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Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on August 29, 2002, 06:51:55 PM

In the process of getting ready to take to the sky. Grabbed the d/load, but when trying to install it I got the warning that a file was corrupted and couldn't complete the install. Bummer. :(

Anyone had that problem before? I d/loaded the game from the HiTech site. Wondering if I should just go ahead and d/load it again, or maybe give it a couple of days.

Suggestions?

Title: DL
Post by: llyr68 on August 29, 2002, 06:54:51 PM

Go for it. Your're missing the on-line filght sim of the century!:D

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pei on August 29, 2002, 07:08:33 PM

Go ahead and try downloading it again: it might have got corrupted during the download.

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on August 29, 2002, 07:24:09 PM

Thanks guys, I'll give it another whirl! :)

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Lazerus on August 29, 2002, 08:53:35 PM

Need directX 8.1

I had the same problem after I had been gone a few months and got the new version.     GL

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on August 30, 2002, 06:11:19 AM

So I need to update to that version of Direct X before I can open up the.exe? Fair enough. Can anyone suggest where I can obtain a copy of that version? :)

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Mark Luper on August 30, 2002, 06:53:38 AM

Pips, go to http://www.microsoft.com/directx/
Should get you fixed up :)

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Curval on August 30, 2002, 09:33:44 AM

Keep trying Pips...and a premeptive welcome to Aces High!

If you like flight sims you made a wise choice with AH.

See ya up

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on August 30, 2002, 07:43:24 PM

Thanks guys! :)

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on August 31, 2002, 09:08:35 AM

Still no joy. :(

Installed direct X 8.1b, then tried to install the AH1104.exe It still cuts out when its 82% through the install cycle, stating that :

"an I/O error occurred whilst installing a file. This is normally caused by bad installation media or a corrupt installtion file."

It then gives me the option of Retry or Abort. Retry doesn't do anything so I have to abort the installation process.

This is the secondtime I've d/loaded the Ah1104.exe from the hiTech site. Any one gots any ideas whats the problem. Can't see any point in d/loading another exe if the same thing is going to happen again. :(

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Wilbus on August 31, 2002, 12:34:59 PM

Use a download program to download it with, usually helps.

http://www.getright.com is good for it. If it still doesn't work after downloading with that send me a mail at "rasmus@avita.se" and We'll work something out, can mail it to you or we can send it via Mirc or ICQ.

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: poopster on August 31, 2002, 12:40:26 PM

Getright is a "must have".

If your in the middle of a download and the speed drops off to nothing you can pause it, reconnect your dialup etc.

I also use "end it all" to make sure nothing is running in the background on my toybox. And disable your norton if your running that.

Come on man, we're waiting for ya

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on September 03, 2002, 05:52:34 AM

Ok, I've now got "Get Right" installed on my system, but am having trouble working out how to use it.

Does 'Get Right' work (as in run) in the background, so I simply d/load items as per usual? Or do I have to activate it prior to a d/load so that it is working when I commence the d/load? And if so how do I activate it? Can't quite make sense of the Read me. :)

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Wilbus on September 03, 2002, 10:30:14 AM

Should see a little getright icon in the lower right. If you don't, go to start menu and start getright. If it doens't start when you push on a file in your browser it's because it hasn't been set up for that browser. Do like this, right click on the file you wanna download, chose "copy link address" then go into getright, under "file" you're find some kind of "add url" or "download" or something (don't have getright anymore), paste the link in there and push enter. Should starts downloading.

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on September 04, 2002, 07:42:51 AM

Thanks for that Wilbus. I've got Get Right setup now, so I'll give it a try. :)

Not sure how it will turn out as the d/load at the HiTech site says its 32.5MB, but now that I've started d/loading via Get Right the file size is showing as 31.86MB.

Oh well. we'll see whats happens. lol. :)

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Wilbus on September 04, 2002, 11:43:06 AM

Usual reason to why a file gets corrupt is that it downloads the wrong size (usually adds a single byte). Getright will most lilkely fix that. Once again, if it doesn't, let me know and we'll work something out :)

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on September 05, 2002, 07:37:26 AM

I've d/loaded the 1104 patch twice using 'Get Right' and each time it only d/loads a file size of 31.8Mb, not the 32.5Mb as stated on the HiTech site. :(

Could the HiTech site file be buggered?

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Curval on September 05, 2002, 07:52:52 AM

Damn man...I'll e-mail you the file.

Let me know if you want me to do this...I don't wanna piss you off if you are on dial up.

BTW..a new patch was released last night so you need Version 11.06 now.

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Mark Luper on September 05, 2002, 08:13:51 AM

Pips,
AH1106 is a 31.86 meg download. I rarely get the same on Getright as I do on a listing. It has always worked for me in the past.

P.S. If you go to the folder you downloaded into and highlight the icon for it and click properties it should tell you it is 33,410,374 bytes. Divide that number by 1048 and you get 31,880.128. This is the file I downloaded that Getright called 31.86

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Wilbus on September 05, 2002, 08:39:45 AM

Let me know if you want me to mail it to you :)

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on September 05, 2002, 10:14:10 PM

So 1106 is the new d/load now eh? Well.... as I've had no luck with the 1104 I may as well try the 1106. Let you know how i go. :)

And thanks for all the help guys I do appreciate it. But I will have to pass on the mailing offer. I'm on dial-up and the poor service provider would probably blow its brain trying to cope with it lol. :D

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on September 05, 2002, 10:45:14 PM

Just for everyone info I thought I might post the message I get when I try to install the game - NB this is after having successfully d/loaded the zip using Get Right.

The message is: " An I/O error occurred while installing a file. this is normally caused by a bad installation media or a corrupt installation file."

Then it asks if I want to Retry or Abort. As Retry doesn't do anything I abort the install. I get thsi message at the 83% of instll stage.

Anyone know what the message is referring to?

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: SKurj on September 05, 2002, 11:14:50 PM

Do you have any anti virus software running when u try installing?

Never seen someone have so many probs installing AH..


SO you have downloaded the full install of AH?
and you get that message whenever you try to install it?

SKurj

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on September 06, 2002, 01:27:25 AM

Hiya SKurj,

I have my anti-virus turned off, so that's not an issue. And yes, I have d/loaded the full install, having just finished d/loading 1106.

The problem occurs when  double click on the .exe to install it. Its then that I get the above message, which I have just got again with the 1106.exe. :(

It must be to do with my computer, but I'm blowed if i know what it is. Haven't had this problem before with any other d/loads. :confused:

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: steely07 on September 06, 2002, 02:36:55 AM

Pips,run a scandisk,you may have a bad Hard disk,if not,keep posting and ill burn it for you and post it down :)

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on September 06, 2002, 08:43:10 PM

Ran a total system clean - disk Cleanup, Defrag and scan disc - all to no avail! :(  Even ran Scan Disc twice.

Looks like I'm fated not to fly Aces High.

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pfunk on September 06, 2002, 08:49:55 PM

sounds like the file is corrupt, IE from the webpage

Title: BIOS
Post by: A4c7i9d on September 06, 2002, 09:13:05 PM

Do you have any virus protection in your motherboard bios settings?  Sometimes that can cause problems like that.  Just a thought.

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: SKurj on September 06, 2002, 11:04:10 PM

Another weak thought..

Is your system overclocked at all? if so try running at stock speed...


SKurj

just shooting in the dark to try and assist..

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: steely07 on September 06, 2002, 11:38:34 PM

Pips,don't give up,you would really be missing out,would you like me to get it burned to CD and posted down to canberra? :)

Title: Aces High D/load
Post by: Pips on September 07, 2002, 02:05:56 AM

Steely that would be great if you could, would really appreciate it. My email is jlo@apex.net.au If you drop me a line I'll give you my address.

Thanks mate. :)