AAAAAAAAARGH!!!!! Bloody updates!

Foghladh_mhara · 03-22-07, 07:32 PM

Why does God always put the boot in? Why have I got automatic updates selected on this bloody computer?

I have a great girlfriend and 3 great kids. I have a job I hate and a mortgage I hate even more. Ten to 1am is my time when all are asleep and I take the U-boat for a spin. I'm not a good kaleun. I'm not a talented kaleun. But I'm a kaleun who tries.

I sail and I sink. I would join the two patrol and your dead club but I never fulfill the criteria of finishing the first patrol. I'm used to this but tonight was different! Tonight was special
I went out as per usual shooting the odd tramp steamer passing the time to my patrol grid. But today happens to be the day my PC scans and looks for updates. Kept getting the little bling noise and a message box telling me a fantastic update to my spamkiller had been found and I should restart to install. I click 'I'll do it later' it goes away. It comes back every half hour or so.
I found THE convoy. Heavily escorted but chockablock full of tankers and large merchies, 1000 m under the keel and 5 eels in their tubes. I got inside the screen and shot 2 salvoes and the stern. I sank 2 large tankers and winged a large cargo. I dived, evaded, reloaded and followed up. I got 2 more medium merchants. I survived a depthcharge assault by 2 escorts for bloody ages. When they left I decided to go back and finish the large cargo. I had about 54000 tonnes including the various little guys on the away which is some achievement for me and surviving to boot. I still have 6 fish left and about half of my deck gun ammo, I've got a good feeling about this patrol. Just as I'm plotting the course the little message box pops up and I click on it by mistake

Computer begins to restart. I actually cried out and my missus got up! (she told me to grow up) Its all gone

I'm back in Willi at the start of patrol#2 and BdU wont believe me.
Wonder if my boss would believe that I'm sick tomo:hmm:

Brag · 03-22-07, 08:48 PM

Fog,
All I can say is oh scheisse. Never fear, your next patrol will be great and I have to casks of madeira stowed in my torpedo room for the party we'll have.

Don'r forget to check in on the U Boat honor thread

Zero Niner · 03-22-07, 09:03 PM

Ouch! is all I can say...

Foghladh_mhara · 03-22-07, 09:30 PM

Ah who am I kidding. Prob would have crashed into the dockside on the way home anyway. Maybe a transfer to the pacific fleet is in order:hmm: Lots of wide open water to not do stuff in

Jay · 03-22-07, 10:52 PM

I've been in the same situation. I had sunk five or six ships, then SHIII crashed when I tried to switch from submerged attack to surface cruise mode via the crew management screen. The game has crashed several times under exactly the same circumstances, due either to a bug in the program or maybe because my system RAM [512MB] isn't sufficient.

In any case, I now do a save immediately after I sink a ship. I also avoid having the computer manage the crew assignments while lots of things are going on in a mission.

robbo180265 · 03-23-07, 03:54 AM

fortunately I'm on a wireless set up, so I always switch the internet off before I go on patrol. I find it slows the game down and now having read your post there's an even better reason for staying off - line.

I feel for you mate that must have really hurt.

minute · 03-23-07, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay

I've been in the same situation. I had sunk five or six ships, then SHIII crashed when I tried to switch from submerged attack to surface cruise mode via the crew management screen. The game has crashed several times under exactly the same circumstances, due either to a bug in the program or maybe because my system RAM [512MB] isn't sufficient.

That's a positive bug, been reported several times. We've all dunnit. Just move the crew manually - think it as a positive feedback towards your crew

HunterICX · 03-23-07, 07:48 AM

To get rid of the micro****s updates

Click My Computer,
go to the Configuration Panel
click Automatic Updates
then you have 2 options suitable to fix ur problem

1: put a Tag in the option: Notify when updates are available , but do not download nor install them automaticly.
2: Disable the automatic updates.

that will fix your issue.
good luck

bigboywooly · 03-23-07, 09:20 AM

Hi and welcome Jay

I have clicked on the restart box more than a few times
Damn updates

Always happens on the good patrols though

Foghladh_mhara · 03-23-07, 09:40 AM

Yeah cant blame a bug for this one. Finger acted a split second before the brain

danurve · 03-23-07, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Why does God always put the boot in?..

What ever god you happen to believe in has nothing to do with it, it's Murphys law.

Had a good game rolling the other weekend, it was aroound 2:30 am. All of a sudden the game gets choppy, the pc starts winding away and the game goes down.
Then I get a message "Virus database has been updated"
Forgot to to disable A/V before starting the game, Doh!

Foghladh_mhara · 03-23-07, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danurve

Quote:

Why does God always put the boot in?..

What ever god you happen to believe in has nothing to do with it, it's Murphys law.

I know God wouldnt do that to me. I'm Irish and therefore one of his chosen people

Murphy on the other hand is Irish as well and I know what devious little gits we can be:rotfl:

03-23-07, 11:54 AM

I just run off my computers limited account so I don't get interupted by updates and what not while I'm playing, works well as I don't get bombarded by viruses and stuff either.

Jimbuna · 03-23-07, 11:59 AM

Hunters solution is the obvious one

Welcome aboard kaleun Jay

03-22-07, 07:32 PM	#1
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	AAAAAAAAARGH!!!!! Bloody updates! Why does God always put the boot in? Why have I got automatic updates selected on this bloody computer? I have a great girlfriend and 3 great kids. I have a job I hate and a mortgage I hate even more. Ten to 1am is my time when all are asleep and I take the U-boat for a spin. I'm not a good kaleun. I'm not a talented kaleun. But I'm a kaleun who tries. I sail and I sink. I would join the two patrol and your dead club but I never fulfill the criteria of finishing the first patrol. I'm used to this but tonight was different! Tonight was special I went out as per usual shooting the odd tramp steamer passing the time to my patrol grid. But today happens to be the day my PC scans and looks for updates. Kept getting the little bling noise and a message box telling me a fantastic update to my spamkiller had been found and I should restart to install. I click 'I'll do it later' it goes away. It comes back every half hour or so. I found THE convoy. Heavily escorted but chockablock full of tankers and large merchies, 1000 m under the keel and 5 eels in their tubes. I got inside the screen and shot 2 salvoes and the stern. I sank 2 large tankers and winged a large cargo. I dived, evaded, reloaded and followed up. I got 2 more medium merchants. I survived a depthcharge assault by 2 escorts for bloody ages. When they left I decided to go back and finish the large cargo. I had about 54000 tonnes including the various little guys on the away which is some achievement for me and surviving to boot. I still have 6 fish left and about half of my deck gun ammo, I've got a good feeling about this patrol. Just as I'm plotting the course the little message box pops up and I click on it by mistake Computer begins to restart. I actually cried out and my missus got up! (she told me to grow up) Its all gone I'm back in Willi at the start of patrol#2 and BdU wont believe me. Wonder if my boss would believe that I'm sick tomo:hmm: __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

03-22-07, 09:30 PM	#4
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Ah who am I kidding. Prob would have crashed into the dockside on the way home anyway. Maybe a transfer to the pacific fleet is in order:hmm: Lots of wide open water to not do stuff in __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

03-22-07, 10:52 PM	#5
Jay Mate Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 56 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I've been in the same situation. I had sunk five or six ships, then SHIII crashed when I tried to switch from submerged attack to surface cruise mode via the crew management screen. The game has crashed several times under exactly the same circumstances, due either to a bug in the program or maybe because my system RAM [512MB] isn't sufficient. In any case, I now do a save immediately after I sink a ship. I also avoid having the computer manage the crew assignments while lots of things are going on in a mission. __________________ Jay Floggings will continue until morale improves. GWX 3 & SH3 Commander 3.1 Last edited by Jay; 03-22-07 at 11:28 PM.

03-23-07, 07:48 AM	#8
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	To get rid of the micro****s updates Click My Computer, go to the Configuration Panel click Automatic Updates then you have 2 options suitable to fix ur problem 1: put a Tag in the option: Notify when updates are available , but do not download nor install them automaticly. 2: Disable the automatic updates. that will fix your issue. good luck __________________

03-23-07, 09:20 AM	#9
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Hi and welcome Jay I have clicked on the restart box more than a few times Damn updates Always happens on the good patrols though __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

03-22-07, 08:48 PM	#2
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Fog, All I can say is oh scheisse. Never fear, your next patrol will be great and I have to casks of madeira stowed in my torpedo room for the party we'll have. Don'r forget to check in on the U Boat honor thread __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

03-22-07, 09:03 PM	#3
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Ouch! is all I can say...

03-23-07, 03:54 AM	#6
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	fortunately I'm on a wireless set up, so I always switch the internet off before I go on patrol. I find it slows the game down and now having read your post there's an even better reason for staying off - line. I feel for you mate that must have really hurt.

03-23-07, 09:40 AM	#10
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Yeah cant blame a bug for this one. Finger acted a split second before the brain __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

03-23-07, 11:54 AM	#13
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I just run off my computers limited account so I don't get interupted by updates and what not while I'm playing, works well as I don't get bombarded by viruses and stuff either.

03-23-07, 11:59 AM	#14
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Hunters solution is the obvious one Welcome aboard kaleun Jay __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!