HELP, patch 7 will not work on my Computer!!

Deathstalker · #1 October 28th, 2001, 12:04 AM

ARRRGGGHHHHH!

Ok, first off. I have two computers, my internet computer (Packard Bell, pile of junk, likes to crash/re-boot without notice, page default errors etc all the time. Good for PBW though, can usually finish 1 turn before errors happen.) and 'Old Reliable' (Pentium 133mhz, DTK brand, windows 95, runs ALL Versions of se4 up to 1.41 without problems except for the odd memory overload error when in games with tonnes of units or known bugs with the game.)

Now the problem. the internet computer can run the new patch fine (well, as fine as that pile of crap can run anything anyway). BUT 'Old Reliable' spits out the following error after upgrading to 1.49: Access Violation address 057B658-Module se4.exe, address FFFFFFF. And immediately after: Exception EsockError-se4.exe @ 00060C4A. Initialization of windows sockets failed.

HELP, what the HELL is happening?? Yes, no mods are being used, computer is re-booted, and I have uninstalled se4 and re-installed and re-patched, still no luck. And 1.41 still works fine.

UGH.

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Skulky · #2 October 28th, 2001, 01:55 AM

You don't really need the patch, unless your playing Online and having to update your password, patch 1.49 (aka patch 7) does nothing important, read the Version history.txt file available in the patch download section of www.malfador.com this will tell you what each patch does (more or less)

Deathstalker · #3 October 28th, 2001, 03:02 AM

As to needing the patch. Yep, I do. IIRC the 'intell bug' is part of 1.41, and not 1.49. As well as numerous additions (warp hole preventers, combat randomness in sim-move which I play alot, fleet experience changes, AI attacking decisions and sat/weapon platform strategies)...All in all the patch seems much better (as well as the tech min% finally working for what the AI researches and how fast.). That and I need to update the numerous AI's I have floating around at Kuat Drive Yards etc. for the new patch, hard to do when your computer can't run it.

I'd say the patch defintly does something important.(no flame intended by the way.)

Suicide Junkie · #4 October 28th, 2001, 03:44 AM

Have you tried more than once?

I never pay attention to that "please close all other programs when running installer" message that every game displays, perhaps this is a case of it actually making a difference?

Deathstalker · #5 October 28th, 2001, 03:55 AM

Yep, un-installed/re-installed/re-patched about 4 times, as well as multiple 'clickings' of the se4.exe after booting/re-booting the computer. Somehow the new patch seems to have made my computer 'obsolete'.

Suicide Junkie · #6 October 28th, 2001, 04:23 AM

Have you tried patching in two steps?

You could try checking the SE files on both machines for differences, or copying the patched Version that runs, over top of Reliable's files.
Theres always the dangerous suggestion to update all your drivers...
And another alternative of getting a "new" machine at today's dirt-cheap prices.

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