Launchpad suddenly changed to soemthing I don't recognize

[Mystfit]

<p>I clicked my usual shrotcut on my desktop but instread of getting the new launcher, I got this:</p><p>Right after it loaded, the launcher icon on my destop changed for the usual White S against a dark background to the blue arror thingy you can see on my desktop.</p><p>I have made no changes to my system, no downloads or anything between having my usual lanuchpad run to this, whatever it is..I can't even see how to run eq2 with it....</p><p>Any thoughts? This happened one other time,but resolved itself ( as in i didn't nothing to make the icon change nor change back to normal)</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000;">From SOE-MOD-07 For future reference you shouldn't post your station name or length of password in images posted here.</span></p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Mystfit wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I clicked my usual shrotcut on my desktop but instread of getting the new launcher, I got this:</p><p>Right after it loaded, the launcher icon on my destop changed for the usual White S against a dark background to the blue arror thingy you can see on my desktop.</p><p>I have made no changes to my system, no downloads or anything between having my usual lanuchpad run to this, whatever it is..I can't even see how to run eq2 with it....</p><p>*removed*</p><p>Any thoughts? This happened one other time,but resolved itself ( as in i didn't nothing to make the icon change nor change back to normal)</p></blockquote><p>Thats one of our oldest patchers and is not included in any later package.</p><p>I wouldn't be able to tell you with any certainty how that occurred.  The most probable way this may have happened is something happened to your LaunchPad.exe file and your original shortcut couldn't find it.  It then scanned your PC for the file and found an older installation of our 1.75 LaunchPad and executed.  This does cause the shortcut to update like you describe and is about the only method of doing so that I can think of.</p>

[Mystfit]

<p>So, how do I get the new launcher back and what files do I need to look for to maker sure this old launchpad (which by the way I don't think I ever used)....my usual way of launching the game was using a short cut of the EQ2.exe file. That was before I got the good, newest launcher....</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Mystfit wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>So, how do I get the new launcher back and what files do I need to look for to maker sure this old launchpad (which by the way I don't think I ever used)....my usual way of launching the game was using a short cut of the EQ2.exe file. That was before I got the good, newest launcher....</p></blockquote><p>You can download our latest LaunchPad again and just install it right on top of that folder.  I don't recommend using the Everquest2.exe file directly but always using our LaunchPad.</p><p><a href="http://launch.soe.com/eq2" target="_blank">[EQII] LaunchPad</a></p>

[Mystfit]

<p>I haven't used that .exe launcher since switching over to the new launchpad...the one in your link but when that old one came up yesterday I didn't know how use to get into the game. Will follow your link and reinstall.</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Mystfit wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I haven't used that .exe launcher since switching over to the new launchpad...the one in your link but when that old one came up yesterday I didn't know how use to get into the game. Will follow your link and reinstall.</p></blockquote><p>A slightly more complicated method of being absolutely sure you've cleared out the old patcher would be to backup the Everquest IIPAKS folder by moving it to another location.  Once that is done go ahead and delete the entire Everquest II folder then re-install our latest LaunchPad.  Stop the patch process when it begins and close the LaunchPad.  Now move the PAKS folder back to the new install and restart the LaunchPad.  The PAKS folder contains all the game assets so you won't have to re-download the entire 12+gb game itself.</p>

[Mystfit]

<p>Well, I gotta do something...I fixed it yesterday with the link you gave and played this AM, but now, reloading back into game it's gone back to the old launcher....of ocurse if I do this...isn't it just gonig to not error at ALL, since you feel the problem is my launcher is somehow becoming corrupt?</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Mystfit wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Well, I gotta do something...I fixed it yesterday with the link you gave and played this AM, but now, reloading back into game it's gone back to the old launcher....of ocurse if I do this...isn't it just gonig to not error at ALL, since you feel the problem is my launcher is somehow becoming corrupt?</p></blockquote><p>I wouldn't say anything is being corrupted, you may just have another install location you aren't fully aware of.  When it starts loading the wrong LaunchPad go ahead and right-click the game icon and select open file location.  Take note of where that shortcut lead you to.</p><p>Compare it to the path used when its the proper LaunchPad I linked above.</p>

[Mystfit]

<p>Actually it does, oddly the computer thinks EQ2 has been installed 3 times. But the shortcut that it complains about are all three the same shortcuts, and it's only on there once, so I don't udnerstand that...</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Mystfit wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Actually it does, oddly the computer thinks EQ2 has been installed 3 times. But the shortcut that it complains about are all three the same shortcuts, and it's only on there once, so I don't udnerstand that...</p></blockquote><p>Have you tried backing up the PAKS folder and doing a fresh install again?</p>

[Mystfit]

<p>I'd been procrastinating on trying to clear my system of the unwated launchpad but after havig to reinstall from the 1.75 one three or four times yesterday, I bit the bullet, backed up my packs and deleted my eq2 directory.</p><p>I ran the new launcher per your link, reinserted the packs directory and from that point on, I am unable to log in via the suported launcher (since last night). I either get a can not connect to log in server or I can get that far but it later errors saying it can not connect to game session, error 101. Both eq2 and extended.</p><p>In frustration, I returned to the old eq2.exe version of eq2 from a copy on an old drive. Immediately, upon running the eq2.exe (the old sentinel's fate version), it downloads a launchpad.exe file, which runs the 1.75 launcher. It seems to be downloaing that old launcher via the eq2.exe file. I am aware that the older version (the one with SF at the launching screen) isn't supported anymore, but I can't get in with the current launcher. Every time I use the eq2.exe file, it redownloads a copy of the 1.75 launcher.</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Mystfit wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'd been procrastinating on trying to clear my system of the unwated launchpad but after havig to reinstall from the 1.75 one three or four times yesterday, I bit the bullet, backed up my packs and deleted my eq2 directory.</p><p>I ran the new launcher per your link, reinserted the packs directory and from that point on, I am unable to log in via the suported launcher (since last night). I either get a can not connect to log in server or I can get that far but it later errors saying it can not connect to game session, error 101. Both eq2 and extended.</p><p>In frustration, I returned to the old eq2.exe version of eq2 from a copy on an old drive. Immediately, upon running the eq2.exe (the old sentinel's fate version), it downloads a launchpad.exe file, which runs the 1.75 launcher. It seems to be downloaing that old launcher via the eq2.exe file. I am aware that the older version (the one with SF at the launching screen) isn't supported anymore, but I can't get in with the current launcher. Every time I use the eq2.exe file, it redownloads a copy of the 1.75 launcher.</p></blockquote><p>The error 101 issues were on our end and should be resolved now.</p>

[Mystfit]

<p>I sitll can not log in with the new launcher. Says user name and password and not correct.</p><p>Even thugh I know they are <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I can still connect via the eq2.exe.</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Mystfit wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I sitll can not log in with the new launcher. Says user name and password and not correct.</p><p>Even thugh I know they are <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /> I can still connect via the eq2.exe.</p></blockquote><p>Lets check a security setting really quickly.</p><p>Please click Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > Advanced Tab > Scroll through the settings to the security section > Uncheck the box that reads "Do not save encrypted pages to disk" > Click Apply/OK.  Restart the LaunchPad and try again.</p>

[Mystfit]

<p>OK, it seems to be running. I didn't change that setting recently, though?</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Mystfit wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>OK, it seems to be running. I didn't change that setting recently, though?</p></blockquote><p>Theres several ways it may have been enabled.  Security software being installed and updating to IE9 are the most common.</p>

[Mystfit]

<p>Back to the original topic at hand <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>It would seem that every time I use the eq2.exe to launch the game..whihc I did in this case since launcher wasn't working...or to run a second copy of eq2 for loading up a second account alt or whatever, it re-downloads this 1.75 launcher. I udnerstand it isn't being supported anymore, but can the eq2.exe at least download the NEW launcher instead of the old one, then it won't overwrite my work....</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Mystfit wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Back to the original topic at hand <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p><p>It would seem that every time I use the eq2.exe to launch the game..whihc I did in this case since launcher wasn't working...or to run a second copy of eq2 for loading up a second account alt or whatever, it re-downloads this 1.75 launcher. I udnerstand it isn't being supported anymore, but can the eq2.exe at least download the NEW launcher instead of the old one, then it won't overwrite my work....</p></blockquote><p>eq2.exe doesn't exist in the new LaunchPad.  It's Everquest2.exe.  Update your shortcuts and don't run eq2.exe</p>

[Gretcheen]

<p>Installed the Full Installer to a different computer (old one fried), LaunchPad is different now & I don't</p><p>see an option for "Full file scan" ??</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Gretcheen@Nagafen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Installed the Full Installer to a different computer (old one fried), LaunchPad is different now & I don't</p><p>see an option for "Full file scan" ??</p></blockquote><p>Scan Game Assets is how it is labelled in the new LaunchPad 3.</p>