Question on determining status of patches?

[mmartinez85]

<p>I am installing EQ2 for the first time on my new PC. I used one of the original EQ2 discs that I purchased about 4 or 5 years ago. Now, I know I'm going to have a ton of patches to download. So far it's been patching for about 24 hours. </p><p>I thought the blue status bar was the status of all of the patches as a whole and the orange bar below it was an indicator of the current file that was downloading. Thing is the blue bar has filled up multiple times and restarted. So what's the deal? How can I determine how much longer this thing has to go? </p>

[TSR-KenC]

<p>Hmm. It's tough to say as the normal EQ2 launcher doesn't give too reliable an ETA. I'd recommend trying these three fixes - they should speeds things up a bit!</p><p>Fix 1: (Vista Only)1. Right click on Station Launcher icon and go to properties2. Go to the compatibility tab3. Click on "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and select XP Service Pack 24. Check "Run this program as administrator"5. Click Apply6. Right Click on the Station Launcher icon once again7. Click "Run as Administrator" Fix 2: (Vista Only)1. Make sure you are logged in on an Administrator account.2. Navigate to the Station Launcher folder (Usually c:program filessonystation will contain the Station Launcher folder)3. Right click on the Station Launcher folder and go to properties4. Click on the Security Tab5. Click on the Edit button.6. Go through each username or group listed and make sure all "Allow" boxes are checked7. Ensure that no "Deny" boxes are checked and click OK. Fix 3: (Vista/XP)1. Select the START button.2. Select RUN, then type in "msconfig" (for Vista, type msconfig in the search bar at the bottom of the Start Menu)3. Press OK4. Select the STARTUP tab.5. In the list, uncheck all boxes EXCEPT for SCANREGISTRY and SYSTEM TRAY. If you use Windows XP, please note that SCANREGISTRY and SYSTEM TRAY will not be listed - just uncheck the entire list.6. Hit apply and then OK. Restart the computer and try the game again.</p>