problem with launchpad need help !!!

[yohann koldheart]

<p>ok i was playing eq2 10/8/09 at 12:30 am.  i had a power outage very short 2 min max.</p><p>i powered up my pc and tried to get back in game.  my launchpad starts downloading  a hours worth of files.</p><p>it gets to nektulos.vpk  and the launchpad says download complete  but the red play button is greyed out , and still says updating.  when i click download is scans the files and says download complete , but the play button is greyed out and still says updating.  when i x the launchpad out and restart it it does the same thing.</p><p>all my drivers are fine, the game was running great till i had the short power outage.</p><p>im on windows xp the latest version.</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p>Greetings,</p><p>It sounds like your game files got set to read-only somehow.  Try following these steps to remove the read-only flag:</p><p>1. Navigate to the Sony folder (Default: C:Program FilesSony)2. Right click the 'Sony' folder and select 'properties'3. Go to the 'General' tab4. Uncheck the box that says 'read-only' at the bottom of that window5. Select 'apply to all files/folders' when prompted</p>

[yohann koldheart]

<p>ok the read only box is check, i unchecked it and picked apply to all folders files and subfolders. and hit apply.</p><p>but it sets right back to read only as soon as i close  out of the directory.</p><p>ok so i checked the properties box , and the read only option isnt fully checked, there is no check mark its like a green square . i clear the green square and hit apply and pick to do it to all files folders and subfolders . then a small window pops up and does something to the files . i close the directory window.</p><p>then i reopen it and the read only box has green in it again, not a check mark tho</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>Filthi@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>ok the read only box is check, i unchecked it and picked apply to all folders files and subfolders. and hit apply.</p><p>but it sets right back to read only as soon as i close  out of the directory.</p><p>do i need to restart my pc after i go through the process?</p></blockquote><p>No, you shouldn't need to.  Do you have some kind of antivirus on that computer?  An antivirus would be the usual culprit if the folders are getting set to read only.  If you are using one then you might want to try disabling it temporarily.  If you have the game installed in the program files directory then you might want move it somewhere else as well.  Windows will place extra security on the program files folder which will sometimes include the read only flag.</p>

[yohann koldheart]

<p>so i figured id uncheck the options in the advanced tab thinking thats why the read only box was checked just to see if that work but it didnt.  nothing is checked and it still the read only box goes back to being shaded green, but does not have a check mark in it. and  the launchpad still tries to download a hours worth of files and freezes.</p><p>is anything in the read only advanced tab suposed to be checked?</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>Filthi@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>is anything in the read only advanced tab suposed to be checked?</p></blockquote><p>All of the permissions should be set to 'allow' unless you have multiple user accounts and you're trying to limit one user's access level.</p><p>You might want to try moving the game to somewhere besides the program files directory if you haven't already.</p>