"Download Cancelled"

[TheSource123]

I recently installed Vista from XP, clean install, not "upgraded". All my old files are teh gonez0r. When I click Download it scans my files and says "Download Cancelled." I tried doing a clean boot w/ msconfig as someone told me online, that didn't work. Any ideas? O.o EDIT: It also says "No Characters Found" in the window under the EQ2Players thing. O.o FIXED: Turned off Windows Vista UAC & Rebooted, works fine.

[Sorrowblad]

I had the same problem but found the answer somewhere in a thread here. You need to right click your Eq2 icon, go to properties and in the compatability tab tell it to run in WinXp mode and theres a box at the bottom to click to make sure its run for administrator too. Restart and it should work for you. Easy fix, just a bug with Vista and EQ2 or something along the lines.

[TheSource123]

Didn't work, same error.

[Mictav]

Same freakin problem here too come on SOE answer please! i didnt go out and blow a few thousand bucks in a new puter and upgrades too play eq2 and find out i cant cause of some lame bug that shouldnt be there.

[dawy]

Ha d a similar problem with my laptop with Vista i disabled the UAC and bingo worked like a treat <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[TheSource123]

<cite>dawy wrote:</cite><blockquote>Ha d a similar problem with my laptop with Vista i disabled the UAC and bingo worked like a treat <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></blockquote>Will try, but X3 just sucked me back in and I'll have to wait a few more....hundred...thousand...minutes.... Time to get more hotpockets..

[Mictav]

whats the uac not too sure what that actually is.

[StarfoxJD]

<cite>rmeans wrote:</cite><blockquote>whats the uac not too sure what that actually is.</blockquote> go to control panel, click on users, should see a link to turn off uac see, works like a charm.

[TheSource123]

Hate to do thread necromancy but to anyone having this problem, TURN OFF UAC, worked like a charm, thanks everyone.

[benjatheninja]

Well I hate to sound like a Noob, but what does uac stand for because when i go to control panel then users there is nothing that remotely looks like a uac. I have done just about everything, I hate Vista from the bottom of my heart. Please someone save me here i am drowning. Oh, also I noticed that all servers are down could that be a problem as to why my download is cancelled. *Sarcasm* I do so love going and buying a new game and not being able to play!

[Son_of_Cain]

<p>Ok I dont know what UAC stands for either BUT</p><p> I did have the same problem Twice!</p><p>I fixed it once then it came back. I think it came back because I redownloaded the launcher or the servers were doing somthing funky.</p><p>I fixed it and now it is working by doing the following... </p><p>In the properties for the shortcut to play the file "EQ2.EXE" I had it run in win XP mode and as administrator. in the advanced secton I also told it to run as aministrator. Then the file "everquest2.exe" I made run the same way. One more thing is either turn off windows firewall or allow the EQ2 and Everquest2 exe files to be an exception to the firewall.</p><p>The PLAY button now showes up. This is in Windows VISTA 64 that I was having this problem.</p>

[benjatheninja]

<cite>Son_of_Cain wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Ok I dont know what UAC stands for either BUT</p><p> I did have the same problem Twice!</p><p>I fixed it once then it came back. I think it came back because I redownloaded the launcher or the servers were doing somthing funky.</p><p>I fixed it and now it is working by doing the following... </p><p>In the properties for the shortcut to play the file "EQ2.EXE" I had it run in win XP mode and as administrator. in the advanced secton I also told it to run as aministrator. Then the file "everquest2.exe" I made run the same way. One more thing is either turn off windows firewall or allow the EQ2 and Everquest2 exe files to be an exception to the firewall.</p><p>The PLAY button now showes up. This is in Windows VISTA 64 that I was having this problem.</p></blockquote>Works like a computer generated dream now, Thanks  Son_of_Cain

[TheSource123]

<cite>Son_of_Cain wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Ok I dont know what UAC stands for either BUT</p><p> I did have the same problem Twice!</p><p>I fixed it once then it came back. I think it came back because I redownloaded the launcher or the servers were doing somthing funky.</p><p>I fixed it and now it is working by doing the following... </p><p>In the properties for the shortcut to play the file "EQ2.EXE" I had it run in win XP mode and as administrator. in the advanced secton I also told it to run as aministrator. Then the file "everquest2.exe" I made run the same way. One more thing is either turn off windows firewall or allow the EQ2 and Everquest2 exe files to be an exception to the firewall.</p><p>The PLAY button now showes up. This is in Windows VISTA 64 that I was having this problem.</p></blockquote>UAC = User Account Control It's those annoying messages that pop up every time you try to install stuff/run progs etc.

[Shuyo]

Another option, if you don't want to completely disable UAC (User access control), is to right click on your shortcut and choose to run the program as the administrator. I was having this issue, so now when i start EQ I simplay run it as the administrator and I'm good to go.