Not a new problem apparently

Archive1 · 05-08-13, 11:06 PM

Hello all:
Have returned after an imposed absence (78 y/o age demands, etc) and with a new Toshiba U845W laptop with Win 7. Transferred my old SH3 with GWX3 from the old XP laptop computer and it seemed to work up to the last centimeter of the loading bar, and then stopped. "Silent Hunter III has stopped working."
Native resolution for new computer is 1792x768, set resolution for SH3 in its main.cfg to the same (also tried 1900x1200 as recommended), no joy.
Cannot find d3dg.cfg as recommended to set that. (If that will actually help.)
Have no idea how to change display aspect ratio to 4:3 on new computer, which is wildly different from 4:3 - although the beginning of SH3 displays quite well as a smallish 4:3 insert on the new computer screen. Which if it loaded would be OK.
Have tried to review all the forum stuff re:Win 7 problems and endless solutions, but cannot figure out a solution.
Have been with SH from the very first issue and have a big amount of mods along with SH3 Commander, but am at a loss. Hate to give up, but...
Any help?...I know, a massively complicated problem, but would appreciate some hand holding.
Last comment: Is it necessary to load a 'clean' version, then put in the 1.4 mod and go from there and do all the GWX mods? If so, why, since my copy seems to do well up to the very last few seconds?
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05-08-13, 11:06 PM	#1
Archive1 Captain Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington State south of Tacoma Posts: 494 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Not a new problem apparently Hello all: Have returned after an imposed absence (78 y/o age demands, etc) and with a new Toshiba U845W laptop with Win 7. Transferred my old SH3 with GWX3 from the old XP laptop computer and it seemed to work up to the last centimeter of the loading bar, and then stopped. "Silent Hunter III has stopped working." Native resolution for new computer is 1792x768, set resolution for SH3 in its main.cfg to the same (also tried 1900x1200 as recommended), no joy. Cannot find d3dg.cfg as recommended to set that. (If that will actually help.) Have no idea how to change display aspect ratio to 4:3 on new computer, which is wildly different from 4:3 - although the beginning of SH3 displays quite well as a smallish 4:3 insert on the new computer screen. Which if it loaded would be OK. Have tried to review all the forum stuff re:Win 7 problems and endless solutions, but cannot figure out a solution. Have been with SH from the very first issue and have a big amount of mods along with SH3 Commander, but am at a loss. Hate to give up, but... Any help?...I know, a massively complicated problem, but would appreciate some hand holding. Last comment: Is it necessary to load a 'clean' version, then put in the 1.4 mod and go from there and do all the GWX mods? If so, why, since my copy seems to do well up to the very last few seconds? -=Archive1=-