need help with clean installation (vista)

Larry U-136 · 02-13-09, 04:58 PM

Vista is a very poor op system however when you download the manual make certain you follow the Vista directions to the letter! Glad to hear you got it going!

GoldenRivet · 02-13-09, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry U-136

Vista is a very poor op system

I'll go ahead and respectfully disagree with you there... how poor or great it is depends on what application you thrust it into.

for business work i think it is great. and prefer it to XP.

gaming on the other hand - vista doesnt really shine in the gaming department.

depends a lot on the user and what he does with it.

I have never had Vista crash since i purchased it, nor have i seen the "blue screen of death".

RoaldLarsen · 02-13-09, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

how poor or great [Vista] is depends on what application you thrust it into.

for business work i think it is great. and prefer it to XP.

OT, I know, but why do you prefer it for business?

GoldenRivet · 02-13-09, 09:19 PM

could just be my system, but it seems to run smoother and it appears to be (over the past couple of years) more or less error free.

true there is no such thing as error free, but aside from the issues with SH3... vista has been smooth as silk on my system.

it just seems to be a more organized, security minded OS IMHO

JScones · 02-13-09, 10:28 PM

Flakmonkey, you were kinda close with your "hidden" assumption. The GWX files kept returning because Vista knows best and stored them to a VirtualStore folder outside of SH3 rather than in SH3. Even though you now have a copy installed outside of the Program Files folder, this VirtualStore folder will still exist on your hard drive with these files. I've posted the full path to the folder in various other threads. Find the folder and delete it. It won't cause problems for you now, but when you forget in six months time...

irish1958 · 02-14-09, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JScones

Flakmonkey, you were kinda close with your "hidden" assumption. The GWX files kept returning because Vista knows best and stored them to a VirtualStore folder outside of SH3 rather than in SH3. Even though you now have a copy installed outside of the Program Files folder, this VirtualStore folder will still exist on your hard drive with these files. I've posted the full path to the folder in various other threads. Find the folder and delete it. It won't cause problems for you now, but when you forget in six months time...

1. FULLY uninstall both SH3 and SH3Cmdr, INCLUDING manual removal of the residual files and folders AND MOST IMPORTANTLY the hidden SH3 VirtualStore folder ("C:\Users\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\SilentHunterIII")
Taken from:http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...alStore+folder

This whole mess is not Ubisoft's fault, it's Microsoft's.
They don't tell you these things about their new operating systems and they cause all sorts of problems with users.
It took telephones and automobiles over 100 years to get reliable, safe and easy to use. I suspect it will take computers at least that long.

USAMP1980 · 02-14-09, 11:34 AM

I had about the same issue(s).
This worked...

I uninstalled SH3.
Deleted the SH3 folder from "Documents"
Updated "StarForce"
Reinstalled SH3 (stock directory)
Patched to 1.4b
Installed GWX3.0
[Did not open game until all was finished]

It worked first time. Ive had little to no issues.

02-13-09, 04:58 PM	#1
Larry U-136 Gunner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Haddam, Connecticut Posts: 98 Downloads: 438 Uploads: 0	Vista is a very poor op system however when you download the manual make certain you follow the Vista directions to the letter! Glad to hear you got it going! __________________

02-13-09, 09:19 PM	#4
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	could just be my system, but it seems to run smoother and it appears to be (over the past couple of years) more or less error free. true there is no such thing as error free, but aside from the issues with SH3... vista has been smooth as silk on my system. it just seems to be a more organized, security minded OS IMHO __________________

02-13-09, 10:28 PM	#5
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Flakmonkey, you were kinda close with your "hidden" assumption. The GWX files kept returning because Vista knows best and stored them to a VirtualStore folder outside of SH3 rather than in SH3. Even though you now have a copy installed outside of the Program Files folder, this VirtualStore folder will still exist on your hard drive with these files. I've posted the full path to the folder in various other threads. Find the folder and delete it. It won't cause problems for you now, but when you forget in six months time...

02-14-09, 11:34 AM	#7
USAMP1980 Watch Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 27 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I had about the same issue(s). This worked... I uninstalled SH3. Deleted the SH3 folder from "Documents" Updated "StarForce" Reinstalled SH3 (stock directory) Patched to 1.4b Installed GWX3.0 [Did not open game until all was finished] It worked first time. Ive had little to no issues.