Silent Hunter 4 & Windows 10

aotino · 11-11-15, 07:44 PM

Hey guys,

I figured it out. I uninstalled the game and reinstalled it, but did not load up "Game Shadow" which came with the game, and which I loaded the first time. I didn't know what it was nor had I ever heard of it, but it sounded like something problematic - so I nixed it this second go around. I did make sure that "Disable display scaling on high DPI" and "Run program as game administrator" were both checked. I also, at the end of installing, checked the box that asked if I wanted to "Run the Game," which I also did not do the first time. SH4 started right up!! Hope that helps anyone having difficulties.

Best,
Alan

TorpX · 11-12-15, 01:09 AM

Well done!

sithlordmaligant · 11-27-15, 09:14 PM

I can not see the compatability in the properties when i click properties i just upgraded to windows 10 and can not run sh4

swdw · 12-03-15, 08:56 AM

For some reason, with 16GB in my machine it would just go to a black screen after the intro videos. Then I tried the 4GB patch, and it works fine. When you have lots of memory, there may be a problem with the OS moving parts of the game to a memory address that's too high- which keeps it from running unless you apply the 4GB fix first. So instead of being able to run it and having it CTD because of the patch not being applied, it just never runs at all.

And BTW, you do not need CFFexplorer any more to do this. NTCore has released an easier to use utility for this called 4GB patch
Here's the link
http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php

Rockin Robbins · 12-03-15, 09:00 AM

Wow! I found CFF Explorer to be dead simple so that must be press button: WHAM!

And welcome aboard swdw, after a very long run. Good to have some old-timers around here.

swdw · 12-04-15, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Wow! I found CFF Explorer to be dead simple so that must be press button: WHAM!

And welcome aboard swdw, after a very long run. Good to have some old-timers around here.

Yep, that's how it works. Don't even need to install it.

And thanks for the welcome back.

propbeanie · 07-08-16, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sithlordmaligant

I can not see the compatability in the properties when i click properties i just upgraded to windows 10 and can not run sh4

Missed you amongst all the traffic there sithlordmaligant, and you were the last post on the page and slipped through the cracks... Anyway, you'll probably have to re-install the game, since an upgrade of an OS usually doesn't do most of the apps much good - if you hadn't figured that out by now. Just leave out the Game Shadow stuff, and see which method of screen resolution fixings works for you, as noted above for a few of the others. As for my Win10 woes, I think MS finally got their "security" stuff straightened out, and my computer isn't "thrashing about" anymore.

CoffeelinFine · 07-28-16, 03:18 AM

Doesn't work on my Win10 laptop and I've tried everything mentioned in this thread lol.

It works fine on my Win8.1 desktop though so not a huge deal.

Al Lowe · 07-28-16, 07:00 AM

My desktop turned out to have numerous corrupted files that had to be replaced. This was indicated by problems I was having elsewhere on it. Once I got that straightened out, SH4 started working properly again.

So far, it's working fine on my laptop as well. Both computers are running Windows 10.

mw775 · 06-19-17, 02:18 AM

I bought an Alienware computer with Win10 already installed. I tried several of the suggestions throughout these threads with no success so, moving on, does anyone know of a submarine simulation, preferably WWII, that WILL run on Win 10?
Thank you

hauangua · 06-19-17, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mw775

I bought an Alienware computer with Win10 already installed. I tried several of the suggestions throughout these threads with no success so, moving on, does anyone know of a submarine simulation, preferably WWII, that WILL run on Win 10?
Thank you

Hi mw775
I have sh3-4-5
And all work good
I have windows 10 64bit

Onkel Neal · 06-19-17, 06:26 AM

hauangua, are your versions of SH3, 4, 5 on the DVD or are they Steam?

hauangua · 06-19-17, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

hauangua, are your versions of SH3, 4, 5 on the DVD or are they Steam?

Hi Neal
SH3 DVD
SH4 Steam
SH5 Gold Edition downladed by ubisoft

cdrsubron7 · 06-19-17, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mw775

I bought an Alienware computer with Win10 already installed. I tried several of the suggestions throughout these threads with no success so, moving on, does anyone know of a submarine simulation, preferably WWII, that WILL run on Win 10?
Thank you

Welcome to Subsim, mw775. Happy to have you with us.

SH4 and SH5 will run fine on Win 10. I've not played SH3 in quite awhile, but I've seen it commented on that Sh3 will also run on win 10. Don't give up on them quite yet.

Hambone307 · 06-21-17, 03:51 PM

Prop, I have the steam version (cringe worthy, I know). My game ran without mods, but I didnt play it for more than a few minutes and then kinda forgot to run it again for a longer period of time. Apparently my mod list has changed, forgot that tidbit. I was running TMO with a few others but have since switched to RFB. The switch was made with a clean install.

RFB2.0 with Patch
RSRD RFB V575
ISP2.8

Edit: If anyone wants to know computer it is as follows:
MSI GS63VR
NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX1060
Intel i7-7700HQ
16gb DDR4

Due to works schedule recently I have been tackling this for a few minutes at a time so I apologize for long response times.

11-27-15, 09:14 PM	#3
sithlordmaligant Mate Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 59 Downloads: 1044 Uploads: 0	I can not see the compatability in the properties when i click properties i just upgraded to windows 10 and can not run sh4 __________________ MAY YOU LIVE AS LONG AS YOU WANT AND NEVER WANT AS LONG AS YOU LIVE DO UNTO OTHERS THEN RUN VERY FAST

12-03-15, 08:56 AM	#4
swdw Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 921 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	For some reason, with 16GB in my machine it would just go to a black screen after the intro videos. Then I tried the 4GB patch, and it works fine. When you have lots of memory, there may be a problem with the OS moving parts of the game to a memory address that's too high- which keeps it from running unless you apply the 4GB fix first. So instead of being able to run it and having it CTD because of the patch not being applied, it just never runs at all. And BTW, you do not need CFFexplorer any more to do this. NTCore has released an easier to use utility for this called 4GB patch Here's the link http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php __________________ "There are only two types of ships- submarines...... and targets" Unknown "you wouldn't catch me on a ship that deliberately sinks itself"- comment to me from a surface sailor. System: AMD 6300 3.5 GHz \| 32GB DDR3 \| SATA 300 320GB HD, SATA III 1TB HD, SATA III 1.TB HD \| ASUS Sonar DS sound card NVIDIA 1660 Super OC \| Windows 10

12-03-15, 09:00 AM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Wow! I found CFF Explorer to be dead simple so that must be press button: WHAM! And welcome aboard swdw, after a very long run. Good to have some old-timers around here. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

07-28-16, 07:00 AM	#9
Al Lowe Bosun Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mason, MI Posts: 65 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	My desktop turned out to have numerous corrupted files that had to be replaced. This was indicated by problems I was having elsewhere on it. Once I got that straightened out, SH4 started working properly again. So far, it's working fine on my laptop as well. Both computers are running Windows 10. __________________ Al Lowe http://www.billybishop.net http://www.redbaron3d.net/ Current System: MSI 760GM-E51 mainboard with AMD FX-8350 8 core processor running at 4.2 GHZ 16GB of DDR3 RAM @ 800 MHZ AMD Radeon R9 285 GPU w 2GB of GDDR5 RAM @ 1375mhz Acer V223W Monitor

06-19-17, 02:18 AM	#10
mw775 Bilge Rat Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 1 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	SH4 and Windows 10 I bought an Alienware computer with Win10 already installed. I tried several of the suggestions throughout these threads with no success so, moving on, does anyone know of a submarine simulation, preferably WWII, that WILL run on Win 10? Thank you

11-11-15, 07:44 PM	#1
aotino Watch Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 21 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hey guys, I figured it out. I uninstalled the game and reinstalled it, but did not load up "Game Shadow" which came with the game, and which I loaded the first time. I didn't know what it was nor had I ever heard of it, but it sounded like something problematic - so I nixed it this second go around. I did make sure that "Disable display scaling on high DPI" and "Run program as game administrator" were both checked. I also, at the end of installing, checked the box that asked if I wanted to "Run the Game," which I also did not do the first time. SH4 started right up!! Hope that helps anyone having difficulties. Best, Alan

11-12-15, 01:09 AM	#2
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Well done!

07-28-16, 03:18 AM	#8
CoffeelinFine Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 8 Downloads: 212 Uploads: 0	Doesn't work on my Win10 laptop and I've tried everything mentioned in this thread lol. It works fine on my Win8.1 desktop though so not a huge deal.

06-19-17, 06:26 AM	#12
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,291 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	hauangua, are your versions of SH3, 4, 5 on the DVD or are they Steam? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

06-21-17, 03:51 PM	#15
Hambone307 Planesman Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 188 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Prop, I have the steam version (cringe worthy, I know). My game ran without mods, but I didnt play it for more than a few minutes and then kinda forgot to run it again for a longer period of time. Apparently my mod list has changed, forgot that tidbit. I was running TMO with a few others but have since switched to RFB. The switch was made with a clean install. RFB2.0 with Patch RSRD RFB V575 ISP2.8 Edit: If anyone wants to know computer it is as follows: MSI GS63VR NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX1060 Intel i7-7700HQ 16gb DDR4 Due to works schedule recently I have been tackling this for a few minutes at a time so I apologize for long response times. __________________ ____ I can't tell if I have found a rope or lost my horse.