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03-01-09, 03:23 PM | #1 |
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Vista Problem with SH4
Everytime I load SH4 into my computer and run the game it crashes. I have the following system:
Gateway FX6800-01e Intel Core i7CPU 920@2.67 GHZ 3.00 GB RAM 64-bit operating system Vista Home Premium Can anyone help on this topic?
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03-01-09, 05:13 PM | #2 |
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How far do you get before SH4 crashes?
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03-01-09, 05:31 PM | #3 |
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I ran into the same problem when I loaded it from steam but that was because I downloaded both sh4 and the expansion at the same time. You need to download sh4 play it and then exit and download the expansion pack. I am not sure if that is your problem but if you are using steam it might be.
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03-01-09, 05:44 PM | #4 |
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You may need to do this.. Right click on the .exe file (SH4 icon) and select "Run as Administrator". Hope this helps. I know I needed to.
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You didn't install it in the program files, did you?
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03-01-09, 10:41 PM | #7 |
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You did let it install the DirectX part of the install didn't you? For some reason, even though I already have DirectX installed, the game won't run without me letting SH4 reinstall the DirectX it wants.
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Most likely culprit in these instances turns out to be due to an installation snafu most often mod related. Good luck.
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Basically, Vista won't let you (or JSGME) change the files located in SH4's subdirectories. Instead, it dumps the new files in a different spot, the "Virtual Store" location mentioned in the article. It's anyone's guess at that point what file SH4 is going to get when it requests it. So if there's a game that you're considering modding on Vista, make sure you install it somewhere other than "C:\Program Files". I'd suggest "C:\Games". This probably isn't the problem that the original poster is having, though. |
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03-02-09, 12:36 PM | #11 |
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Okay, I loaded the stock SH4 and no patches, it crashed right after the menu. I read previously that someone changed the video card settings from x4 to 16 but I am not sure what that means. SH3 runs fine no issues. I installed the SH4 game outside the program files.
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03-02-09, 02:56 PM | #14 |
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Yes on trying all of that, and yes I get the load screen but it crashes as soon as or a little bit after the game begins to run. Could it be the CODECS that it asks for in the begining? I load everything except ADOBE becasue I have the latest version
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03-02-09, 03:16 PM | #15 |
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The hell with it.....going back to SH3..this is frustrating...but i thank you all....
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