SOS - Verstunken Vista won't let me run SH3

irish1958 · 03-28-09, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by mr chris

Have SH3 installed and have gotten rid of starforce and patched to 1.4 but when i loading up the game as soon as the red bar becomes full it just crashes to desktop. It said once that the computer does not recognize the 3d engine.

My OS is vista ulimate 64bit.

Any ideas guys.

If you installed from the no-starforce and patched to 1.4b disk, and installed it in a folder outside of the program and program (86) folders, and don't have ffshow on your computer, I don't have the foggiest idea of what is wrong.

Fincuan · 03-28-09, 08:37 AM

Wow quite a troubelshooting list there

How about graphics card settings? You have an Ati card, don't you mr chris? Try lowering the Catalyst AI setting to "low" or switching it off completely. Setting it to "High" causes trouble in some games(like IL2 and Arma).

mr chris · 03-28-09, 08:52 AM

Cheers guys have lowed the graphics setting and have uninstalled and am about to reinstall and try again.
Yep it was installed into program flies 86. Just kept crashing just when it should have been opening up the main menu.
Fingers crossed for the reinstall.

Jimbuna · 03-28-09, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr chris

Cheers guys have lowed the graphics setting and have uninstalled and am about to reinstall and try again.
Yep it was installed into program flies 86. Just kept crashing just when it should have been opening up the main menu.
Fingers crossed for the reinstall.

Good luck mate

<based on TS conversation> you know what to install latterly

mr chris · 03-28-09, 09:07 AM

Hmmm still get the crash instead of the main menu.
I remember reading a while back that the windows resolution needs to be the same as the game. Is this true or am i just going mad?
Does anyone know of hand what is the default resolution of the game?
At the moment my resolution in windows is 1680 - 1050.
Could this be the problem?

Jimbuna · 03-28-09, 09:50 AM

Shouldn't it be 1024x768

03-28-09, 08:52 AM	#3
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Cheers guys have lowed the graphics setting and have uninstalled and am about to reinstall and try again. Yep it was installed into program flies 86. Just kept crashing just when it should have been opening up the main menu. Fingers crossed for the reinstall. __________________

03-28-09, 09:07 AM	#5
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Hmmm still get the crash instead of the main menu. I remember reading a while back that the windows resolution needs to be the same as the game. Is this true or am i just going mad? Does anyone know of hand what is the default resolution of the game? At the moment my resolution in windows is 1680 - 1050. Could this be the problem? __________________

03-28-09, 09:50 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Shouldn't it be 1024x768 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-28-09, 08:37 AM	#2
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Wow quite a troubelshooting list there How about graphics card settings? You have an Ati card, don't you mr chris? Try lowering the Catalyst AI setting to "low" or switching it off completely. Setting it to "High" causes trouble in some games(like IL2 and Arma).