Resolution 'fix' causes crash

[StarLion45]

Hi there Nowotny

Yes I meant this res.fix

Ok , you say it doesn't work.
I will ask you a stupid question :

In your "Documents " you have a folder named SH3 , in that folder it is a main cfg .
do you set your resolution to your wish ?
In the main directory ( SH3 ) you have a another folder there is another cfg
Go to main folder there too , and set your res there too . Have you done that :hmm:
If you don't , you get a CTD

[Nowotny]

I didn't catch the CFG file in the game directory, but changing that to my desired resolution doesn't fix the crash either. I still have that entry in Microsoft compatibility toolkit though, should I try removing that one?

[StarLion45]

Yes !! There you have the trap my fiend

Remove and unistall , and delete the Compability kit .
You don't need it anymore . Go also in " regedit " and remove it there too
Reboot , delete and remove the res.fix , and install the res.fix all over again
You see , I done it myself the first time , and understood nothing , then I remember to delete the whole Compability kit . And I solved the whole thing .
After you're finished , report back to me Ok ?

Good Luck

[Nowotny]

Removed it and deleted a registry entry related to it, but no luck. I still get exactly the same thing. I guess it is some stupid problem related specifically to my computer. Thanks for all the help so far, I guess this game doesn't want to be played by me anymore.

[panzer 49th]

You cant set the res fix resolution to what you want, you have to set it to what your desktop is at.


Copy this --> Res X = 1680
Res Y = 1050

Hope this helps

[ReM]

I have a similar problem and I posted a thread about it last week; the res fix (the new one) causes crashes. If you remove the dll, the game works fine, but at 1024x768. Instead of Nowotny's getting to the loading screen, my game crashes immediately.

Tried to solve the problem by editing the SHIII folder in my documents to widescreen values.....now the game doesn't crash on startup, but the res is 1024x768 again

The problem persists whether you start the game via SHIIIcommander or by clicking the shortcut....

Nowotny's rig and mine look pretty similar Q6600, 9600 GT, Win XP 32 bit, SP3, 2048

Maybe there's a pattern here?

[irish1958]

Originally Posted by ReM

I have a similar problem and I posted a thread about it last week; the res fix (the new one) causes crashes. If you remove the dll, the game works fine, but at 1024x768. Instead of Nowotny's getting to the loading screen, my game crashes immediately.

Tried to solve the problem by editing the SHIII folder in my documents to widescreen values.....now the game doesn't crash on startup, but the res is 1024x768 again

The problem persists whether you start the game via SHIIIcommander or by clicking the shortcut....

Nowotny's rig and mine look pretty similar Q6600, 9600 GT, Win XP 32 bit, SP3, 2048

Maybe there's a pattern here?

Different computer, same problem.