Patcher Error

Post by **Ylyrra** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:04 pm

Have any of you been getting this when trying to use the patcher? I got it initially when the patcher changed several weeks back, but not since then. The patcher would load up a splash type screen with eq news along the right side and a play button on the bottom right. Now all of a sudden, I'm getting this again:

http://eq.magelo.com/profile/1432592 · Post by **Eatmice23** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:34 pm

weird patcher..

Post by **Ylyrra** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:05 pm

well.. who knows when I'll get to play again. I cannot even get on bypassing the patcher (possibly due to there being a patch today). I can get to server select, but I get disconnected after I click Play Everquest.

If I try to run the patcher, I get the problem I first posted above. I've posted on the EQ Support forums, but naturally, no response yet. I'm as close to cancelling my accounts out of disgust with SOE as I've ever been.

http://eq.magelo.com/profile/1432592 · Post by **Eatmice23** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:28 pm

try going straight to server and not play

Alsmack · Post by **Alsmack** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:54 pm

I'm not sure what's going on with that patcher. That's weird.

The free to play introduced a new launcher. Well, kind of new. There's also the station launcher.

If worse comes to worse do this.

Copy your EQ directory somewhere outside of program files if it isn't already. (IE. C:\Games\EverQuest\)

Download the eq free to play thinger from here: http://launch.soe.com/installer/EQ_setup.exe

Run that, install it to the folder your copied EQ directory is.

Run it, let it patch that directory.

???

Profit?

Post by **Ylyrra** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:08 pm

EQ has always been installed outside of Program Files on this computer (Windows 7).

Station Launcher doesn't work for me anymore. Stopped working with the launch of F2P. It kept wanting to re-install like I was a new / trial customer.

I've tried starting that installer you linked. It appears to be doing a fresh install of all files. Maybe that is what it is supposed to do. /shrug At any rate, it was slowing down my computer (web browsing, etc.) and was annoying so I cancelled out of it. I'll start that again before I head to bed tonight and see what tomorrow brings.

I tried using the repair option available from that download with no success. I still get that funky looking patcher shown above.

Looks like it's going to be a movie night... action or chick flick.. hmm.. decisions decisions..

Alsmack · Post by **Alsmack** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:16 pm

What you can do is install the EQ_Setup.exe which is the new EQ thing to it's own folder if you want, but don't run the whole patch. CAncel out of it once it'st rying to patch. Then copy your existing EQ files in to that folder. Then run the patch again. That should fix it up.

Or, just let it run and go take a nap. Took me maybe 2.5 hours to download all of EQ on a test computer at my place. Internet speeds may vary~

Alsmack · Post by **Alsmack** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:17 pm

Also once I get away from work for the day, I could maybe connect remotely and help you out if it's still broken.

Post by **Ylyrra** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:33 pm

/hugs Smack

I'm going to try the download when I head to bed tonight. If I'm still having trouble tomorrow, we will see if you have any time this weekend to see if you can connect remotely and figure something out.

Post by **Iane_Blaidd** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:21 pm

ok hate to ask a stupid question but...

did you contact tech support? I have found time and time again they are really good about solving issues

the only time i have ever gotten the message above is when my internet was being iffy

Post by **Bend** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:00 pm

I had the same problem and called sony. They had me do a complete re install. The old Station launcher will not work with the FTP eq.

Post by **Ylyrra** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:09 am

Ok - error now corrected.

1) I moved my whole install from C: Games folder to the C:\users\Kristi\Games to insure it was behind a folder that had admin rights (even though I had already designated the program to run with admin access)

2) Deleted all of the launchpad files from within the existing everquest install, then ran the download from the link, manually directing it to where I have EQ installed.

It only downloaded the launchpad files (a matter of seconds) then allowed me to run it normally.

Post by **Lorai** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:25 pm

Yay!

When I got this new machine last year with Windows 7, I installed EQ and instead of putting it under Program Files as usual, it automatically installed in C:\users\Laurie\Games folder, so I guess that's the way it should be...on Windows 7 anyway.

Post by **Ylyrra** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:31 pm

Yea - iirc, both Noir & Smack had told me before not to use program files for EQ when I got this computer, so I knew not to do that, but I had it in a folder called Games directly on the C drive instead of putting it behind my user folder.

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