SH4: Wolves of the Pacific Tutorial Trouble

josh2007 · 07-17-08, 02:15 PM

OK the games works and update fine but when i get ready to do the tutorials it will load but when it gets to the screen that says please wait Windows Vista pops up a message saying silent hunter 4 has stop responding and it trys to search for a solution. I have tried to reinstall the game with no success. I have tried running it as administrator. I wanna do the tutorials bc i have not played any other Sh's and i really dont know what im doing

Mush Martin · 07-17-08, 02:19 PM

Welcome to subsim and enjoy your stay.

I dont have vista but you need to install
to anywhere but "program files"

M

josh2007 · 07-17-08, 02:20 PM

oo really??? why is that lol ill give it a try

Mush Martin · 07-17-08, 02:28 PM

Like I say Im not sure of the particulars but everybody asks what you
just did and everybody answers what I just did.

this raises a fair point though.

advice for the new subsimmer.

1.read the newbie guides.
2.prior to posting a question in a new thread
always always always use the forum search
first. almost every question has already been
asked dozens of times. if you dont find it then
post it.
3.let modders mod. read all the readme's in a mod.
it will save you taking up the modders next five
weeks with questions they answered prior to release.

that at least will do for a start.
again welcome aboard
M

UnderseaLcpl · 07-17-08, 02:33 PM

Welcome Josh!

Mush is smart, he makes a good point.
That being said, Vista sucks and good luck with sh4.

If it still doesn't work, please post your system specs and describe all the background programs and/ autoupdaters you have running. Lots of computer-genius types here who are friendly and willing to help, I know.

Mush Martin · 07-17-08, 02:37 PM

As I have said before.
You can have my XP when you pry it from my cold dead fingers.
M.

josh2007 · 07-17-08, 02:40 PM

lol ok its almost done installing somewhere else besides program files and sorry but i tried to find the search box for this fourum but could not find it

josh2007 · 07-17-08, 02:41 PM

i found it lol

Digital_Trucker · 07-17-08, 02:59 PM

And if the site search doesn't find it, try using Google's "search this site". It does a good job, too.

And welcome aboard

josh2007 · 07-17-08, 03:51 PM

ok i have tried to install it in a different folder than the program files but still no luck....how would i tell ya all my system specs?

Seminole · 07-17-08, 04:43 PM

Hi:

Which Vista edition do you have ? 32? or 64?

If 64: then you need to have it installed in the Program x86 directory.

You don't need to run as administrator.

You don't need any compatibility mode.

Video card drivers and Direct X are current ...right?

You do need enough memory. I wouldn't want to try with less than 4Gb but you might get by with 2. When the sims stops running open and check Task Manger to see if you are out of or very low on memory. chances are good that you are.

I just doesn't make sense that you can run anything but the tutorials...they are just "special" single missions. If you can run any single mission then the tutorials (Tutorials= SUB School..Right?) should run.

What mods have you installed? Any problem I have ever had with Vista/SH4 was mod related. Jerk the offending mod and SH4 goes back to running fine and dandy.

If you have 32 bit Vista then I don't know what to tell you. I never saw the point in 32 Vista...might as well have stayed with old XP.

Good luck!

josh2007 · 07-17-08, 04:51 PM

32-BIT sorry

kylesplanet · 07-17-08, 07:45 PM

When you install the game, make sure you let SH4 install direct X 9. Vista runs DX10 but the game needs to install DX 9 so it can work.

josh2007 · 07-17-08, 08:06 PM

yes i have DX9 because i let SH4 install it but i think i might have also installed DX10 for another game?? is there a way to check

Digital_Trucker · 07-17-08, 08:13 PM

No need to check on the DX10, you can have both installed at the same time. As long as you have installed DX9, you should be OK in that department.

07-17-08, 02:15 PM	#1
josh2007 Watch Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SH4: Wolves of the Pacific Tutorial Trouble OK the games works and update fine but when i get ready to do the tutorials it will load but when it gets to the screen that says please wait Windows Vista pops up a message saying silent hunter 4 has stop responding and it trys to search for a solution. I have tried to reinstall the game with no success. I have tried running it as administrator. I wanna do the tutorials bc i have not played any other Sh's and i really dont know what im doing

07-17-08, 02:19 PM	#2
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Welcome to subsim and enjoy your stay. I dont have vista but you need to install to anywhere but "program files" M __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

07-17-08, 02:28 PM	#4
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Like I say Im not sure of the particulars but everybody asks what you just did and everybody answers what I just did. this raises a fair point though. advice for the new subsimmer. 1.read the newbie guides. 2.prior to posting a question in a new thread always always always use the forum search first. almost every question has already been asked dozens of times. if you dont find it then post it. 3.let modders mod. read all the readme's in a mod. it will save you taking up the modders next five weeks with questions they answered prior to release. that at least will do for a start. again welcome aboard M __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

07-17-08, 02:33 PM	#5
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Welcome Josh! Mush is smart, he makes a good point. That being said, Vista sucks and good luck with sh4. If it still doesn't work, please post your system specs and describe all the background programs and/ autoupdaters you have running. Lots of computer-genius types here who are friendly and willing to help, I know. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

07-17-08, 02:37 PM	#6
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	As I have said before. You can have my XP when you pry it from my cold dead fingers. M. __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

07-17-08, 02:20 PM	#3
josh2007 Watch Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	oo really??? why is that lol ill give it a try

07-17-08, 02:40 PM	#7
josh2007 Watch Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	lol ok its almost done installing somewhere else besides program files and sorry but i tried to find the search box for this fourum but could not find it

07-17-08, 02:41 PM	#8
josh2007 Watch Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i found it lol

07-17-08, 02:59 PM	#9
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	And if the site search doesn't find it, try using Google's "search this site". It does a good job, too. And welcome aboard __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

07-17-08, 03:51 PM	#10
josh2007 Watch Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ok i have tried to install it in a different folder than the program files but still no luck....how would i tell ya all my system specs?

07-17-08, 04:43 PM	#11
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Hi: Which Vista edition do you have ? 32? or 64? If 64: then you need to have it installed in the Program x86 directory. You don't need to run as administrator. You don't need any compatibility mode. Video card drivers and Direct X are current ...right? You do need enough memory. I wouldn't want to try with less than 4Gb but you might get by with 2. When the sims stops running open and check Task Manger to see if you are out of or very low on memory. chances are good that you are. I just doesn't make sense that you can run anything but the tutorials...they are just "special" single missions. If you can run any single mission then the tutorials (Tutorials= SUB School..Right?) should run. What mods have you installed? Any problem I have ever had with Vista/SH4 was mod related. Jerk the offending mod and SH4 goes back to running fine and dandy. If you have 32 bit Vista then I don't know what to tell you. I never saw the point in 32 Vista...might as well have stayed with old XP. Good luck! __________________

07-17-08, 04:51 PM	#12
josh2007 Watch Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	32-BIT sorry

07-17-08, 07:45 PM	#13
kylesplanet Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 629 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	When you install the game, make sure you let SH4 install direct X 9. Vista runs DX10 but the game needs to install DX 9 so it can work. __________________

07-17-08, 08:06 PM	#14
josh2007 Watch Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	yes i have DX9 because i let SH4 install it but i think i might have also installed DX10 for another game?? is there a way to check

07-17-08, 08:13 PM	#15
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	No need to check on the DX10, you can have both installed at the same time. As long as you have installed DX9, you should be OK in that department. __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.