SH3 Cannot change installation path

Chrischn89 · 04-17-11, 05:38 PM

Hey there!

After somewhat over a year of pause, I tried to install SH3 again today. The thing is that I can´t change the install path. So let me tell you what I did:

1. Enter CD
2. Choose language
3. Installshield Wizard says "Preparing the installation"
4. The message box dissappears and CD starts spinning
5. (No installation bar or anything during the install process)
6. Asks if GameShadow should be installed (I canceled that)
7. Box appears and asks if I want to register the game at Ubisoft
8. Another Box which shows the compability of my PC to SH3 and the Start button
9. After pressing the Start button the game starts normally.

So where is the option to choose where to install SH3? As I have Win7 it is now located under C:/Programs(x86)/Ubisoft/SilentHunterIII

Btw I uninstalled the game after that and tried it again to check if I missed something but this time the setup started right away after clicking on the Autorun.exe.
The thing is that according to an installation manual of the LSH3 5.1 mod (with pcitures and explanation) I should have been able to choose different options like Windows Media codec or Acrobat Reader along with the installation path and it should appear right after the Installshield preparing message box.

To further complicate things I installed Hearts of Iron 3 (HoI3) a week ago and had the exact same issue. The installation message popped up, dissappeared quickly and I got no installation progress indicator during the whole installation process (along with no option to choose the install location either).

My guess is that is has either to do with Installshield, Win7, or maybe a huge coincidence and I´m just too dumb...

So if anyone could help me somehow I would kindly appreaciate it!

04-17-11, 05:38 PM	#1
Chrischn89 Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 7 Downloads: 88 Uploads: 0	SH3 Cannot change installation path Hey there! After somewhat over a year of pause, I tried to install SH3 again today. The thing is that I can´t change the install path. So let me tell you what I did: 1. Enter CD 2. Choose language 3. Installshield Wizard says "Preparing the installation" 4. The message box dissappears and CD starts spinning 5. (No installation bar or anything during the install process) 6. Asks if GameShadow should be installed (I canceled that) 7. Box appears and asks if I want to register the game at Ubisoft 8. Another Box which shows the compability of my PC to SH3 and the Start button 9. After pressing the Start button the game starts normally. So where is the option to choose where to install SH3? As I have Win7 it is now located under C:/Programs(x86)/Ubisoft/SilentHunterIII Btw I uninstalled the game after that and tried it again to check if I missed something but this time the setup started right away after clicking on the Autorun.exe. The thing is that according to an installation manual of the LSH3 5.1 mod (with pcitures and explanation) I should have been able to choose different options like Windows Media codec or Acrobat Reader along with the installation path and it should appear right after the Installshield preparing message box. To further complicate things I installed Hearts of Iron 3 (HoI3) a week ago and had the exact same issue. The installation message popped up, dissappeared quickly and I got no installation progress indicator during the whole installation process (along with no option to choose the install location either). My guess is that is has either to do with Installshield, Win7, or maybe a huge coincidence and I´m just too dumb... So if anyone could help me somehow I would kindly appreaciate it!