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nikita8

07-10-2009, 10:31 PM

Ok I'm brand new to this game. I'm running Vista. I've installed the Rise of Kunark package. I've set all the folders to the compability thing and unchecked read only. I double click on the Everquest 2 icon on desktop and launcher loads and usually every time it downloads a patch of some sort. It says Update Complete. There is a button below that that is gray and says UPDATING but it doesn't do anything or shows me downloading anything.So I'm wondering how do I create a character/play the game, or is there something else I need to do to fix a problem.

TSR-DanielH

07-10-2009, 10:39 PM

It's a file permissions issue with Vista. Follow these steps and it should download correctly: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"

nikita8

07-10-2009, 10:42 PM

I did that... as I stated in my post. I did however turn off UAC completely after everything else I have tried has failed so I shall see if that fixes things. I'm anxious to play.It has now been updating something that it hasn't updated before. *crosses finger*

TSR-DanielH

07-13-2009, 06:13 PM

<cite>nikita884 wrote:</cite><blockquote>I did that... as I stated in my post. I did however turn off UAC completely after everything else I have tried has failed so I shall see if that fixes things. I'm anxious to play.It has now been updating something that it hasn't updated before. *crosses finger*</blockquote>I hope that worked for you, but if not then the next step would be to move the game to a different folder. You can simply cut and paste the entire Everquest2 folder to a different location. Anywhere besides the program files or windows directories will have substantially less security than those folders. I have my game in C:Games which works, but anywhere besides program files or windows should be fine.