Ship Simulator 2008 on Vista Home Basic runs again but New Prob!

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[Dave M]

Hi Master Captain,
As I said in another topic, SS08 works well with Windows 7.
I don't know if you downloaded the beta version of Windows 7, (that was available for free about six/eight months ago), but I did. I found it stable, less memory hungry and an improvment over Vista.

Microsoft made the beta version of Windows 7 available to the public and about 3,000,000 users have tried it out and given feedback on it, (by messages and by allowing Microsoft to monitor their computer use on a day to day basis), before they released the finished product.

Regards, Dave

[matt5674]

Sounds like I know what Windows I am going with;
Windows 7. Windows 7 has more space very high over Ship Sim's requirements and would play much better. When I get it, I will test SS08 out to see if it will play th high poly ships like a VERY low poly jetski.

[Captain Cadet]

Have You check the updates on http://www.shipsim.com/downloads/patches.php (http://www.shipsim.com/downloads/patches.php)
 

[Captain Cadet]

or right click/left click (depends if you right handed or left handed but what comes up with properties will work) now click properties and click  Compatibility and then click the box saying "Run this program in compatibility mode for"
and drop the box and click on Windows XP.
If this does not work as has happened before im sorry
but it dose say
Operating system:  Windows 2000, XP or Vista
Processor:  Pentium 4 2.4GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory:  1GB (Windows 2000/XP) or 2GB (Vista)
Graphics card: GeForce 5900 or ATI 9600 Pro / X600 (128MB)
Audio devices: Sound card
Input controller: Mouse with scroll wheel
Optional controllers: Joystick, Joypad or Steering wheel

From Captain cadet  

[matt5674]

I got SS08 running agian with the XMas pack, and I got a new problem.
I can only sail ships in open seas and sometimes Phi Phi, not the ports. What is causing this?!

[tdr2009]

Well your Processer Speed is 1.9GHz SS requires 2.4GHz

And Your running Vista with only 800 mb of ram Vista Requires 2 Gb.

Ok you can try starting SS in Admin Mode Right Click>Run As Administartor

or

Run in compadibility mode, Right click>Properties>Compadibility>Check Run In Campadibility Box> Windows XP Service Pack 2

i can run mine on an AMD Athlon 64 1.6 GHz smooth when im in the atlantic ocean but if i start in the docks or anywhere with land around it, it gets REALLY laggy