PlaneShift

Support => Technical Help: Problems BEFORE entering the game => Topic started by: Spo2002 on February 06, 2005, 11:27:51 pm

Title: Cant Update PS, Please Help!!!
Post by: Spo2002 on February 06, 2005, 11:27:51 pm

Okay, so I opened the updater and it went through its replacing old files thing, then when It says that its going to try to open the new launcher, it says that it has performed an illegal operation or that it needs to close.

I really dont know why and I really want to play this game!!! please help!!!

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Post by: Snuffkin on February 07, 2005, 04:06:16 pm

Try executing updater.exe --auto in the planeshift directory. To do this;

Right click on \'planeshift updater\' shortcut in the start menu.
Click Properties.
In the \'Target\' box, add --auto to the end of what is already in there without disturbing the existing contents. It should look something like:

\"C:\\Program Files\\Planeshift Crystal Blue\\Updater.exe\" --auto

Note the space between what was already in there and the \'--auto\' you appended.
Now attempt to run the updater again.

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Post by: Spo2002 on February 08, 2005, 06:10:52 am

thanks, i\'ll try that now!

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Post by: Spo2002 on February 08, 2005, 06:15:47 am

it worked thank you so much! you are a genius! I CAN FINALLY PLAY PLANESHIFT!!!!

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Post by: Kornaga on February 09, 2005, 06:58:48 am

I am having this very same problem cept the updater just keeps on starting over and over I tried the - -auto
thing and it does the same thing

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Post by: rnaster on February 10, 2005, 12:54:29 am

does it matter if the updater is not in program files but in a different folder. I have done the --auto thing bug it still says an error has ocurred and asks me if I want to send error report or dont and debug.

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Post by: DrunkenPimp on February 12, 2005, 08:44:18 pm

I dotn even see the target box lol....when i go to properties i only c General, Compatibility, and Summary.

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Post by: ArcaneFalcon on February 12, 2005, 09:06:58 pm

DrunkenPimp: That\'s because you didn\'t make a shortcut.  You are right-clicking on the actual updater.exe.  You need to use a shortcut.

Kornega: Could it be that you are trying - -auto instead of --auto?

rnaster: No, it can be in any folder.  If it still won\'t work then the updater probably isn\'t the problem and I probably can\'t help you. :P

:emerald:

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Post by: kvedran on February 13, 2005, 04:24:05 am

YEHHAAA! SHE WORKS!! (refering to your tip) Ahhhh.  Much better.  All you have to do is right click the icon of the original updater and click \"create shortcut\".  The updater goes into command prompt style, but it still works.  Ah...i love command prompt. ;)

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Post by: Noldor on February 13, 2005, 09:25:37 am

Nevermind, found the solution on the thread.

Replaced the files that were not being updated...by downloading the current version.  That fixed the problem. Now I can test once again!

Toodles,

Dolnor Numbwit
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