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Title: A few questions...
Post by: mavric on June 12, 2000, 06:37:00 PM

Hello all, I sent this e-mail below to the technical support center and the response was less informative than what I had expected.  So could you (the community) try and help me find the answers to my questions.

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Hello,
 
I seem to be having a problem.
 
When I try to install AH1012T1023.EXE to update from Version 1.01 patch 2 to the current Version 1.02 patch 3 i get an error window 14% of the way through the setup that says, " The file C:\PROGRA~1\HTC\ACEHI~1\terrains\sfterr.res could not be opened "
 
Any ideas?
 
I also noticed your full version download is 8 meg, how come my Version 1.01 patch 2 is 21 meg?

Mavric ~ X.O.
WB 325th FG
 
PS: When is Version 1.03 expected to be released?

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It sounds like you either have a corrupt download or your updating a
different version.  Whatever the problem, you should be able to fix
it by just downloading the base install.

HiTech Creations
support@hitechcreations.com http://www.hitechcreations.com (http://www.hitechcreations.com)
817-251-1540

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I downloading it 3 times with the same result so a corrupt file is unlikely.

Or updating a different version???  My above e-mail is very specific on what I have and what I am downloading.

What do you guys think?

Any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks,

 



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Mavric ~ X.O.
WB 325th FG

Title: A few questions...
Post by: Trell on June 12, 2000, 06:51:00 PM

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[This message has been edited by Trell (edited 06-12-2000).]

Title: A few questions...
Post by: bloom25 on June 12, 2000, 07:15:00 PM

When you start the game what version does it say you have in the top left corner?

(Also, that update you speak of should only be 2.1 meg.)



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bloom25
THUNDERBIRDS

Title: A few questions...
Post by: mavric on June 12, 2000, 07:20:00 PM

Thanks Trell but that is not correct, if you go to the AH website there are 2 seperate download updates listed.

One is from 'V1.01 patch 2' to 'V1.02 patch 3'.

The other is from 'V1.02 patch 2' to 'V1.02 patch 3'.

Mine being the first of the two.




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Mavric ~ X.O.
WB 325th FG

Title: A few questions...
Post by: mavric on June 12, 2000, 07:30:00 PM

Bloom25,

It`s Version 1.01 patch 2.

(the update is only 2 meg)

You might have misunderstood the size part.  Was wondering why my V1.01 patch 2 is 21 meg and the current FULL install listed is only 8 meg?

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Mavric ~ X.O.
WB 325th FG

Title: A few questions...
Post by: mavric on June 13, 2000, 07:33:00 AM

punt

Title: A few questions...
Post by: Saintaw on June 13, 2000, 07:49:00 AM

win95ch maybe ?

Title: A few questions...
Post by: Wanker on June 13, 2000, 07:49:00 AM

Mavric,

You say you downloaded "it" three times. Are you talking about the patch or the base install?

If you haven't downloaded the base install and re-installed AH, try that first. If you've already tried this, then it's time to run a virus-scan and a scandisk on your system.

Also, make sure that your hard drive is not full, and that your hard drive is not heavily fragmented.

If none of the above cures this, you may want to think about formatting your hard drive and  re-installing your operating system and software(only as a last resort, however).

Title: A few questions...
Post by: Mr.ED on June 13, 2000, 08:21:00 AM

Delete it all and D/L the base and install it. I dont use the patches, that happened to me in beta. after a few patches, AH gets confused.


Mr.ED

Title: A few questions...
Post by: Fury on June 13, 2000, 10:37:00 AM

I agree, simplest and fastest would be to uninstall any AH currently on your system and then reinstall the full base (8 meg).

I've used a mix of both the updates and the full installs and not had any problems, but it sure sounds like something is corrupted on your system.

Fury

Title: A few questions...
Post by: Fury on June 13, 2000, 10:49:00 AM

I just downloaded AH1012T1023.EXE and here are the properties:

size: 2.36MB (2,475,824 bytes) 2,482,176 bytes used.
file version: 1.02 patch 3

Also are you using a resumable download?  If you have downloaded AH1012T1023 numerous times did you delete the existing EXE first?  I'm just grasping at straws here.

Also, your original post says "how come my Version 1.01 patch 2 is 21 meg?".  Seeing that 1.01 patch 2 is obsolete, that question may not matter or be related to the problem.  Unless you mean that your 1012 to 1023 patch is 21 megs (AH1012T1023.EXE).  Then I'd say corrupt download.

Fury

Title: A few questions...
Post by: mavric on June 13, 2000, 12:52:00 PM

Thanks for the replys,

banana, "it" meaning the patch.

banana, Mr. ED & Fury, I have not tryed just installing the 8 meg base, just wanted to update with the patch and when it didn`t work I am the type of person who wants to know why my system is doing what it`s doing.  Deleteing and starting from scratch is a last resort if I don`t find out what the problem is.

Fury, yea it`s not a related question, just was wondering why my older version is 21 meg and the new version full install is only 8 meg?  How can that be possible?

Guess I will just start over, would much rather just update with a 2 meg patch that is avaliable on the AH website than download 8 meg through a dial-up.

Thanks again  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

 

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Mavric ~ X.O.
WB 325th FG

Title: A few questions...
Post by: Fury on June 13, 2000, 01:12:00 PM

Yea I'd be suspicious of the 21 meg file.... none of the base downloads have been over 8 meg and most of the updates have been under or around 2 meg.  Pretty strange.

Fury

Title: A few questions...
Post by: JimBear on June 13, 2000, 01:30:00 PM

Hmmmmm 21MB??   ver1.03?   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

Title: A few questions...
Post by: Azrael on June 13, 2000, 01:31:00 PM

Hmm, I found the incremental updates rather solid, my aces high download base:

28.09.99  20:52       3.516.415  AH033.exe
 7.10.99  19:08         780.007  ah033t034.exe
13.10.99  20:56       1.136.316  ah034t035.exe
27.10.99   8:08       3.937.034  AH036.EXE
30.10.99   6:45         644.089  AH036T037.EXE
12.11.99   7:05       1.398.393  AH037T038.EXE
19.11.99  20:36         829.768  AH038T039.EXE
 3.12.99  21:16         825.778  AH039T040.EXE
10.12.99  21:52       1.612.422  AH040T041.EXE
10.12.99  23:21         187.403  AH041T0411.EXE
29.12.99  19:57       1.567.637  AH042T043.EXE
 4.01.00  18:40         219.541  AH043T044.EXE
 7.01.00  19:14         584.183  AH044T045.EXE
 4.01.00  20:57         195.376  AH044T0441.EXE
13.01.00  21:30       1.062.463  AH045T046.EXE
14.01.00  16:42       5.094.456  AH046.EXE
17.01.00  23:51       1.150.960  AH046T047.EXE
20.01.00   9:17       5.807.947  AH048.EXE
21.01.00  23:47       1.003.455  AH048T049.EXE
24.01.00  23:43         511.126  AH049T100.EXE
 4.02.00   7:14       1.165.696  AH100T1002.EXE
 3.03.00  21:30         730.189  AH101T1012.EXE
13.12.99  21:46         975.963  AH0411T042.EXE
 5.01.00  19:10         205.038  AH0441T0442.EXE
12.02.00  15:16         994.574  AH1002T1003.EXE
 1.03.00  18:44       3.016.141  AH1003T101.EXE
 8.04.00   8:27       2.769.378  AH1012T102.EXE
14.04.00  18:58         573.768  AH1021T1022.EXE
25.04.00  21:29         253.251  AH1022T1023.EXE
 8.04.00   8:36       1.380.089  AHHIRES.EXE

As you notice, the only files larger than 2 MB (edit: with the exception of 1.02 to 1.03 and 1.03 to 1.10) are the full versions, not the updates.

In any case, the explanation of the support is throughout valid and helpful - download the full version and give it a try.

Az

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Si tacuisses, philosophus manisses.

[This message has been edited by azrael (edited 06-13-2000).]

Title: A few questions...
Post by: mavric on June 13, 2000, 02:05:00 PM

If anyone is interested I got the info from the properties:

Location: C:\Program Files\HTC

Size: 21.6 megs

Contains: 73 files & 5 folders

Version 1.01 patch 2 (march 2000)

Go figure <shrug>



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Mavric ~ X.O.
WB 325th FG

Title: A few questions...
Post by: Fury on June 13, 2000, 03:40:00 PM

 

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Originally posted by mavric:
If anyone is interested I got the info from the properties:

Location: C:\Program Files\HTC

Size: 21.6 megs

Contains: 73 files & 5 folders

Version 1.01 patch 2 (march 2000)

Go figure <shrug>

Ahhhhh   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) there may have been a misunderstanding between the postings here.

If I am reading this last post correctly, it looks like what you showed is the contents of the HTC/Aces High folder on your hard drive (mine shows 98 files, 35.8meg).  This would explain the 21 megs question.

The file you download from HTC is much smaller (8 megs max; it's a single .EXE file).  Once you run the .EXE it extracts itself and expands itself into the proper directories and files to run the game.

This would explain why you download an 8meg file that expands into 21megs or more onto the hard drive.


Fury

(hope I'm not reading this wrong)


[This message has been edited by Fury (edited 06-13-2000).]

Title: A few questions...
Post by: Hans on June 14, 2000, 04:22:00 AM

Mavric, was your hard drive nearly full?

When extracting files and such I have noticed that you should have alot of free disc space if you want it to work.

Try deleting some stuff and see if it works then.  Don't assume that the free space you have is enough.  KNOW that you have plenty of free disc space.

Hans.

[This message has been edited by Hans (edited 06-14-2000).]