CANT UPDATE EQ2 WITH NEW BUILT SYSTEM!

[Gradorin]

<p>This error showed up while trying to download and install the game and updates.</p><p>This machine appears to be below minimums and EQ2 will not operate CPU speed 24 < 1000 MHz</p><p>I just bought  and build a new gaming rig, it should be more than enough, HELP PLZ!</p><p>Intel Core™ 2 Duo e8500 @ 3.16 (stock) Antec 1200 PC Power and Cool 910 watts Silencer Patriot Viper (2 x 2GB) PVS34G2000LLKN DDR3 200MHz WD Velociraptor 300GB EVGA GTX275 SuperClocked edition EVGA 790i Ultra Sli -A1 32-Bit Windows Vista (for now) Zalman Led CNPS7500N Samsung DVD Sata Burner SH-S233Q 182.50 Video Drivers</p>

[Wingrider01]

<p>what steps have you tried from the posts on how to run eq2 with Vista?</p><p>Primarily try right click the icon and Run as Administrator</p><p>There are others</p><p>1.  like placing the eq2 directory outside of the ..program files directory</p><p>2. utilizing the new station launcher application</p><p>Do not understand the comment of the machine being below minimum specs, the processor alone is 3x's the 1ghz minimum spec (1000 mhz = 1GHZ)</p>

[bluefish]

<p>go into your MB bios and disable speed step</p><p>your computer , especially when not running 3d apps will slow your CPU so it uses less power by downclocking it .. this is probably what is happening .. it may be automatically downclocking it below 1000 mhz ..</p>

[Wingrider01]

<p><cite>Teeboy@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>go into your MB bios and disable speed step</p><p>your computer , especially when not running 3d apps will slow your CPU so it uses less power by downclocking it .. this is probably what is happening .. it may be automatically downclocking it below 1000 mhz ..</p></blockquote><p>speedstep is primarily a notebook bios function, have yet to see a e8500 in a notebook or a GTX275</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p>This really sounds like a Vista issue.  Make sure you have gone through the following steps:</p><p>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. Right click on the icon and select "Run as Administrator"</p><p>That should resolve the issue in most cases.</p><p>On a completely unrelated note: Gradorin, the character in your signature reminds me of a sketch drawn by Rob Liefield.  I think it's the mouth that does it.</p>

[Gradorin]

<p>already tried that, compatibility with windows xp sp2 and run as admin, still wont update. on planetside it has updated but wont let me go into game, it crashes when its done loading, would this be a driver issue for the mobo or video?</p><p>video driver: 182.50</p><p>mobo driver: 9.26</p><p>and its a desktop =]</p><p>hah sexy</p>

[Gradorin]

<p>i just turned of UAC for the hell of it and its now updating!</p><p>only thing is do i have to keep doing this when theirs updates because i would like to put it back on? or if i put it back on will it cause problems as well while gameplay?</p>

[Wingrider01]

<p><cite>Gradorin@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>i just turned of UAC for the hell of it and its now updating!</p><p>only thing is do i have to keep doing this when theirs updates because i would like to put it back on? or if i put it back on will it cause problems as well while gameplay?</p></blockquote><p>You can bypass a lot of issues with the UAC - is SP2 installed?</p><p>To bypass the issues with the UAC move the EQ2 game files outside the ..Program Files directory, I use a structure of .gamessoeeq2 . The ..Program Files directory is tightly controlled with the UAC on, it tends to cause issues with some applications and frequent updates.</p>

[Gradorin]

<p>No SP2 is not installed, will do that, only problem is now, everytime i log on to EQ2 i keep freezing up and getting BSOD's now, and at one of the times when i logged back onto EQ2 playing for about 10 min, the game froze with an error message about something about EQ2 cannot operate because of some memorization....so im guessing my RAM is defective? Iv been getting nonstop BSODS about driver problems, disk defragment/antivirus/back up utitlty and driver problems, and also some IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR EQUAL message as well.</p><p>any help and repsonse will be appreciated.</p><p>(am RMAing the RAM just to be on the safe side.)</p>

[Wingrider01]

<p><cite>Gradorin@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>No SP2 is not installed, will do that, only problem is now, everytime i log on to EQ2 i keep freezing up and getting BSOD's now, and at one of the times when i logged back onto EQ2 playing for about 10 min, the game froze with an error message about something about EQ2 cannot operate because of some memorization....so im guessing my RAM is defective? Iv been getting nonstop BSODS about driver problems, disk defragment/antivirus/back up utitlty and driver problems, and also some IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR EQUAL message as well.</p><p>any help and repsonse will be appreciated.</p><p>(am RMAing the RAM just to be on the safe side.)</p></blockquote><p>can you post the text from the BSOD? If the machine restarts on a BSOD you can go into advanced properties and turn off this function. The text would be helpfull</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>Gradorin@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p> and also some IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR EQUAL message as well.</p></blockquote><p>That error message almost always indicates faulty hardware or a corrupt driver file.</p><p>I know you said that you are RMAing the RAM, but have you tried simply using one stick at a time?  Remove one stick and try booting with the other, then switch them and see if you get different results.  That will tell you whether it is one bad stick of RAM or 2.  It's probably just one unless your computer was hit by a power surge or something recently.</p>

[murphk01]

<p>Can someone tell me what UAC and SP2 are? I am having a similar issue to the original poster. I just bought a new computer and I got the cpu speed error even though my speed is much greater than that. I tried to ignore it as many have suggested but it will not download the updates and there is no option to play the game or go to character select.</p><p>Thanks in advance.</p>

[Wingrider01]

<p><cite>murphk01 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Can someone tell me what UAC and SP2 are? I am having a similar issue to the original poster. I just bought a new computer and I got the cpu speed error even though my speed is much greater than that. I tried to ignore it as many have suggested but it will not download the updates and there is no option to play the game or go to character select.</p><p>Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p>UAC is part of Vista's elevated security model, believe it stands for User Access Control</p><p>SP2 is Service Pack 2 for Vista, it recently released to the end users via Microsoft Updated, your machine may or may not have it already installed depending on the age of the image used by the manufacturer to build your machine. A good idea moight be to force a run of Windows Update and let it updated anything that needs it.</p><p>CPU speed - by any chance are you running on a AMD or a laptop?</p>