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Instructions for installing Silent Hunter 4 in a Windows 7 Professional 64-bit operating system. I run Windows 7, 32-bit & game works flawlessly. I also own Silent Hunter 5, & SH- Wolves of the Pacific, all of which are a steal @ $9.99 each.

#1 So for the past 3 days, I've been trying to set Silent Hunter 3 back up on my PC. Haven't been able to play it since I got Windows 7, the day it came out.

My first problem was that it would crash instantly on launch. After looking around online, I found that it was the copy protection software, which is incompatible with Windows 7, and was falsely believing my install to have been a pirated copy (I legally own the game).

So, after more googling, I find that some people have gotten it to work by uninstalling the copy protection software. Dhcp Client Simulator Software. BUT, that can't be done without some poorly made removal tool straight from the company that made the software in the first place. So I finally get that uninstalled, and it still doesn't work. After a third bout of googling, it seems people with pirated copies can play fine. (The piracy prevention software prevents legal owners from playing, but not pirates!!!) By now, I'm pretty frustrated, so I find a copy of the game online (which isn't really pirating since I do own the game), and download and install that. This time the game boots, makes it past the intro cinematics, and crashes right as it finishes loading. Coupling Matrix Synthesis Software Crack Download. Now I'm down to one last option.

I go download VMware Player, so I can make a virtual machine. I install Windows XP on the VM, and after some twiddling with the settings I get SH3 to install. But it still won't boot. The copy protection software throws an error saying the game can only be played on 'Miscrosoft 95 Server Edition'. That's not my typo, that's exactly what it said. If anyone has any ideas of what I can do now, I'd appreciate it. Mostly though, I just wanted someone to hear all the horrible stuff I've gone through the past 3 days.

#2 Looks like SH3 does use Ubisofts crap DRM software, my guess is that it's probably using a 16 bit installer which won't function properly in Win7 64bit. Likely VMware does not have drivers to allow for 3D rendering, SH3 is only 7 years old and as such is going to require a 3D accelerator which VM ware isn't setup for. You could check with UBI soft to see if they have a patch, it's highly highly highly unlikely that they do, but it's worth checking. In the extremely likely event that they do not, you're list of options are short. You could download a cracked version and use that.