make changes to the computer...I say yes...then nothing!! I cant extract mods to the mod folder either....free 7zip wont run either..... i'm getting pretty p***** off with the dumbing down of these operating systems....it is a chore to even get to the control panel...with bill gates trying his hardest to throw all kind of obstacles in my way Does anyone have the following mods just in a folder that can be put right into jsgme folder without extracting?...maybe emai to me could be a possibility? this way I could live without commander: start at sea no crewe fatigue wreford browns light messages mod full screen hi res mod old reknown points for patrolling grid rusty type b/c skin no ring ring mod I would greatly appreciate any help / Ideas ?? __________________ May God Have Mercy Upon My Enemies ..... Because I Wont. Last edited by von hally; 02-09-13 at 06:41 AM.

02-09-13, 02:35 PM	#4
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	thanks for the help guys...I am administrator unfortunately...so this doesn't change things......fed up with operating systems that lock you out and treat you like a moron that is hell bent on wrecking your own machine !!! lol __________________ May God Have Mercy Upon My Enemies ..... Because I Wont.

02-09-13, 06:40 AM	#2
Twin Screws Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Still running XP myself so can only go by what I've seen posted elsewhere. I have seen similar issues on another games forum & I think it has something to do with 'Administrator rights', without being logged on as 'Administrator' you can't alter or allow the .exe file to make changes.

02-09-13, 08:48 AM	#3
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	I think SH3 Commander should be installed outside the Program Files folder aswel, since it contains a backup folder for the changes that it makes to the game. Windows probably notices that SH3 Commander tries to save into the Program Files.