Trying to Run SH4 Uboat Missons update

[Able72]

Cool. We'll see. They keep asking me for a copy of the original email where I bought the game and I keep telling them "Seriously? I bought this game 9 years ago. I don't still have the original email."

I hope that doesn't hinder these efforts to much.

[propbeanie]

If you're logged in to the same account you had back then, there should be a receipt for your purchase in there somewhere. If not, and you know the original email you had then, give that to them, and they should be able to find it. They did want my receipt, and somehow I still had it... and I found it too!

[Able72]

Yeah, the problem is I'm not sure where I bought it from. It is a download copy but I'm not sure if it was Direct2Drive or Uplay. I know it wasn't Steam.

[Sniper297]

I googled the original error;

https://support.ubi.com/en-US/Faqs/0...-1364550299926

IIRC this game was originally programmed with directX 9C, which didn't come standard with later versions of windows.

http://vulkk.com/2015/08/14/install-...-10-for-swtor/

[Able72]

Originally Posted by Sniper297

I googled the original error;

https://support.ubi.com/en-US/Faqs/0...-1364550299926

IIRC this game was originally programmed with directX 9C, which didn't come standard with later versions of windows.

http://vulkk.com/2015/08/14/install-...-10-for-swtor/

The original error I had was "The procedure entry point ?TokenzieAndReturnCollectionDeletable@String@@SA?a V?$DynamicVector@PAD@@QBD_NPAD@Z could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Games\Silent Hunter4\sh4.exe". That was a result of the file not installing correctly because of the folder redirect. Once I went into safe mode and that folder redirect was disabled, the update installed correctly. The problem I am having now is, I believe, from the DRM I tripped as a result of Windows 10 closing the activation screen and not getting an opportunity to put in the Activation Code.

[Able72]

I think I'm throwing in the towel and just going to set up a dual boot with Windows 7 64 bit to use for my games. So I'll have the Windows 10 partition just like they set up for work and I'll install a second partition with Windows 7 that I can use for playing. I have way to many days away from home to be without some form of entertainment and this whole system is getting on my nerves. I hope this will just bypass the whole problem and leave me somewhere I know how to work things out with.

[propbeanie]

Watch out for drivers issues with the newer computers... some of them were purpose-built to "kill" Win7's use. If there's room in the box, it'd be nice to be able to throw a 2nd hard drive in there for the other OS, but I haven't seen a laptop with a 2nd hard drive in a while...

[Able72]

Finally figured out what was making the .exe disappear. For some strange reason my virus scanner was identifying it as a virus. Anyone know anything about chance? I'm trying to figure out how to get an exclusion made.

[propbeanie]

There's usually a way to temporarily turn it off, or like you say, allow an exception... which one do you have? Are you sure that's the issue? Is it in the AV's log file?

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi Guys
.exe applications can be an irritating problem with some anti virus programs as they can look at it in different ways.
The SH3 Patch_HSIE-V16B1 comes up as virus with AVG and is blocked.
I have also had the SH5 .exe being blocked.
I have never had a problem though with SH4.

It is easy to set up exceptions in your anti virus software.
There is usually an icon on the task bar or hidden behind the ^ where you can open your anti virus program.
Changes need to be made to both the Computer side and Firewall.
Peter

[Able72]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi Guys
.exe applications can be an irritating problem with some anti virus programs as they can look at it in different ways.
The SH3 Patch_HSIE-V16B1 comes up as virus with AVG and is blocked.
I have also had the SH5 .exe being blocked.
I have never had a problem though with SH4.

It is easy to set up exceptions in your anti virus software.
There is usually an icon on the task bar or hidden behind the ^ where you can open your anti virus program.
Changes need to be made to both the Computer side and Firewall.
Peter

Yeah, I'm afraid though, after poking and prodding around, that my paranoid IT made that part of my virus scanning program inaccessible. You wouldn't happen to know how to make a UEFI bootable install for windows 7 would you?