PlaneShift

Support => Technical Help: Problems BEFORE entering the game => Topic started by: SuperSponge on December 31, 2003, 07:28:36 pm

Title: the run_me_first.bat opens as a text file
Post by: SuperSponge on December 31, 2003, 07:28:36 pm

I dunno how to fix this can someone help me? :(

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Post by: Grakrim on December 31, 2003, 07:43:57 pm

First of all, you\'re on Windoze, right?

If so, the association isn\'t made to run batch files with cmd.exe.  You may want to try to manually run it through the command prompt or remake the assocation.

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Post by: SuperSponge on December 31, 2003, 07:46:04 pm

Yes im running windows xp but how can i do that?

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Post by: Grakrim on December 31, 2003, 07:49:07 pm

Option 1: Running with command prompt)

Goto Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt

Then \"cd\" into the directory with the batch file, and then type \"run_me_first\" or \"run_me_first.bat\".

Option 2: Changing the assocation)

Open a file explorer window, goto Tools > Folder Options > File Types, and the rest is pretty self explanatory.

Option 1 is easier, but option 2 is permanent.

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Post by: SuperSponge on December 31, 2003, 07:56:07 pm

trying right now thanks :D

Hmmm still doesn\'t work. aah well im not good with computers. ill just put it on my older comp over my network make the install and just move it back to my newer computer

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Post by: Ghostslayer on December 31, 2003, 11:29:44 pm

If you have a fast connection and/or dont mind downloading the game again, you can just download the full file instead of the several parts through the Fragnetics Site (http://www.fragnetics.com/download.php?file=planeshift).  That way you will have the final .exe right away if your computer has problems with .bat files.

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Post by: Commando on January 01, 2004, 01:45:29 pm

Or download a simple file joiner

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Post by: Grakrim on January 01, 2004, 09:40:27 pm

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Originally posted by Commando
Or download a simple file joiner

Actually, joining a file in DOS is as simple as \"copy srcfile1 + srcfile2 destfile\".  Unless of course there\'s more going on than simple joining, such as padding.

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Post by: SuperSponge on January 01, 2004, 10:17:21 pm

Aaah it\'s ok i found this .exe of the game here on the forums. i wonder tho. isn\'t the exe smaller than the 6 files?

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Post by: Grakrim on January 01, 2004, 10:27:01 pm

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Originally posted by SuperSponge
Aaah it\'s ok i found this .exe of the game here on the forums. i wonder tho. isn\'t the exe smaller than the 6 files?

No, it should be equal to the precise sum of all the parts (excluding the bat, of course)

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Post by: SuperSponge on January 01, 2004, 10:29:23 pm

i wonder... why let ppl download 6 files.... 85 megs isn\'t much...

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Post by: Axsyrus on January 01, 2004, 10:30:32 pm

85 mb is much for people on 56k lines, this makes the game available to everyone..