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Launcher not working and exefile.exe constantly patching
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Commander Sertan
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#1 - 2013-12-04 11:36:04 UTC
As the title says, the launcher obviously doesn't work at all and every time I try to use the exefile.exe workaround, it tries to update. I then have to run the repair. After that it's fine, but the process starts all over again the next day.

Does anyone have a permanent workaround or tips for this?

Thanks in advance.
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#2 - 2013-12-04 12:04:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Ramona McCandless
*edit snip*

Sorry, entirely misread your post.

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Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
#3 - 2013-12-04 12:05:02 UTC
Commander Sertan wrote:
As the title says, the launcher obviously doesn't work at all


Have you tried any of the proposed fixes for it, or are you just plain (grr) against it?
Commander Sertan wrote:

and every time I try to use the exefile.exe workaround, it tries to update.


Every time I use the launcher it updates too. Its what happens when the game gets patched.


Commander Sertan wrote:

Does anyone have a permanent workaround or tips for this?


Uh, yes but you're not going to like it. Either get your launcher fixed or stick with the exe launch, while learning to live with the for now almost daily (small) patches.

Else, stop playing. Sad
Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
#4 - 2013-12-04 12:05:52 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
*edit snip*

Sorry, entirely misread your post.


Lol that was fast. Big smile
Lors Dornick
Kallisti Industries
#5 - 2013-12-04 13:31:16 UTC
Commander Sertan wrote:
As the title says, the launcher obviously doesn't work at all and every time I try to use the exefile.exe workaround, it tries to update. I then have to run the repair. After that it's fine, but the process starts all over again the next day.

Does anyone have a permanent workaround or tips for this?

Thanks in advance.

I assume that it actually starts over all again after each reboot (otherwise there's something very very strange going on with your box).

It sound very much like there's some strange permission issues that prohibits the game to save what ever update/repairs you've done.

Or that you have some system restore/protection service running that reinstates earlier versions of updated files for some reason.

The only way for anyone to debug this is with a full set of log files.

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Treborr MintingtonJr
S.N.O.T
S.N.O.T.
#6 - 2013-12-04 13:57:01 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
*edit snip*

Sorry, entirely misread your post.

Wow a sorry, of all your posts, speechless.

@OP could you clarify with a few screenshots:
Quote:
...it tries to update...
Commander Sertan
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#7 - 2013-12-04 19:13:35 UTC
Treborr MintingtonJr wrote:
Ramona McCandless wrote:
*edit snip*

Sorry, entirely misread your post.

Wow a sorry, of all your posts, speechless.

@OP could you clarify with a few screenshots:
Quote:
...it tries to update...



I don't have screenshots, unfortunately. Next time it happens, I will take some. I launch exefile.exe, the client opens, checks for updates and sees one. It won't let me do anything except start the update. It goes through the update, updates the launcher, but all the builds stay the same. When I launch exefile.exe again, it does the exact same thing no matter how many times it updates. After I run the repair it works fine, however. It's just incredibly annoying having to do that every day.

Sounds like it's probably Suck-it-upsville, population: me, though.

Thanks for your responses so far.
Ciyrine
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#8 - 2013-12-04 21:43:59 UTC
Ur not alone i go thru same thing every day