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Really need help, Launcher is not working at all and I can't play.
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Ambrynni McNeil
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2012-05-02 22:06:40 UTC
Hello!
This issue started around a week ago.
I tried to click on the launcher, and I receive an error message that I will post underneath.

I have ran the repair tool numerous times, and it doesn't help at all.

I have completely reinstalled Eve twice and after doing that the game works when I first log in but after about a day the error message comes up and I can't play.

I really need some help because this is frustrating me, I have been able to play fine for months and this is just new. I don't know what to do :(
Ambrynni McNeil
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-05-02 22:10:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Ambrynni McNeil
This is the first bit of the error message where I think the problem is-
It says "ReaderError: unacceptable character #x0000: special characters are not allowed"
Nasake
Perkone
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-05-02 22:10:54 UTC
Go to your CCP/EVE/bin/ and run Exefile.exe. It will probably prompt you to update and fix your launcher.
Ambrynni McNeil
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2012-05-02 22:16:36 UTC
This is strange...
When I click on exefile I can actually play the game. It just bypasses the launcher completely o.o
Really strange.
Astrid Stjerna
Sebiestor Tribe
#5 - 2012-05-04 19:05:49 UTC
Ambrynni McNeil wrote:
This is strange...
When I click on exefile I can actually play the game. It just bypasses the launcher completely o.o
Really strange.


Sounds like the Launcher got damaged somehow. Generally, 'special characters' are things like wildcards that the computer recognizes, but the software has no use for.

If it happens even after a reinstall, I'd say that something on your system is causing the Launcher to go buggy.

SInce it's been a couple of days, how's it going? Is the Launcher working as of the last patch?

I can't get rid of my darn signature!  Oh, wait....
Ambrynni McNeil
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2012-05-06 15:16:17 UTC
Its going okay now! :D
I messed around a little bit and got it to work :D
Thank you for your help :)