HOW TO RUN SH4 ON WINDOWS 7 - IT IS SURPRISINGLY EASY!

marc780 · 08-10-14, 06:02 AM

I'd guess someone else has posted this tip but I still see other people asking this question on youtube etc. "Can I/How do I install SH4 to run on Windows 7?"

And if you've already tried the standard install then the game, indeed, might not work. And if you went to check the MS compatibility page or elsewhere might have told you "THIS GAME IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 7 PERIOD etc. etc." Well I am happy to tell you, that in most case (with most computers and vid cards) they're wrong. The game can be easily installed and played on Win 7 systems. And you don't have to download, edit or spend a dime doing it either.

There are exceptions, as always: If you have a laptop, or if you bought the Steam install or the Amazon download (unfortunately I don't think either are compatible with Win 7 and they tell you so on the product details page). I have bought other games from both of them, and noticed there usually is no option to change the default install location (which is what you have to do to make SH4 work).

So if this is an issue for you, what to do? Perhaps someone somewhere has come up with a work-around for the Steam/Amazon installs but I install from the DVD copy so I haven't looked into that. If you can't find a workaround, or there just isn't one, I'd get a used copy somewhere on the DVD (get the "GOLD" edition if for no other reason then it's already patched).

So here's what you are here for: Here's how to install Silent hunter 4 on Windows 7:

DURING THE INSTALL PROCESS - MANUALLY CHANGE THE DEFAULT INSTALL PATH to "C:\ "

When you get to the page where it tells you where it is going to copy the program, it will say c:\programfiles\x86\Silenthunterwolvesofthepacific ". You DO NOT want to load the program there. So just click on the path and change it. Your INSTALL PATH SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS

C:\Silenthunterwolvesofthepacific

Now proceed with the rest of the install the game should now play.

And that is not all...this tip works also with several other older games that MS says DEFINITELY DO NOT work on Win 7. Here's a list of some of my favorite older games that I was able to make work on my Asustek Win 7 desktop using this very same trick:

The Sims 2
Microsoft combat flight simulator 1
MS CFS 2
MS CFS 3

If this tip works for you please leave a comment or better yet, further tips you know.

08-10-14, 06:02 AM	#1
marc780 Nub Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	HOW TO RUN SH4 ON WINDOWS 7 - IT IS SURPRISINGLY EASY! I'd guess someone else has posted this tip but I still see other people asking this question on youtube etc. "Can I/How do I install SH4 to run on Windows 7?" And if you've already tried the standard install then the game, indeed, might not work. And if you went to check the MS compatibility page or elsewhere might have told you "THIS GAME IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 7 PERIOD etc. etc." Well I am happy to tell you, that in most case (with most computers and vid cards) they're wrong. The game can be easily installed and played on Win 7 systems. And you don't have to download, edit or spend a dime doing it either. There are exceptions, as always: If you have a laptop, or if you bought the Steam install or the Amazon download (unfortunately I don't think either are compatible with Win 7 and they tell you so on the product details page). I have bought other games from both of them, and noticed there usually is no option to change the default install location (which is what you have to do to make SH4 work). So if this is an issue for you, what to do? Perhaps someone somewhere has come up with a work-around for the Steam/Amazon installs but I install from the DVD copy so I haven't looked into that. If you can't find a workaround, or there just isn't one, I'd get a used copy somewhere on the DVD (get the "GOLD" edition if for no other reason then it's already patched). So here's what you are here for: Here's how to install Silent hunter 4 on Windows 7: DURING THE INSTALL PROCESS - MANUALLY CHANGE THE DEFAULT INSTALL PATH to "C:\ " When you get to the page where it tells you where it is going to copy the program, it will say c:\programfiles\x86\Silenthunterwolvesofthepacific ". You DO NOT want to load the program there. So just click on the path and change it. Your INSTALL PATH SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS C:\Silenthunterwolvesofthepacific Now proceed with the rest of the install the game should now play. And that is not all...this tip works also with several other older games that MS says DEFINITELY DO NOT work on Win 7. Here's a list of some of my favorite older games that I was able to make work on my Asustek Win 7 desktop using this very same trick: The Sims 2 Microsoft combat flight simulator 1 MS CFS 2 MS CFS 3 If this tip works for you please leave a comment or better yet, further tips you know.