Patch failure

[belgian46]

Hello stormboy1992, Shane,

The temp folder under c:\users was in my case not the issue.

Cleaning the c:\windows\temp - It could be that you will not be able to clean it completely from within a windows environment. In my case I cleaned the rest from within the cmd environment using dos-instructions.

Best regards

Kurt :wave:

 

[shaneturner12]

Its safer to use the Disk Cleanup utility built into Windows.

Shane

 

[belgian46]

Hello Shane,

The Disk cleanup utility is also an option which can be used. I have had cases where the disk cleanup utility didn't go all the way.

Coming back to the temp folder under C:\Users\ADMIN\AppData\Local\Temp ( I have created an other user account with administrator priviliges ). It's possible that one or more temp files are causing a problem on stormboy1992 PC.

Best regards

Kurt :wave:

 

[shaneturner12]

That is possible - I still think the non english characters are the problem though.

Shane

 

[belgian46]

Hello Shane,

Let's hope that Marius can fix this issue with the extra info provided.

Best regards

Kurt :wave:

 

[shaneturner12]

Hi Kurt,

I agree with your comment.

Shane

 

[stormboy1992]

Hello all . I've created a new user account (simply Marius) and ran CCleaner + deleted all the content from Temp folder (both of them, in Users and in Windows). Installed Trainz, re-downloaded the patch and ... what do you know? It works! . As I am writing, the game is patching from 38869 to 40040 . Thank you all for your help and advices , and special thank you for Shane and Kurt . I really don't know what helped (either the user accoun, either the cleaning, or ever better, both ), but everything is rock'n'rolling now . Thank you again and a pleasant evening!

Best regards, Marius.

 

[shaneturner12]

I did say a solution would be found.

A bit of advice though. To install the next patch you will need Directx 9.0c August 2009 or later.

Shane

 

[stormboy1992]

It is here , the first thing that I have installed.

Best regards, Marius.

 

[shaneturner12]

Thats good.

Be aware that the later patches may appear to stop in the middle. This is normal, the patch has not failed, and it must not be cancelled.

Shane

 

[stormboy1992]

It's true, but I got used to it . At least at SP4 I have to wait between 1 to 2h (it depends if I use the laptop at the same time), but time is, only thing needed is patience (which is no prob ).

 

[shaneturner12]

Dont forget - if you run into any further issues you are welcome to start a thread on it.

You may find the thread in my signature helpful as well.

Shane

 

[belgian46]

Hello Marius,

I'm glad you're back on track. :Y:

Best regards

Kurt :wave:

 

[fen_tiger]

Hello Marius.

Glad you've got your copy of trainz sorted now with the patching. the final service pack 4 is quite a large download - about 449mb and will take anything between 1 and 3 hours depending on your PC set up. I'm on pack 3 on account of I have a huge amount of music stored on my PC with my iTunes player, so i shan't be onto pack 4 myself.

CCleaner is very good in removing all the temp files that build up during general PC use, either from the internet or from trainz. I use CCleaner on a daily basis, the last thing to do before I switch off the PC. I also use Defraggler once a week, this software can be downloaded from the same offical site as CCleaner can be found.

Regards.

Andy