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My hard drive croaked, so I bought a new one and had to start over
from scratch. I installed from the original 1999 CD and when I ran the
game the first time, I was a bit suprised to find that the patcher
simply wouldn't work. I thought it would at least be able to download
an updated patcher and proceed from there.

I was able to get an updated patcher from the web, but I thought it was
interesting to note that if your only resource is an original CD, you
cannot play the game.

morell.Ryssa

--
John Gordon "It's certainly uncontaminated by cheese."
gordon@panix.com
 
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John Gordon wrote:
> My hard drive croaked, so I bought a new one and had to start over
> from scratch. I installed from the original 1999 CD and when I ran
> the game the first time, I was a bit suprised to find that the patcher
> simply wouldn't work. I thought it would at least be able to download
> an updated patcher and proceed from there.
>
> I was able to get an updated patcher from the web, but I thought it
> was interesting to note that if your only resource is an original CD,
> you cannot play the game.
>
> morell.Ryssa
If you can't connect to the internet to aquire a new patcher from the EQLive
site, then the old patcher not working really isn't a concern.

--
Sinaiel Soulmerchant
Wraith of Misericordia
on Brell Serilis
 
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In <ctoc48$ig7$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu> "Jonathan" <phoenixprince@hotmail.com> writes:

> If you can't connect to the internet to aquire a new patcher from the EQLive
> site, then the old patcher not working really isn't a concern.

Well, yes, of course.

I was simply commenting on the fact that if one installs and runs the game
from the original 1999 CD, it won't work.

Sure, you can get a new patcher off the Internet, but you have to know
where to find it, and more than that, you have to know to look for a new
patcher in the first place.

morell.Ryssa

--
John Gordon "It's certainly uncontaminated by cheese."
gordon@panix.com
 
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John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> wrote in
news:ctod01$3ts$1@reader2.panix.com:

> In <ctoc48$ig7$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu> "Jonathan"
> <phoenixprince@hotmail.com> writes:
>
>> If you can't connect to the internet to aquire a new patcher from the
>> EQLive site, then the old patcher not working really isn't a concern.
>
> Well, yes, of course.
>
> I was simply commenting on the fact that if one installs and runs the
> game from the original 1999 CD, it won't work.
>
> Sure, you can get a new patcher off the Internet, but you have to know
> where to find it, and more than that, you have to know to look for a
> new patcher in the first place.
>

Well, if I started having problems such as that, I'd go check their
website to see if there is any info about correcting the problem, where,
I would hope, it will direct you to download a new patcher, and tell you
how to do so. Of course, knowing SoE, that information is probably not
readily available. :b

--
On Erollisi Marr in <Sanctuary of Marr>
Ancient Graeme Faelban, Barbarian Soothsayer of 70 seasons

On Steamfont in <Insanity Plea>
Graeme, 23 Dwarven Mystic, 20 Sage
Aviv, 12 Gnome Brawler, 14 Craftsman
 
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"Graeme Faelban" <RichardRapier@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:Xns95F067F84F9C7richardrapiernetscap@130.133.1.4...
> John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> wrote in
> news:ctod01$3ts$1@reader2.panix.com:
>
>> In <ctoc48$ig7$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu> "Jonathan"
>> <phoenixprince@hotmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> If you can't connect to the internet to aquire a new patcher from the
>>> EQLive site, then the old patcher not working really isn't a concern.
>>
>> Well, yes, of course.
>>
>> I was simply commenting on the fact that if one installs and runs the
>> game from the original 1999 CD, it won't work.
>>
>> Sure, you can get a new patcher off the Internet, but you have to know
>> where to find it, and more than that, you have to know to look for a
>> new patcher in the first place.
>>
>
> Well, if I started having problems such as that, I'd go check their
> website to see if there is any info about correcting the problem, where,
> I would hope, it will direct you to download a new patcher, and tell you
> how to do so. Of course, knowing SoE, that information is probably not
> readily available. :b

YOU would, yes. I would too. But there are still lots of people asking
tech support somewhere, "how do I download the internet?"

And no, it's not simple to find the patcher. After looking for about a
minute I still haven't found it, and I'm USED to the poorly designed
website. I honestly pity anyone who is of the average computer skill that
needs to find it.

--
EQ: Binnen 65+ enc - Zeb
EQ2: Cyro 20+ shaman - Kith
 
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"Dan Harmon" <deharmon@bigfoot.com> wrote:
] YOU would, yes. I would too. But there are still lots of people asking
] tech support somewhere, "how do I download the internet?"

here is an interesting ? take on that...
be sure and take headache medicine before reading:
http://rinkworks.com/stupid/

JimP.
--
djim70 at tyhe cableone dot net. Disclaimer: Standard.
http://wargame.drivein-jim.net/ WoW blog Jan 28, 2005
http://crestar.drivein-jim.net/new.html AD&D Dec 29, 2004
http://evergame.drivein-jim.net/blog/ Everquest January 10, 2005
 
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In article <Xns95F067F84F9C7richardrapiernetscap@130.133.1.4>, Graeme Faelban wrote:
> Well, if I started having problems such as that, I'd go check their
> website to see if there is any info about correcting the problem, where,
> I would hope, it will direct you to download a new patcher, and tell you
> how to do so. Of course, knowing SoE, that information is probably not
> readily available. :b

The information is probably in the patch notes. 🙂


--
--Tim Smith
 
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"Dan Harmon" <deharmon@bigfoot.com> wrote in
news:b4GdnahMGrI-aJ3fRVn-jw@giganews.com:

>
> "Graeme Faelban" <RichardRapier@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns95F067F84F9C7richardrapiernetscap@130.133.1.4...
>> John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> wrote in
>> news:ctod01$3ts$1@reader2.panix.com:
>>
>>> In <ctoc48$ig7$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu> "Jonathan"
>>> <phoenixprince@hotmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> If you can't connect to the internet to aquire a new patcher from
>>>> the EQLive site, then the old patcher not working really isn't a
>>>> concern.
>>>
>>> Well, yes, of course.
>>>
>>> I was simply commenting on the fact that if one installs and runs
>>> the game from the original 1999 CD, it won't work.
>>>
>>> Sure, you can get a new patcher off the Internet, but you have to
>>> know where to find it, and more than that, you have to know to look
>>> for a new patcher in the first place.
>>>
>>
>> Well, if I started having problems such as that, I'd go check their
>> website to see if there is any info about correcting the problem,
>> where, I would hope, it will direct you to download a new patcher,
>> and tell you how to do so. Of course, knowing SoE, that information
>> is probably not readily available. :b
>
> YOU would, yes. I would too. But there are still lots of people
> asking tech support somewhere, "how do I download the internet?"
>
> And no, it's not simple to find the patcher. After looking for about
> a minute I still haven't found it, and I'm USED to the poorly designed
> website. I honestly pity anyone who is of the average computer skill
> that needs to find it.
>

Hence my final comment...

--
On Erollisi Marr in <Sanctuary of Marr>
Ancient Graeme Faelban, Barbarian Soothsayer of 70 seasons

On Steamfont in <Insanity Plea>
Graeme, 23 Dwarven Mystic, 21 Sage
Aviv, 12 Gnome Brawler, 14 Craftsman
 
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Tim Smith <reply_in_group@mouse-potato.com> wrote in
news:wS7Md.4199$Nn1.1387@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net:

> In article <Xns95F067F84F9C7richardrapiernetscap@130.133.1.4>, Graeme
> Faelban wrote:
>> Well, if I started having problems such as that, I'd go check their
>> website to see if there is any info about correcting the problem,
>> where, I would hope, it will direct you to download a new patcher,
>> and tell you how to do so. Of course, knowing SoE, that information
>> is probably not readily available. :b
>
> The information is probably in the patch notes. 🙂
>

Which are actually not too hard to find on their site, unlike the patcher
itself.

--
On Erollisi Marr in <Sanctuary of Marr>
Ancient Graeme Faelban, Barbarian Soothsayer of 70 seasons

On Steamfont in <Insanity Plea>
Graeme, 23 Dwarven Mystic, 21 Sage
Aviv, 12 Gnome Brawler, 14 Craftsman
 
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On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:45:38 -0500 in
<b4GdnahMGrI-aJ3fRVn-jw@giganews.com>, "Dan Harmon"
<deharmon@bigfoot.com> graced the world with this thought:

>And no, it's not simple to find the patcher. After looking for about a
>minute I still haven't found it, and I'm USED to the poorly designed
>website.

Damn, Dan, and there's a full minute of your life you'll never get
back!
 
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