New to EQII and trouble with updates

[Mystacina]

I just recently bought EQII and I been updating for 3 days and still wont finish, I dunno if its my computer or now, it will go from 44hours at start and then up to 150+ hours to finish updating. I use a laptap so I hate to leave it on for a few days anyone have any suggestions how I can get this updating going faster?

[Elorah]

Hmmm.  A few things to look at here (without more info on your system and connection)Be sure that you have allowed Eq2 through your router/firewall. this could be slowing it down.  Some firewalls cause issues even when disabled.<a rel="nofollow" href="http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bin/soe.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=12293&p_created=1099871058&p_sid=6G9Jmvej&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=1&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX 3Jvd19jbnQ9NzAsNzAmcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZ wX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPXNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX3BhZ2U9M SZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PWZpcmV3YWxs&p_li=&p_topview=1" target="_blank">[EQ2] <b>Firewall</b> and Proxy Information for EverQuest II</a>If you are using Vista, you need to run it as admin.  Right click patcher and select to run as admin.You may also want to be sure that your system can run the game.  Use <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.systemrequirementslab.com" target="_blank">www.systemrequirementslab.com</a> and run it against Kingdom of Sky to get a good idea on this one.Lastly, if you notice that it seems tyo be stuck on a file....  Stop the patcher and restart it.  Good luck!By the way, which version of the game did you purchase?  If you purchased the original EQII, then there will be QUITE a lot of updates to do as well as you may want to purchase Rise of Kunark to be able to gain access to all the content.

[TSR-TrevorG]

Still having issues?

[Mystacina]

yeah its still taking forever to download. i'm using wireless internet to download, could that be a problem? even tho my connection is good?

[Elorah]

If you did the Router/firewall thing that I suggested in my previous post and you are still having issues....  is there any way to wire up perhaps?

[TSR-TrevorG]

If you are using VISTA you may have download issues.  Please try to do the following.1. Right click on the program launch icon2. Left click on "Properties".3. In the new window that pops up click on the "Compatibility" tab.4. In the "Compatibility Mode" area check the box next to "Run this program in compatibility mode for:"5. In the drop down list make certain that "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)" is selected.6. Under "Privilege Level" make certain that the box next to "Run this program as administrator" is checked.7. Click on "Apply" then click on "Ok".8. Double click on the program launch icon. This should allow you to run your program under Windows Vista.  If you need more support, please feel free to email us back and we'll be more than happy to give you further support.If you are using windows XP, please post your system stats.<a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=353617" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=353617</a>Thanks