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Old 12-25-22, 11:09 AM   #1
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Attention all computer guru's:

I am looking for help.

Unfortunately, my computer was set to automatically download & install Windows Updates & it installed Windows 11, which turned my display, on my monitor to an oblong shape, when in the periscope view.

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Old 12-25-22, 10:52 PM   #2
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Windows of late has been changing file settings in all of my "legacy" apps, such as the Silent Hunter games. So check your SH3.exe Properties again:




That is an SH4 image in Win10, but the principle is the same. You might also have to re-install SH3 and the DirectX v9.0c library and codec files. I never did get SH3 to run again on my machine when I purposefully upgraded to Win11, and had to re-install. Just remember to NOT install in a Program Files folder, but one of your own making instead. Hopefully, it's just the SH3.exe "Properties" stuff...
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Hi CTU_Clay ive sent you a PM that should help you get squared away.

I upgraded to Windows 11 two weeks ago from Windows 10 and my SH3 Campaign install works fine.


Happy Christmas and a happy new to you and your family.
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Old 12-26-22, 03:07 PM   #4
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How to uninstall a Windows update
Select Start > Settings > Windows Update > Update history > Uninstall updates . View update history.
On the list that appears, locate the update you want to remove, and then select Uninstall next to it.
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Old 12-26-22, 07:57 PM   #5
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I followed everything propbeanie & Blackswan40 advised, but nothing worked correctly, and it didn't fixed all the problems with the Win11 install
Problems:
1. Oblong periscope view (fixed)

2. Full Screen: (not fixed) It fills most everything on the page, but it does not fill when I try the "maximize" button. (the button between the ( - & x ) in the top-right corner of my monitor screen.) Everything stays to the left of the screen.

3. I will try to get a good screenshot, edit my post, and post it accordingly.

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Old 12-26-22, 08:51 PM   #6
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Nothing fixed it!

the screen is to the left of my monitor about 1.75 0 inches, and about 3.25 inches to the right.

Before WIN11 install, it was even on both the sides of my monitor.
.......Maybe there is a setting on my monitor that I have missed.

I'll go look for my HP monitor model #, etc. & post my findings.
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Old 12-26-22, 10:53 PM   #7
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I followed everything propbeanie & Blackswan40 advised, but nothing worked correctly, and it didn't fixed all the problems with the Win11 install
Problems:
1. Oblong periscope view (fixed)

2. Full Screen: (not fixed) It fills most everything on the page, but it does not fill when I try the "maximize" button. (the button between the ( - & x ) in the top-right corner of my monitor screen.) Everything stays to the left of the screen.

3. I will try to get a good screenshot, edit my post, and post it accordingly.

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All the screenshots I took, did not show the true problem.
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Old 12-28-22, 04:48 PM   #8
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Hi CTU_Clay ive sent you a PM that should help you get squared away.

I upgraded to Windows 11 two weeks ago from Windows 10 and my SH3 Campaign install works fine.


Happy Christmas and a happy new to you and your family.
Can you share your success with everyone? I'm still on Win10, but my computer keeps encouraging me to upgrade and I'd like to know if SH3 will still work as usual. I'm sure I'm not alone, so please share publicly.
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Old 12-28-22, 05:21 PM   #9
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Hi Sangamon Taylor all i did was upgrade to windows 11 from windows 10 i already had a up and runing LSH2022 Campaign runing in Windows 10 its working fine in Windows 11 Pc Specs below

if you decide to upgrade to windows 11
i would copy your SH3 career save folder if your using LSH2022 then your game save Default folder would be V2C copy that to your music folder or to a memory stick just incase your SH3 gets messed up you can always revert back to Windows 10 do you have the steam version of SH3 or the dvd version.

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Windows 11 depth charged my game. It won't even get the game load screen up. Instant failure and crash. I do not know what to do to fix this. I've tried all of the LSH3 2020 installation steps again and still it does not work.

Must I start all over again?
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I can get the game to load in Windows 11 and start a mission but it crashes soon after.
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If you have SH3 installed in Win10, and then "update" to Win11, it seems you will sometimes have to re-install SH3 and your mods, being certain to set your SH3.exe Properties again. blackswan40 seemed to have done fine though... but sometimes, a regular Windows Update will re-set your "legacy" programs' Properties settings. I also wonder if maybe a Win10 to Win11 "upgrade" isn't wiping the DirectX v9 files out of the OS, which is then re-set with some SH3 re-installs... ?? Or maybe it is a Steam thing, since my SH3 was a Steam version. I gave up on trying to diagnose it myself, and just re-installed SH3 (and 4 & 5) on my Win11 "upgrade" computer.
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Due to my failure when Win 11 was installed I contacted LSH3 Support. After sending that email off I read the installation instructions AGAIN! I then noticed that my custom video resolution for SH3 was gone! I added it in again and now I am on patrol again.

Then the next day I got my reply from support and the suggestion was that I should ensure all of the settings were transferred to WIN 11. DOH!

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Due to my failure when Win 11 was installed I contacted LSH3 Support. After sending that email off I read the installation instructions AGAIN! I then noticed that my custom video resolution for SH3 was gone! I added it in again and now I am on patrol again.

Then the next day I got my reply from support and the suggestion was that I should ensure all of the settings were transferred to WIN 11. DOH!

That's kind of a "Love/Hate" relationship.

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