Leaving the Community and Uninstalling Silent Hunter 4 for Good

KillerSpoon575 · 03-26-21, 08:25 PM

That's it. I've had enough of this crap. I hate everything about this stupid game. Nothing works. I uninstall and reinstall it more times than I can remember and it never works. I move the Steam folder out of Programs folder, I uninstall and reinstall Steam, I reinstall it in another folder. NOTHING WORKS!! Steam says it's running, but nothing ever pops up, but TASK MANAGER HAS THE AUDACITY TO SAY THAT THIS PIECE OF GARBAGE IS RUNNING, EVEN THOUGH NOTHING POPS UP!!!! OH, AND THE BEST PART?! EVEN STEAM CAN'T STOP THE APPLICATION!!!!! I CAN'T EVEN CLOSE THE DAMN THING DOWN BY SHUTTING OFF THE COMPUTER!!!!!! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS OUTDATED PIECE OF CRAP!!! THAT'S $5.24 I'M NEVER GETTING BACK!!!!! I'M SCUTTLING MY SUB! WoWS MAY BE ****, BUT AT LEAST IT ****ING RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bubblehead1980 · 03-26-21, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerSpoon575

That's it. I've had enough of this crap. I hate everything about this stupid game. Nothing works. I uninstall and reinstall it more times than I can remember and it never works. I move the Steam folder out of Programs folder, I uninstall and reinstall Steam, I reinstall it in another folder. NOTHING WORKS!! Steam says it's running, but nothing ever pops up, but TASK MANAGER HAS THE AUDACITY TO SAY THAT THIS PIECE OF GARBAGE IS RUNNING, EVEN THOUGH NOTHING POPS UP!!!! OH, AND THE BEST PART?! EVEN STEAM CAN'T STOP THE APPLICATION!!!!! I CAN'T EVEN CLOSE THE DAMN THING DOWN BY SHUTTING OFF THE COMPUTER!!!!!! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS OUTDATED PIECE OF CRAP!!! THAT'S $5.24 I'M NEVER GETTING BACK!!!!! I'M SCUTTLING MY SUB! WoWS MAY BE ****, BUT AT LEAST IT ****ING RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Understand the frustration and the sim out of the box is terrible. I would encourage you to locate a physical copy, should install easily, then pick up the mods here at subsim, absolutely worth it. Steam is well, awful.

KillerSpoon575 · 03-26-21, 08:58 PM

I can't use a disc because I don't have a disc drive.

billkunert · 03-26-21, 10:43 PM

I got my downloadable copy from Amazon and it's always worked very well until a recent upgrade Microsoft did on Win 10. I t would not load. I removed the upgrade and made a couple of changes and it's back to running great.

les green01 · 03-27-21, 02:43 AM

did you try installing and running laa with it

blackswan40 · 03-27-21, 04:18 AM

HI Killerspoon575 4Gig Patch download link below

4Gig Patch

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...o=file&id=5737

LLA

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...-aware.112556/

Nicolas · 03-27-21, 06:40 AM

Get it for free from somewhere else since you already paid for it, its not piracy.

Jeff-Groves · 03-27-21, 08:22 AM

You could try this. Has worked for me in the past.
https://ubeogesh-things.blogspot.com...-aka.html#more

propbeanie · 03-27-21, 09:29 AM

Don't leave the community though... I'm sorry about not showering yesterday - I realize not too many folks take kindly to the smell off Guadalcanal too well... too much coffee and pizza to have time to do that, but I promise I'll clean-up today! But in all seriousness, have you tried changing the Property settings on the SH4.exe file? I never had a worry in the world with SH4, neither Steam, UPlay (UConnect now) nor disk. They all ran, and they all take mods just fine... until the "New!!!" Windows 10 came along the other day... I now have to have different settings on the SH4.exe for each of the 3 computers, and had to experiment with all three to get the game to run. My Windows 7 machine does fine, but all 3 Windows 10 machines had to be changed. Here's a post with a picture I did yesterday in billkunert's SH4 won't start after recent Win10 update post. Experimentation is mandatory in today's 'modern' computer world when you are dealing with antiquated "legacy" apps from the Windows XP (DirectX v9.0c) days, unfortunately. The game is a blast though still -at least for me it is - after how ever many years it has been since the SSI SH4 (v1) came out...

KaleunMarco · 03-27-21, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by propbeanie

They all ran, and they all take mods just fine... until the "New!!!" Windows 10 came along the other day... I now have to have different settings on the SH4.exe for each of the 3 computers, and had to experiment with all three to get the game to run. My Windows 7 machine does fine, but all 3 Windows 10 machines had to be changed. Here's a post with a picture I did yesterday in billkunert's SH4 won't start after recent Win10 update post.

now, you have me scared to install Windows Version 20H2, which is teed up for my system.

propbeanie · 03-27-21, 10:08 AM

... and that's the thing about Windows 10... you cannot stop the updates, only delay them for a few weeks. MS (just like Apple, just like Google, etc ad infinitum adnauseum) will have their will with you and yours.

Moonlight · 03-27-21, 10:19 AM

It's a user fault and not a windows fault, I've been using Win 10 pro 20H2 since the 4th of September ‎2020 without any problems, before someone starts mouthing off about win 10 they should first learn how to use the bleeding thing before they consider throwing their teddy out of the pram.

Jeff-Groves · 03-27-21, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonlight

throwing their WET teddy out of the pram.

propbeanie · 03-27-21, 11:05 AM

You'll never pry Teddy from my clutches!...

Moonlight · 03-27-21, 11:10 AM

You wait until Microsoft hear you bragging about your teddy Mr beanie, when they've done with you you'll be begging them to relieve you of it.

03-26-21, 08:25 PM	#1
KillerSpoon575 Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 8 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Leaving the Community and Uninstalling Silent Hunter 4 for Good That's it. I've had enough of this crap. I hate everything about this stupid game. Nothing works. I uninstall and reinstall it more times than I can remember and it never works. I move the Steam folder out of Programs folder, I uninstall and reinstall Steam, I reinstall it in another folder. NOTHING WORKS!! Steam says it's running, but nothing ever pops up, but TASK MANAGER HAS THE AUDACITY TO SAY THAT THIS PIECE OF GARBAGE IS RUNNING, EVEN THOUGH NOTHING POPS UP!!!! OH, AND THE BEST PART?! EVEN STEAM CAN'T STOP THE APPLICATION!!!!! I CAN'T EVEN CLOSE THE DAMN THING DOWN BY SHUTTING OFF THE COMPUTER!!!!!! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS OUTDATED PIECE OF CRAP!!! THAT'S $5.24 I'M NEVER GETTING BACK!!!!! I'M SCUTTLING MY SUB! WoWS MAY BE **, BUT AT LEAST IT *ING RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last edited by KillerSpoon575; 03-26-21 at 09:08 PM.*

03-27-21, 02:43 AM	#5
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,784 Downloads: 1405 Uploads: 0	did you try installing and running laa with it __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

03-27-21, 04:18 AM	#6
blackswan40 GWX - KC Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IN THE STEEL SHARKS VIRTUAL OCEAN Posts: 2,784 Downloads: 612 Uploads: 31	HI Killerspoon575 4Gig Patch download link below 4Gig Patch https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...o=file&id=5737 LLA https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...-aware.112556/ __________________ Someone Had to Make the Tea

03-27-21, 09:29 AM	#9
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,103 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Don't leave the community though... I'm sorry about not showering yesterday - I realize not too many folks take kindly to the smell off Guadalcanal too well... too much coffee and pizza to have time to do that, but I promise I'll clean-up today! But in all seriousness, have you tried changing the Property settings on the SH4.exe file? I never had a worry in the world with SH4, neither Steam, UPlay (UConnect now) nor disk. They all ran, and they all take mods just fine... until the "New!!!" Windows 10 came along the other day... I now have to have different settings on the SH4.exe for each of the 3 computers, and had to experiment with all three to get the game to run. My Windows 7 machine does fine, but all 3 Windows 10 machines had to be changed. Here's a post with a picture I did yesterday in billkunert's SH4 won't start after recent Win10 update post. Experimentation is mandatory in today's 'modern' computer world when you are dealing with antiquated "legacy" apps from the Windows XP (DirectX v9.0c) days, unfortunately. The game is a blast though still -at least for me it is - after how ever many years it has been since the SSI SH4 (v1) came out... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

03-27-21, 10:08 AM	#11
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,103 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	... and that's the thing about Windows 10... you cannot stop the updates, only delay them for a few weeks. MS (just like Apple, just like Google, etc ad infinitum adnauseum) will have their will with you and yours. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

03-26-21, 08:58 PM	#3
KillerSpoon575 Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 8 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I can't use a disc because I don't have a disc drive.

03-26-21, 10:43 PM	#4
billkunert Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 7 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	I got my downloadable copy from Amazon and it's always worked very well until a recent upgrade Microsoft did on Win 10. I t would not load. I removed the upgrade and made a couple of changes and it's back to running great.

03-27-21, 06:40 AM	#7
Nicolas Commander Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Uruguay Posts: 453 Downloads: 196 Uploads: 4	Get it for free from somewhere else since you already paid for it, its not piracy.

03-27-21, 08:22 AM	#8
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,654 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	You could try this. Has worked for me in the past. https://ubeogesh-things.blogspot.com...-aka.html#more

03-27-21, 10:19 AM	#12
Moonlight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,522 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	It's a user fault and not a windows fault, I've been using Win 10 pro 20H2 since the 4th of September ‎2020 without any problems, before someone starts mouthing off about win 10 they should first learn how to use the bleeding thing before they consider throwing their teddy out of the pram. __________________

03-27-21, 11:05 AM	#14
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,103 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	You'll never pry Teddy from my clutches!... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

03-27-21, 11:10 AM	#15
Moonlight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,522 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	You wait until Microsoft hear you bragging about your teddy Mr beanie, when they've done with you you'll be begging them to relieve you of it. __________________