Where's my launchpad gone :(

[Rokaab]

So last week, when the new launchpad was released I had awful problems finding out how to get into EQ2 (since all I was getting was some window that looked like a stopwatch), until I was pointed at the manual install of LP4. So LP4 was installed, and it all ran fine, until I go home from work half an hour ago, try to run the launchpad, and I seem to have reverted to that funny stopwatch thing .... So tried the manual install of LP4, but all I get is that funny blue stopwatch thing <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Anyone any ideas?

[Therendil]

<p>First thing I would do is make sure that the shortcut you use points to LaunchPad.exe in your current EQII folder. Your original LP may have been installed in a separate folder. I had this problem on one system, but fixed it by copying LaunchPad.exe from another that was working. Not sure if this is an option for you.</p><p>You might try getting the absolute latest installer for your setup (streaming or full-asset) and using that to reinstall LaunchPad. I presume that's what you did when you say you did the manual install, but I'd try again with a fresh download of the installer.</p><p>-= Therendil =-</p>

[Rokaab]

<cite>Therendil wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>First thing I would do is make sure that the shortcut you use points to LaunchPad.exe in your current EQII folder. Your original LP may have been installed in a separate folder. I had this problem on one system, but fixed it by copying LaunchPad.exe from another that was working. Not sure if this is an option for you.</p> </blockquote> It installed in the correct directory, I double-checked it - everything points to my 'C:/Everquest2' directory ><cite>Therendil wrote:</cite><blockquote><p> <p>You might try getting the absolute latest installer for your setup (streaming or full-asset) and using that to reinstall LaunchPad. I presume that's what you did when you say you did the manual install, but I'd try again with a fresh download of the installer.</p><p>-= Therendil =-</p></blockquote> Tried that already, downloaded the installer this evening, run it, selected the correct folder, watched the AoD splash screen and seen that stupid stopwatch appear again <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" />

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p>Delete the EQ2.exe file and never run it again.</p><p>Delete any and all EQII shortcuts from your desktop.</p><p>Re-install the Full Assets LaunchPad 4 to the proper folder again.</p><p>Only use the newly created shortcut to access the game.</p><p>The stopwatch launcher comes from running the old EQ2.exe which was patched out of LP4.</p>

[Therendil]

<p>Hmmm. Sounds like you've done the right thing here. I do note that you're in the UK. I don't know if locale may have anything to do with it, athough it seems not to be an issue with others in UK/EU,</p><p>I'm afraid I'm going to have to leave this one for others to help with. If I have any bright ideas, I'll post them.</p><p>-= Therendil =-</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p>Avoid that EQ2.exe file until you get LP4 installed and fully patched!  You can even delete the EQ2.exe file altogether. </p>

[Therendil]

<p>Good to know. I had missed the fact that running eq2.exe had the power to raise the dead. Gonna make a note of that.</p><p>-= Therendil =-</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p>It was very confusing when we first recieved reports of it.  Then it turned out a lot of people continue to use EQ2Maps so if you do that make sure you don't use the open eq functionality, always go through our executables, preferably the LaunchPad itself.</p>

[Therendil]

<p>That has been talked about a lot at EQ2Interface. We've been walking a <em>lot </em>of people through the process of resetting custom UIs and EQ2Maps to launch with LaunchPad.exe.</p><p>I should probably post something there clarifying the problems with running eq2.exe.</p><p>-= Therendil =-</p>

[Rokaab]

<cite>TSR-JoshuaM wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Avoid that EQ2.exe file until you get LP4 installed and fully patched!  You can even delete the EQ2.exe file altogether. </p></blockquote> I hadn't been using that one at all since I installed LP4 last week (though it did still exist in my folder). I did actually remove EQ2.exe from my EQ2 directory before the previous try at reinstalling LP4, but apparently it was still finding it until I dumped it in the recycle bin (and no my shortcuts were not pointing at it) - bizarre. Seems to be working now (though admittedly it had been working since tues/wed last week until today <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />) so thankyou <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Rakk@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><cite>TSR-JoshuaM wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Avoid that EQ2.exe file until you get LP4 installed and fully patched!  You can even delete the EQ2.exe file altogether. </p></blockquote> I hadn't been using that one at all since I installed LP4 last week (though it did still exist in my folder). I did actually remove EQ2.exe from my EQ2 directory before the previous try at reinstalling LP4, but apparently it was still finding it until I dumped it in the recycle bin (and no my shortcuts were not pointing at it) - bizarre. Seems to be working now (though admittedly it had been working since tues/wed last week until today <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />) so thankyou <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></blockquote><p>With Vista/7 it will look for the file if you sever the shortcut link (like by moving the file).  </p>