New to SH4 and Vista, Need a little help

[AVGWarhawk]

vista has issues with all games so you cant install them in the programs folder as with xp. it thinks your games are viruses because they have exe files in them lol. it deleted your files and shortcut needed to run the game or prevented it from being created for that reason. programs are ok but games get corrupted in vista programs directory.

Not entirely true. SH4 will be loaded to the X86 files. You will find the desktop icon in the MS created MY GAMES folder were the other icons are for chess, solitar and the other MS games icons are located. Vista does not see loading games as a virus. The games are loaded into the X86 program files and icons go in the MY GAMES. As Webster suggested, it is best to create a root folder for your games anyway. I named mine GAMES2. If I'm installing a game and it allows me to brows and load to another folder I choose my created GAMES2. Some games will only allow the loading to the X86 program files such as COD World at War. It plays fine and I found the desktop Icon in the MY GAMES folder.

Games do not get corrupted in the Vista Programs Directory. Sure some games do not play with Vista, then again, some games did not play on XP that were designed for Windows 98.

1. uninstall SH4
2. Create a root folder off the hard drive. Name it what you want (Don't bother partitioning, waste of time IMO)
3. Instal SH4, when prompted to where it will load the game, navigate to your new root folder you created. Once found, click OK.
4. Go find your Desktop icon in the MY GAMES folder that MS created as part of the OS.
5. Once done, get all your update or install 1.5, etc.
6. The stock game should work just fine.
7. Load up JSGME if you so wish for installing mods.