Silent Hunter 4 & Windows 10 - Page 11

RickC Sniper · 08-28-20, 09:53 PM

With Microsoft dropping support for Windows 7 and my computer being a bit of a relic I now have a new (YAY) beast of a PC with Win 10 pro on it.

I did an install of SH4 and it is up and running just fine so far with my favorite mods but I have just one question.

During the install I was prompted to register my product with UBI. I declined, but I expect to get prompted to register it again in a few days.

Is there ANY reason at all I should need to do this? Anything negative at all that would affect my game by not registering it?

Install was from the Gold edition CD.

Thank you in advance.

Aktungbby · 08-28-20, 11:27 PM

RickC Sniper,

u were overdue from patrol...nice two-year silent run!

Pisces · 08-29-20, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

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During the install I was prompted to register my product with UBI. I declined, but I expect to get prompted to register it again in a few days.

Is there ANY reason at all I should need to do this? Anything negative at all that would affect my game by not registering it?

Install was from the Gold edition CD.
...

I don't see why. I doub't there is much of a benefit to it. Patches are readily available if you need them. (well, up to 1.5 Uboat missions) I've never bothered and can't remember I ever got a nag pop-up from it.

KaleunMarco · 08-29-20, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

During the install I was prompted to register my product with UBI. I declined, but I expect to get prompted to register it again in a few days.

Is there ANY reason at all I should need to do this? Anything negative at all that would affect my game by not registering it?

Install was from the Gold edition CD.

Thank you in advance.

no.
registering just identifies you to Ubi as a licensed user. Ubi would use it for updates, notices, etc but since Ubi doesn't do that for SH4 anymore, not-registering will have no effect on your use. party-out, dude!

good luck and good hunting!

torpedobait · 08-29-20, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

With Microsoft dropping support for Windows 7 and my computer being a bit of a relic I now have a new (YAY) beast of a PC with Win 10 pro on it.

I did an install of SH4 and it is up and running just fine so far with my favorite mods but I have just one question.

During the install I was prompted to register my product with UBI. I declined, but I expect to get prompted to register it again in a few days.

Is there ANY reason at all I should need to do this? Anything negative at all that would affect my game by not registering it?

Install was from the Gold edition CD.

Thank you in advance.

Look in the folder that you installed SH4 to; you should see a folder marked "RegistrationReminder". Delete that folder and it will never come up again.

RickC Sniper · 09-01-20, 03:09 PM

Thanks guys.

trebby · 09-20-20, 01:55 PM

So....

Tried to reinstall SH4 under WIN10, and tried all above for a day.

No joy.

Utterly frustrated, decided its another time, and got UBOAT on steam sale.

UBOAT didnt ignite with me yet, reverted to boardgames.

Had to update IRFANVIEW program to scan a depth gauge to print, and clicked SH4 exe for the heck of it as I scrolled by....

It launched!!!

So, FWIW, IRFANVIEW seems to get me back...

Edit: now SH5 also works again...

LCQ_SH · 09-29-20, 06:37 PM

Hi everyone.

So I upgraded my rig, and after reading everything and tested everything I could, I concluded that my laptop doesn't want to run SH4 in any resolution but 1024x768 in windowed mode. On that resolution, it works like a charm (intel grpahics, as it doesn't like my nvidia, although it doesn't need it), but now I'm out of ideas. The big question is if there is a solution for that. (I've tried the cgf files, I already checked the net framework thing, and all good, LAA, etc.) Mostly, everything was covered and I ran out of ideas...

Some of my specs.
GTX 1660 Ti
Windows 10 10.0.18363 18363 and 16GB RAM.

Many thanks to all.

propbeanie · 09-30-20, 04:03 PM

With my 'modern' Win10 laptop, I have the Windows display settings the same as the "Native" resolution of the display monitor, and have the game set the same. I do not have a dual-card set-up like you though... but anyway, matching that, and then I right-click the SH4.exe file, and choose "Properties", and then the "Compatibility" tab. Just for SnGs, I chose "Run as an administrator" (it should not be necessary), since I was there, but the thing that helped it to actually function correctly was to click on the "Change high DPI settings", and I chose "High DPI scaling Overide - Overide high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: <Application>". That did the trick for my laptop.

LCQ_SH · 09-30-20, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by propbeanie

With my 'modern' Win10 laptop, I have the Windows display settings the same as the "Native" resolution of the display monitor, and have the game set the same. I do not have a dual-card set-up like you though... but anyway, matching that, and then I right-click the SH4.exe file, and choose "Properties", and then the "Compatibility" tab. Just for SnGs, I chose "Run as an administrator" (it should not be necessary), since I was there, but the thing that helped it to actually function correctly was to click on the "Change high DPI settings", and I chose "High DPI scaling Overide - Overide high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: <Application>". That did the trick for my laptop.

Awesome man, fatastic! Simple as that. Hopefully, that simple trick could be posted somewhere and save a lot of time for the 'new computer windows 10' guys.

All the best!

P|A|ntZ · 10-07-20, 07:37 PM

I had this issue initially after installing SH4, it would seem to be launching but then blank screen.

It turns out my Windows setting was running apps not in their native resolution. If you go into Settings > Display, there's a setting to zoom text, apps, etc. Make sure this is set at 100%. After I adjusted that, the game runs fine.

I hope this helps other Win10 users that have the same issue and are frustrated.

Aktungbby · 10-07-20, 09:37 PM

P|A|ntZ!

I see the infamous

seven-year-itch has brought U 2 the surface after a loooong silent run!

Yorktown_Class · 10-30-20, 05:46 PM

Just coming back to Silent Hunter 4 after a long time off, and now on Windows 10. I can't get passed the trash that stops the EXE from running except with registry hacks that let it work but crashes all the time, or my computer shuts down and restarts on it's own..

Very sad indeed!

Gray Lensman · 10-30-20, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yorktown_Class

Just coming back to Silent Hunter 4 after a long time off, and now on Windows 10. I can't get passed the trash that stops the EXE from running except with registry hacks that let it work but crashes all the time, or my computer shuts down and restarts on it's own..

Very sad indeed!

Make sure your SH4 installation is NOT installed in Program Files for starters, even Steam should NOT be installed in Program Files if you are running the Steam version of SH4. Assuming that you're not installed in Program Files then probably Windows Defender is messing with you. I'm using Win10 with no issues.

propbeanie · 10-30-20, 10:24 PM

Big thing with Windows 10 is to right-click on the SH4.exe and "Run as administrator". Same with the install. Staying out of Program Files is if you intend to mod the game.

08-28-20, 09:53 PM	#151
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	New Install With Microsoft dropping support for Windows 7 and my computer being a bit of a relic I now have a new (YAY) beast of a PC with Win 10 pro on it. I did an install of SH4 and it is up and running just fine so far with my favorite mods but I have just one question. During the install I was prompted to register my product with UBI. I declined, but I expect to get prompted to register it again in a few days. Is there ANY reason at all I should need to do this? Anything negative at all that would affect my game by not registering it? Install was from the Gold edition CD. Thank you in advance. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

08-28-20, 11:27 PM	#152
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: where I'm at presently Posts: 26,661 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! RickC Sniper, u were overdue from patrol...nice two-year silent run! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human stupidity; And I'm not too sure about the Universe"

09-01-20, 03:09 PM	#156
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

09-20-20, 01:55 PM	#157
trebby Medic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dutchman living in beautiful Austria Posts: 169 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	So.... Tried to reinstall SH4 under WIN10, and tried all above for a day. No joy. Utterly frustrated, decided its another time, and got UBOAT on steam sale. UBOAT didnt ignite with me yet, reverted to boardgames. Had to update IRFANVIEW program to scan a depth gauge to print, and clicked SH4 exe for the heck of it as I scrolled by.... It launched!!! So, FWIW, IRFANVIEW seems to get me back... Edit: now SH5 also works again... __________________ Flying Dutchman Last edited by trebby; 09-21-20 at 12:25 AM.

09-29-20, 06:37 PM	#158
LCQ_SH Lieutenant Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 266 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 0	windows 10 in new rig, new problems!! Hi everyone. So I upgraded my rig, and after reading everything and tested everything I could, I concluded that my laptop doesn't want to run SH4 in any resolution but 1024x768 in windowed mode. On that resolution, it works like a charm (intel grpahics, as it doesn't like my nvidia, although it doesn't need it), but now I'm out of ideas. The big question is if there is a solution for that. (I've tried the cgf files, I already checked the net framework thing, and all good, LAA, etc.) Mostly, everything was covered and I ran out of ideas... Some of my specs. GTX 1660 Ti Windows 10 10.0.18363 18363 and 16GB RAM. Many thanks to all.

09-30-20, 04:03 PM	#159
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,426 Downloads: 432 Uploads: 2	With my 'modern' Win10 laptop, I have the Windows display settings the same as the "Native" resolution of the display monitor, and have the game set the same. I do not have a dual-card set-up like you though... but anyway, matching that, and then I right-click the SH4.exe file, and choose "Properties", and then the "Compatibility" tab. Just for SnGs, I chose "Run as an administrator" (it should not be necessary), since I was there, but the thing that helped it to actually function correctly was to click on the "Change high DPI settings", and I chose "High DPI scaling Overide - Overide high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: <Application>". That did the trick for my laptop. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

10-07-20, 07:37 PM	#161
P\|A\|ntZ Bilge Rat Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I had this issue initially after installing SH4, it would seem to be launching but then blank screen. It turns out my Windows setting was running apps not in their native resolution. If you go into Settings > Display, there's a setting to zoom text, apps, etc. Make sure this is set at 100%. After I adjusted that, the game runs fine. I hope this helps other Win10 users that have the same issue and are frustrated.

10-07-20, 09:37 PM	#162
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: where I'm at presently Posts: 26,661 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! P\|A\|ntZ!I see the infamous seven-year-itch has brought U 2 the surface after a loooong silent run! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human stupidity; And I'm not too sure about the Universe"

10-30-20, 05:46 PM	#163
Yorktown_Class Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan USA Posts: 262 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Just coming back to Silent Hunter 4 after a long time off, and now on Windows 10. I can't get passed the trash that stops the EXE from running except with registry hacks that let it work but crashes all the time, or my computer shuts down and restarts on it's own.. Very sad indeed! __________________ David

10-30-20, 10:24 PM	#165
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,426 Downloads: 432 Uploads: 2	Big thing with Windows 10 is to right-click on the SH4.exe and "Run as administrator". Same with the install. Staying out of Program Files is if you intend to mod the game. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

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