Help w/ Vista, SH4, JSGME & TMO Together

dmlavan · 08-03-09, 06:53 PM

I just bought a new computer that has Vista installed. I can run SH4 fine, both in stock (v1.5) and w/ the latest TMO installed via JSGME. However, I can't get it to run in a mode that lets me take screenshots that save to a file. I've read in other Vista threads that I need to run SH4 in Administrator mode; when I do that it runs as v1.5 w/o TMO installed. If I run it again NOT in Administrator mode it loads TMO.

Is there a way to run SH4 in Administrator mode AND use JSGME-installed files? Thanks!

AVGWarhawk · 08-04-09, 07:18 PM

Your screen shots should be in the SH4 main folder. I do not run SH4 as an adminstrator and I use TMO via JSGME. My screenshots end up in the SH4 main folder. Always have.

dmlavan · 08-04-09, 08:47 PM

When I played on an XP machine they would save in the main SH4 directory. Now in Vista when I do the screenshot (Ctrl-F11) I get a location it was saved as SH4 @IMG followed by the date and it's a bmp file. Can't find it anywhere, even doing a search of the hard drive for all bmp files.

I can Ctrl-Print Screen, pause then minimize SH4, and paste the screen shot into a photo program, but that's a pain.

Armistead · 08-05-09, 03:34 AM

Not running vista, but here is the advise I always see.

go to your root folder where you have SH4 installed and click on compatibilty files in the header and they will show up

dmlavan · 08-05-09, 09:24 PM

Armistead,
That did it! Even after reading several posts on the Microsoft support website I'm not sure what a "compatibility file" is... but now I can find my screenshots. Thanks!

08-03-09, 06:53 PM	#1
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Help w/ Vista, SH4, JSGME & TMO Together I just bought a new computer that has Vista installed. I can run SH4 fine, both in stock (v1.5) and w/ the latest TMO installed via JSGME. However, I can't get it to run in a mode that lets me take screenshots that save to a file. I've read in other Vista threads that I need to run SH4 in Administrator mode; when I do that it runs as v1.5 w/o TMO installed. If I run it again NOT in Administrator mode it loads TMO. Is there a way to run SH4 in Administrator mode AND use JSGME-installed files? Thanks!

08-04-09, 07:18 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Your screen shots should be in the SH4 main folder. I do not run SH4 as an adminstrator and I use TMO via JSGME. My screenshots end up in the SH4 main folder. Always have.

08-04-09, 08:47 PM	#3
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	When I played on an XP machine they would save in the main SH4 directory. Now in Vista when I do the screenshot (Ctrl-F11) I get a location it was saved as SH4 @IMG followed by the date and it's a bmp file. Can't find it anywhere, even doing a search of the hard drive for all bmp files. I can Ctrl-Print Screen, pause then minimize SH4, and paste the screen shot into a photo program, but that's a pain.

08-05-09, 03:34 AM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Not running vista, but here is the advise I always see. go to your root folder where you have SH4 installed and click on compatibilty files in the header and they will show up

08-05-09, 09:24 PM	#5
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Armistead, That did it! Even after reading several posts on the Microsoft support website I'm not sure what a "compatibility file" is... but now I can find my screenshots. Thanks!