Crashes during loading... even after re-install

Flying Dutchman · 09-11-06, 02:59 PM

Hello fellow subbers!

Some time ago I installed greywolves 1.1 and could play the game for a very long time without any problems. But suddenly it started crashing in the middle of a mission and I haven't been playing the game a long time out of frustration.

Two days ago I started again and was able to do one whole mission but after this single patrol the game crashed a few times in the mission-loading-screen (after a few seconds of 'Not so long ago....') and even worse... the game starts crashing now during the loading of the menu.

Ive rolledback SH3-commander, Ive uninstalled SH3 and installed it again... and again and again and again... but it just keeps on crashing during the menu-load with the following message:

There is a new (not implemented) page: <Page Ingame Options> !

and when I click OK on this message it gives a Warning screen saying:

"Warning" Menu ID not found: 0x000008 !
after which the game crashes and I get the possibility to send Microsoft an error-message.

Help! can I ever play this game again without formatting my whole computer?
Ive tried re-installing the game but it keeps on saying these messages...

Gromit · 09-11-06, 03:08 PM

I have absolutely no idea, but those are some fantastic photos on your website...especially the crew!

Flying Dutchman · 09-11-06, 03:25 PM

Thank you very much! Haha I think you meant the cabincrew?

Gromit · 09-11-06, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

Thank you very much! Haha I think you meant the cabincrew?

But of course.

bigboywooly · 09-11-06, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

Hello fellow subbers!

Some time ago I installed greywolves 1.1 and could play the game for a very long time without any problems. But suddenly it started crashing in the middle of a mission and I haven't been playing the game a long time out of frustration.

Two days ago I started again and was able to do one whole mission but after this single patrol the game crashed a few times in the mission-loading-screen (after a few seconds of 'Not so long ago....') and even worse... the game starts crashing now during the loading of the menu.

Ive rolledback SH3-commander, Ive uninstalled SH3 and installed it again... and again and again and again... but it just keeps on crashing during the menu-load with the following message:

There is a new (not implemented) page: <Page Ingame Options> !

and when I click OK on this message it gives a Warning screen saying:

"Warning" Menu ID not found: 0x000008 !
after which the game crashes and I get the possibility to send Microsoft an error-message.

Help! can I ever play this game again without formatting my whole computer?
Ive tried re-installing the game but it keeps on saying these messages...

Did you delete the folder in my docs when you uninstalled?
Save your career first if you want to

Colwell1199 · 09-11-06, 07:36 PM

-S- F.D.
I'm having the same problem

and now when i try and un-install it, it will give me the uninstall prep screen and then nothing. i can't un-install it and now i'm sad

. I'm not a computer guy so i don't really know what to do. can anyone help me and Flying dutchman?
Thanks!

bookworm_020 · 09-11-06, 07:57 PM

I had the same problem, which caused me to get my own computer. It turns out that there was a conflict problem with my Nokia PC software. I removed it, reinstalled SHIII and mod's and she works fine now

bigboywooly · 09-11-06, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colwell1199

-S- F.D.
I'm having the same problem

and now when i try and un-install it, it will give me the uninstall prep screen and then nothing. i can't un-install it and now i'm sad

. I'm not a computer guy so i don't really know what to do. can anyone help me and Flying dutchman?
Thanks!

If you cant uninstall
Delete the SH3 folder in my documents
Put your DVD in and click install from menu
Then click repair

If all installs ok patch to 1.4b and away you go

Colwell1199 · 09-11-06, 10:36 PM

i got it to work. I remembered you could un-installed the game from the DVD so i went there, wiped it out, re-installed, put 1.14b and then GW. so everything is cool thank god!
Thanks

P_Funk · 09-12-06, 03:42 AM

Usually these kinds of errors which appear suddenly and follow you around after uninstall involve something which isn't removed by an uninstall. After you uninstall you ought to clean the registry and remove any extraneous folders leftover. There are some good progs that can wipe out files that aren't useful. Also look at the order that you are installing things in. This problem was one I was having when I first installed SH3 with Grey Wolves. I can't recall how I fixed it but I think it involved how I installed mods.

It's the Game, then the patch (1.4b), then the mod then SH3 cmndr. However you said that it worked fine for a while. This would suggest something new on your computer altered something of how the game interacts with windows. So recall when the problems started and what new progs you had installed or if you had changed any major settings.

That's the best I can give you.

Cheers mate.

bigboywooly · 09-12-06, 09:17 AM

Had it myself yesterday
Computer rebooted itself in middle of game and after that would CTD on loading mission
All I did was delete the SH3 folder in my docs and click repair on DVD which gave me a clean instal of SH3 as well as a new folder in my documents
After that the original instal worked fine again
I am pretty certain a lot of these CTD\not loading problems are to do with the main.cfg file in the my documents SH3 becoming corrupt for some reason

This time round I have made a copy of the SH3 folder before starting the game
Will be interesting to see if in the fuure I get the same problem just using that back up will cure it

supposedtobeworking · 09-12-06, 12:07 PM

Guys get this!! I just started haveing the same problem and NEVER had any problems before...I am using heavily modded GW 1.1a....and right after loading screen in mission it crashed to DT. well, I reinstalled and uninstalled about twenty times over a three day period of trial and error troubleshooting...going through mod by mod individually. It kept doing it on mods which worked fine before, so I was stumped...until...I realized that I had changed to the white hat TGA in the Crew/helmet/OFF folder....wtf? that was it...I switched the hat back to default, and vualaa, works perfectly as before---How can this stupid white hat TGA cause a friggin CDT?? Anyone else,,,?? the original poster may want to check this if he tried to use the white hat....I swear I tried everything and it only CDT'd when I activated the stupid white hat!!!

Flying Dutchman · 09-12-06, 05:57 PM

Hey!
The past few hours I've been out on the atlantic hunting because a total uninstall (of SH3, GW and SH3-commander) and re-install was succesfull!
I indeed had to remove all the remaining folders and savegames by hand, but after that it worked perfectly... for the time being.

Thank you very much for your help guys!

Cheers,

FD

09-11-06, 02:59 PM	#1
Flying Dutchman Watch Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 17 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Crashes during loading... even after re-install Hello fellow subbers! Some time ago I installed greywolves 1.1 and could play the game for a very long time without any problems. But suddenly it started crashing in the middle of a mission and I haven't been playing the game a long time out of frustration. Two days ago I started again and was able to do one whole mission but after this single patrol the game crashed a few times in the mission-loading-screen (after a few seconds of 'Not so long ago....') and even worse... the game starts crashing now during the loading of the menu. Ive rolledback SH3-commander, Ive uninstalled SH3 and installed it again... and again and again and again... but it just keeps on crashing during the menu-load with the following message: There is a new (not implemented) page: <Page Ingame Options> ! and when I click OK on this message it gives a Warning screen saying: "Warning" Menu ID not found: 0x000008 ! after which the game crashes and I get the possibility to send Microsoft an error-message. Help! can I ever play this game again without formatting my whole computer? Ive tried re-installing the game but it keeps on saying these messages...

09-11-06, 07:57 PM	#7
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I had the same problem, which caused me to get my own computer. It turns out that there was a conflict problem with my Nokia PC software. I removed it, reinstalled SHIII and mod's and she works fine now __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

09-12-06, 03:42 AM	#10
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Usually these kinds of errors which appear suddenly and follow you around after uninstall involve something which isn't removed by an uninstall. After you uninstall you ought to clean the registry and remove any extraneous folders leftover. There are some good progs that can wipe out files that aren't useful. Also look at the order that you are installing things in. This problem was one I was having when I first installed SH3 with Grey Wolves. I can't recall how I fixed it but I think it involved how I installed mods. It's the Game, then the patch (1.4b), then the mod then SH3 cmndr. However you said that it worked fine for a while. This would suggest something new on your computer altered something of how the game interacts with windows. So recall when the problems started and what new progs you had installed or if you had changed any major settings. That's the best I can give you. Cheers mate. __________________

09-12-06, 09:17 AM	#11
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Had it myself yesterday Computer rebooted itself in middle of game and after that would CTD on loading mission All I did was delete the SH3 folder in my docs and click repair on DVD which gave me a clean instal of SH3 as well as a new folder in my documents After that the original instal worked fine again I am pretty certain a lot of these CTD\not loading problems are to do with the main.cfg file in the my documents SH3 becoming corrupt for some reason This time round I have made a copy of the SH3 folder before starting the game Will be interesting to see if in the fuure I get the same problem just using that back up will cure it __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

09-12-06, 12:07 PM	#12
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	ITS the WHITE HAT!!! Guys get this!! I just started haveing the same problem and NEVER had any problems before...I am using heavily modded GW 1.1a....and right after loading screen in mission it crashed to DT. well, I reinstalled and uninstalled about twenty times over a three day period of trial and error troubleshooting...going through mod by mod individually. It kept doing it on mods which worked fine before, so I was stumped...until...I realized that I had changed to the white hat TGA in the Crew/helmet/OFF folder....wtf? that was it...I switched the hat back to default, and vualaa, works perfectly as before---How can this stupid white hat TGA cause a friggin CDT?? Anyone else,,,?? the original poster may want to check this if he tried to use the white hat....I swear I tried everything and it only CDT'd when I activated the stupid white hat!!!

09-11-06, 03:08 PM	#2
Gromit Seaman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 33 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I have absolutely no idea, but those are some fantastic photos on your website...especially the crew!

09-11-06, 03:25 PM	#3
Flying Dutchman Watch Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 17 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Thank you very much! Haha I think you meant the cabincrew?

09-11-06, 07:36 PM	#6
Colwell1199 Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rhineland-Pfalz Posts: 5 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	-S- F.D. I'm having the same problem and now when i try and un-install it, it will give me the uninstall prep screen and then nothing. i can't un-install it and now i'm sad . I'm not a computer guy so i don't really know what to do. can anyone help me and Flying dutchman? Thanks!

09-11-06, 10:36 PM	#9
Colwell1199 Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rhineland-Pfalz Posts: 5 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	i got it to work. I remembered you could un-installed the game from the DVD so i went there, wiped it out, re-installed, put 1.14b and then GW. so everything is cool thank god! Thanks

09-12-06, 05:57 PM	#13
Flying Dutchman Watch Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 17 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Hey! The past few hours I've been out on the atlantic hunting because a total uninstall (of SH3, GW and SH3-commander) and re-install was succesfull! I indeed had to remove all the remaining folders and savegames by hand, but after that it worked perfectly... for the time being. Thank you very much for your help guys! Cheers, FD