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Zuko Droner
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:26:00 -
[691]
I have XP Pro 32bit with all current updates.
When I started my computer this morning it failed to load XP. I did a warm restart and it tried again saying it's using the Boot.ini file from the C:\Windows folder. Everything started up fine from there.
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Kasak Black
The Collective
Against ALL Authorities
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:26:00 -
[692]
 Originally by: Sun Kato
Originally by: Kasak Black
What a mess, glad I downloaded a fresh install.
So... should I uninstall the original EVE installment, and just download the new one? Is that the only way I can avoid all this computer BS cus honestly, I can't afford to f*ck up the computer lol I wouldn't know how to fix it, or where to start.
Yes if you completely uninstall EVE and redownload the whole client you will be fine. The only people who are having problems are the ones who upgraded thier clients before 4pm.
You will be fine if you didn't do this. But just to be on the safe side install EVE onto a seperate drive or partition to avoid any possible complications.
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Huldradans
Black Omega Security
Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:26:00 -
[693]
Originally by: Vertisce Soritenshi
What bugs me is the fact that this program even needs to touch the boot.ini file. It shouldn't need to and there should not be any editing to that file for a game like this. Im going to have to reinstall my entire OS now. This was a huge screw up.
That is unnecessary - follow the info in this post and it won't take you more than 5 minutes to fix.
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Princesse Qiao
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:26:00 -
[694]
boot.ini does not necessarily show in C when displaying hidden files. A very quick way to see if it is there (and by the way to find those virus files those freebie versions of the virus checkers won't let you delete) is to go: Start - Run - C:/boot.ini and hit enter (it won't harm the PC running it - it will jump up in notepad if it's there). BTW - if you are virus hunting do the same, but just stop at entering the directory Windows wouldn't let you see... |
Slawdawg
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:27:00 -
[695]
lmao as I boot my macbook pro...
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Dervenshia
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:28:00 -
[696]
Well a bit late actualy with the discovering.
After the patch, last night when downloaded i turned off my desktop where WinXP Media Center with SP2 was installed, this morning i discovered the problem.
Luckely my Laptop has Vista, meanwhile i'm now reinstalling my entire desktop cause i don't know what happend, but i had to format my partitions before i could re-install an new OS on my system.
Before formatting my partitions i just tried to reinstall.
First on my C: Drive, didn't allowe to copy boot files.
Then i thought i try my D: drive to install it on there, i received the message that it couldn't create the Folder \Windows, the last thing i could do was using an bootable CD where an OS was on, copy all my documents to my external HD and format my partitions. At this moment i'm re-installing Windows XP Mediacenter with SP2 again.
Nice game which messes around with OS Bootfiles.
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MarcusD
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:28:00 -
[697]
Originally by: Kalane Vataros
Ok, on the boot.ini, there is a second box you have to uncheck on windows xp, (yes, i had to make a new boot.ini) and to be honest, they told you most everything of what to do...tools/folder options/view,
Show hidden files and folders and uncheck hide protected system files.
This is a very easy thing to do, and if people like FHPhantom would start doing what is stated instead of yelling about it, it shouldn't be hard to make a boot disk and then from there make a boot.ini. All the information needed is already IN THIS POST.
So CCP made a monumental screw up to a file, which microsoft really should have protected better in the first place, do you think they have some sort of illuminati ring designed to destroy the computers of anyone that played wow or everquest to be the sole dominator of the MMORPG world?
LOL and the gun manufacturers are to blame for murders.
CCP made a MAJOR MAJOR mistake, i've been in the PC gameing worl for over 15 years... can't remember this ever happening, but mistakes do happen and it could of been worse and it is simple enough to fix.. for some, some people just know where the power button is
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Huldradans
Black Omega Security
Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:28:00 -
[698]
Originally by: Pacarus Maxilus
I do have a question. I restored my dll last night. But does that mean that I can not run the download that caused this in the first place?
Surely the patch is updated then? So long as you don't run this patch again, you'll be fine. Once your dll is restored you can play EVE itself - just don't run that faulty updater again.
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CCP Atropos
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:28:00 -
[699]
Originally by: Quaffin' Quagga
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
i found this on my pc, .. do i have a problem??
If you found this inside the boot.ini file, then you should be fine.
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Jonak
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:29:00 -
[700]
Great. So now I have to look forward to this when I get home. 
To be continued...
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Marlsia
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:29:00 -
[701]
I think I have just been inspired to upgrade my computer...
So I can get the most from the Trinity upgrade, and the lack of ability to access my current computer.
I am not computer savvy and dont want to pay some techie at PC world ú100 quid to install a small file.
If I have ú600 what would be a good system to go for ?
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CONTRACT KILL3R
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:29:00 -
[702]
Well, after having done a system restore it looks like the entire EVE game got reverted back to classic however when I go to load EVE i get a message pointing to a slew of missing files relating to Trinity. So now that I have EVE completely uninstalled I suppose Ill have to download the client and Trinity over again.
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Justice Bringer
Minmatar
Space-Bar
FOUNDATI0N
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:30:00 -
[703]
Originally by: CCP Pete
Please do not reboot your computer without reading this information and determining if your system might be affected.
Hold on a moment there CCP Pete, what makes you think that people who upgrade their game client will also have their Inernet Explorer/Firefox or other browser open when doing the upgrade???
Luckily you've stated that Vista isn't affected because after installing the upgrade the first thing I did was shut down my gf laptop. So can you imagine I haven't read this post at 02:00 am GMT as I was dog tired and just went straight to bed without any incling of any issue at all.
What you should have told people to do was to make a 'System Restore Point/Check Point' (Start-> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore) before doing this upgrade. That way you at least give people the chance that they may be able to salvage the old system settings after the botched install, but no that's not what has happened and now people may have a serious pc issue with deleted system files for which many will struggle to restore.
Originally by: CCP Pete
We apologise for this and are working as best we can to find a solution.
Sharkbait
Eve Online Development Team
Scant consolation for people whon now cannot boot their PC up right???   
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Emmaline
Ginnungagaps Rymdfarargille
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:30:00 -
[704]
Originally by: Cailais
Edited by: Cailais on 06/12/2007 14:26:54
Originally by: Emmaline
To all who are afraid of loosing their workfiles/art/whatever/**** this is a good time to look into making backups of these files as its not IF but WHEN a harddisk will crash on you.
Sorry, I didnt meant to be a smartass, just a friendly advise..
CCP I feel sorry for you, this is a major screwup... but at least it was not intentional as SoE did with the NGE.
SoEs NGE turned a good game into a sub standard game, CCP have turned my PC from a working computer into an expensive fan. There's a qualitative difference....
C.
At least you can fix your computer... SoE is still trying eh!!
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45thTiger 002
The Perfect Storm
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:31:00 -
[705]
Well I hope CCP have learned not to use their testing hardware to test stuff. I recomend buying an out of the box lamer home gamer PC to test on for each patch.
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Athanasia Samsa
Amarr
Cold Meat Industry
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:32:00 -
[706]
no idea if anyone pointed it out already but there's another way to see if there's a boot.ini present.
got to start/run or press the windowskey+r
type in "msconfig" - without the "" of course. :)
you'll get into the system configuration utility, there should be a tab called boot.ini - if not, start fixing.
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JeanLuc Rome
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:32:00 -
[707]
Edited by: JeanLuc Rome on 06/12/2007 14:33:51
I did this solution and it work just fine ^^
Repair boot.ini at About.com
Access Recovery Console
You don't need to own a Windows CD... I had to repair Dell laptop with a HP laptop OS CD... as long as it can load windows from CD-Drive you should be fine.
You won't have to delete your drive or install Windows again neither... OS CD is just so you can access Recovery Console from it and not from your Hardrive
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Jacuro
Caldari
SuX ltd.
Rare Faction
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:32:00 -
[708]
There will be alot of people in Foreign Languages that are COMPLETELY lost now.
Start working on a translation guys.
If needed i can translate from English into:
Dutch
German
Spanish
Croatian
Just send me the needed text in English
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Cailais
Amarr
VITOC
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:33:00 -
[709]
Edited by: Cailais on 06/12/2007 14:37:06
/me gives up.
Off to PC World I go.
How can I stop this:
'Booting from C' ???
C.
Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
Dehumanisation - griefers are cool and if you are not a griefer, you do not belong here.
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Shmegley Phil
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:33:00 -
[710]
Originally by: 45thTiger 002
Well I hope CCP have learned not to use their testing hardware to test stuff. I recomend buying an out of the box lamer home gamer PC to test on for each patch.
AND I recommend you delete this guys post before he gets verbally destroyed.
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Steky
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:33:00 -
[711]
Originally by: Steky
Originally by: Sirikar Nakasoroki
Originally by: Steky
ok i looked up my boot.ini wasnt in root dir and i made a new one.. so i restarted and then windows xp sp2 professional didnt start cuz some file from system32 was missing some .dll
now i reinstalled xp and i dont know if i can run the client with premium content that i downloaded before 4 a.m.????
hal.dll was missing, soon as you have reinstalled your OS you will be fine running the game.
bump
ok so you are saying i can run the eve i had updated last night and it wont mess up my boot.ini or windows again?
cuz i didnt download premium content seperately i downloaded it from ingame and i dont have that patch alone for install.
so do i have to download again preium content update or i can play from old eve installation?
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Tiara Love
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:33:00 -
[712]
Everyone makes mistakes. This is a sucky one. But you people who lost all your important documents should have a backup. You cannot blame ccp for this, you could have lost the same data any other way.
In general if you are doing important stuff on your computer then you should have another partition for video games.
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H1yomika
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:33:00 -
[713]
This is how I fixed mine, but you need the XP discs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477
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DETURK
Caldari
Eve University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:34:00 -
[714]
Okay as I shutdown my computer ever night. I can't even get into windows. Gives me this error;
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You
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LATECH
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:34:00 -
[715]
Hey I have the Win Xp Pro Service pack 2, and I went and looked in the system start up and edit and I read this in the edit menu.
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
now how can i tell if I am ok or not? I read all the instractuions but it keeps confusing me,I havent rebooted yet but I did install the patch lastnight 20h00pm Canada-Quebec-Eastern Time Dec 05.
I also tried this and got no answer from Windowx XpPro
Check the root directory of your hard drive and see if you have a boot.ini file, if so then you are not affected. The file is normally hidden so you need to click Tools : Folder Options : View and select "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" to be able to see it.
You can also check for the presence of this file by clicking Start : Control Panel : System : Advanced : Startup and Recovery : Settings (third button down). Windows will alert you if the boot.ini file is missing.
So what can I do? or what am I supposed to do?
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Urofseron Ksatnados
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:34:00 -
[716]
OK
I followed the original instructions and d/l the file, renamed it to boot.ini and put in in my e: drive (where windows is installed, not c: ) When I type msconfig, I dont' have a boot.ini tab to select.
I kept reading the other posts and someone said to use the boot.ini backup in the windows/pss folder. I just checked that folder and I don't have a boot.ini backup file in that folder.
I am running WinXP Pro 2002 w/SP2 installed. I have a c: drive that is for storage and my e: drive is my windows / eve installation drive.
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virgon Dax
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:35:00 -
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i have rbooted 3 x since upgrade to trinity premium. my system though does show my boot file is affected. i am running xp media edition however which seems to make me immune for now.
Saska dax
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corporal hicks
Gallente
Imperium Technologies
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:36:00 -
[718]
Originally by: Steky
Originally by: Steky
Originally by: Sirikar Nakasoroki
Originally by: Steky
ok i looked up my boot.ini wasnt in root dir and i made a new one.. so i restarted and then windows xp sp2 professional didnt start cuz some file from system32 was missing some .dll
now i reinstalled xp and i dont know if i can run the client with premium content that i downloaded before 4 a.m.????
hal.dll was missing, soon as you have reinstalled your OS you will be fine running the game.
bump
ok so you are saying i can run the eve i had updated last night and it wont mess up my boot.ini or windows again?
cuz i didnt download premium content seperately i downloaded it from ingame and i dont have that patch alone for install.
so do i have to download again preium content update or i can play from old eve installation?
If its all installed and was installed before you did the OS reinstall the damage was done and repaired you will be fine running the game.
" Stay Frosty "
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CCP Atropos
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:36:00 -
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Originally by: DETURK
Okay as I shutdown my computer ever night. I can't even get into windows. Gives me this error;
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You
I would urge you to read this.
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Worry
Slacker Industries
Cult of War
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:36:00 -
[720]
Quote:
"Download:
Windows XP (http://ccp.vo.llnwd.net/o2/boot/winxpboot.ini)( also windows 2000 installed in a folder named "Windows" )
OR
Windows 2000 (http://ccp.vo.llnwd.net/o2/boot/win2kboot.ini)
+ Copy it into the root directory of your Windows drive (eg. C:\)
+ Rename it to "boot.ini"
+ Go to start, then Run and type in "msconfig"
+ Click on the "boot.ini" tab, and select "Check all boot paths"
+ There will be a series of popups for the invalid installation paths in the above files (14 if all goes to plan), and the correct settings will be placed in your boot.ini."
Ok so when I run msconfig the program locks up and I have to press Ctrl+alt+delete to end the unresponsive program.
I do not have a backup file in my PSS folder. Out of the box user here with a lot of important work files on this PC.
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