Need some help with my Win 8.1 install

Metalogic · 02-28-15, 03:30 AM

Thanks for your help Danasan. Okay, some success now - for some reason the game as now started working (after a reboot I think)when run in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode. I didn't have to set Run as Adminstrator, but have now done so anyway.

Remaining problems:

1) Whenever I run the game windows pops up alert about "Allow Program from an unknown publisher run on this computer" - how do I stop it asking thus?

2) It takes a very long time to start (black screen), but once the Silent Hunter III logo appears, then start quite quickly. The program is installed on a SATA3 SSD drive, so I'm surprised how long it takes to start

3) When I select "View Tutorial" the videos play outside of the game in Windows Media player. I tried installing Direct X 9c, but this doesn't change anything. I don't know if other game videos do this, as haven't got this far - how can I check. Have any other Windows 8.1 users been able to get the videos to play in game.

On the plus side, from what I can tell the 3D graphics run very smoothly, without any tearing or artefacts (as they should with a 970M GPU!)

Metalogic · 02-28-15, 04:25 AM

One other thing, when exiting SH3 it often stops my virus checker (BitDefender) from running!

Jeff-Groves · 02-28-15, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Metalogic

Remaining problems:

1) Whenever I run the game windows pops up alert about "Allow Program from an unknown publisher run on this computer" - how do I stop it asking thus?

Read this thread.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=217870
Steve asked the same thing and I posted a link to a good program.

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3) When I select "View Tutorial" the videos play outside of the game in Windows Media player. I tried installing Direct X 9c, but this doesn't change anything. I don't know if other game videos do this, as haven't got this far - how can I check. Have any other Windows 8.1 users been able to get the videos to play in game.

SH3 will minimize and play in Media player or any program you have assigned as the default viewer.
It was 2005 and according to my grandkids? We had just invented the wheel like 100 years earlier.

Metalogic · 02-28-15, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

Read this thread.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=217870
Steve asked the same thing and I posted a link to a good program.

Thanks, I might give this a go

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

SH3 will minimize and play in Media player or any program you have assigned as the default viewer.

So this is normal, does this happen to everyone running SH3 under Win 8.1?

02-28-15, 03:30 AM	#1
Metalogic Loader Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 81 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Thanks for your help Danasan. Okay, some success now - for some reason the game as now started working (after a reboot I think)when run in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode. I didn't have to set Run as Adminstrator, but have now done so anyway. Remaining problems: 1) Whenever I run the game windows pops up alert about "Allow Program from an unknown publisher run on this computer" - how do I stop it asking thus? 2) It takes a very long time to start (black screen), but once the Silent Hunter III logo appears, then start quite quickly. The program is installed on a SATA3 SSD drive, so I'm surprised how long it takes to start 3) When I select "View Tutorial" the videos play outside of the game in Windows Media player. I tried installing Direct X 9c, but this doesn't change anything. I don't know if other game videos do this, as haven't got this far - how can I check. Have any other Windows 8.1 users been able to get the videos to play in game. On the plus side, from what I can tell the 3D graphics run very smoothly, without any tearing or artefacts (as they should with a 970M GPU!)

02-28-15, 04:25 AM	#2
Metalogic Loader Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 81 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	One other thing, when exiting SH3 it often stops my virus checker (BitDefender) from running!