patch problems.

[Olidaen_Delacroix]

Originally Posted by India [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have Windows 8 too... I like it but it's buggy or maybe I should say "different"

I did discover that if I'm logged in as admin I cannot actually download files. After searching MS help and other forums I found the following info which addressed the problem.

I had to create a separate user account, give that account admin permissions, and then login under that account to download and install the patch.

I guess what I'm getting at is, are you positive that Win8 is letting you copy over those files?

Yes it is the same on Win 7 lol... fuck MS and their "different" attitude

[aamok]

yeah good idea india, i'm gonna try making a new user account.

i am positive it let me copy the files though. the first time i tried i let winrar extract the whole thing, then the second time i manually extracted each file.

@olidaen yep! it's for sure in c:\everquest

[aamok]

blahhhhh i cant get an effing break.

so i made a new user and made sure it had admin. reinstalled eq fresh to c:\everquest, then extracted the new patch to that same directory. afterwards i made a shortcut to eqgame.exe and added "patchme"

i must say i have no idea how to resolve this and am super frustrated. ive also disabled my firewall, opened all my ports, disabled my antivirus software... idk what could be giving me grief.

is there a copy of the spell file that the login screen is complaining about that i can edit/replace? is there something i'm doing wrong or missing?

[India]

Here's another idea, which has worked for a few people

First make sure you are using the most recent patch - P99files33.zip

Then try deleting these files and then re-extracting them from the V33 patch file

dbstr_us.txt
spells_us.txt
spellsnew.edd
spellsnew.eff

[aamok]

kk good idea ty

[aamok]

awww didn't work. deleted the above 4 files and re-extracted them one at a time from the patch.

[India]

My last suggestion - did you go thru the stickies at the top of this forum. They have step by step instructions and perhaps, just maybe, one of the steps was missed?

Also maybe try Duxa's installer/updater thingy? I've never used it but a lot of people have had great success with it


I'm out of ideas [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Sorry I know it's frustrating not being able to play when you want to

[aamok]

naw its cool. i appreciate all your efforts for real <3

[aamok]

awww
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6...er%20v0.16.exe

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[aamok]

tried installing on my wife's computer today. same thing, still says spell file isn't up to date. i'm completely boggled.. think i'll have to throw in the towel. bloody shame, been so much work to get where i'm at.

i'll get a buddy of mine to donate my gear/wealth to friendly faces we know.