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Ronin Echelon
D-sync
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#1 - 2012-01-11 21:12:19 UTC
This may be the wrong topic area but i was wondering if there is any way i can transfer the install files for the eve client to another computer as oppose to them being downloaded? Can i find the install files that are downloaded by the installer program and move the installer and all relavant files to another computer? thanks for the help guys
Kilrayn
Caldari Provisions
#2 - 2012-01-11 21:26:35 UTC
No clue. You may want to try posting in this forum. They may be able to help you further.

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Velicitia
XS Tech
#3 - 2012-01-11 21:26:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Velicitia
Yeah, provided you choose the "offline installation" download from the eve-o site; you can download the client on computer A, copy the installer (and relevant *7z files) to computer B, and successfully install the client on computer B (sans any client patches, or game patches that have come out in the interim, OFC).

Now, if you used the online installer, you're SOL and have to download the client again (IIRC, the installer cleans up the temp files it downloaded).

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Ronin Echelon
D-sync
D-sync.
#4 - 2012-01-11 21:34:45 UTC
Ahh brilliant thankyou very much :) i never noticed an offline installer, the updates are fine its just the big client download. I'll try it out!
Velicitia
XS Tech
#5 - 2012-01-11 21:51:27 UTC
http://www.eveonline.com/download/?fallback=1&

you need to get all three parts (installer, plus payload 1 and 2). I *used* to keep one around every year to year and a half, because it was better to have to download a few hundred meg patch than the 3 GB client if I had to format my PC at home (internet at uni was OMGWTF fast, whereas at home, not so much Smile)

Granted, now that the patches are a gig apiece, and I have real internet (i.e. don't have to fight with parents that "the fast option" isn't worth the money) .. I don't bother so much.

I may still have a Trinity client installer around on my external drive though, hehe

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Xercodo
Cruor Angelicus
#6 - 2012-01-11 22:02:25 UTC
afaik you should be able to reach into the Program Files/CCP/EVE and just copy/paste the entire client

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Serge Bastana
GWA Corp
#7 - 2012-01-11 22:06:49 UTC
Xercodo wrote:
afaik you should be able to reach into the Program Files/CCP/EVE and just copy/paste the entire client



And if you have any settings you can find overview in the EVE folder in you My Documents folder and actual client settings in AppData\Local\CCP\EVE. If you copy those folders over to their respective places on the other computer, you should have access to the overview and client settings you have currently.

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