1.7 Updater wont work

[cj95]

When I try to go from 1.0 to 1.7 It crashes halfway through the update stating :

MAIN FILE UPDATING FAILED :OPERATION CANCELED
MAIN FILE DATA INTEGRITY (CRC) ERROR


Does this mean something to somebody?

[William Miller]

Hello,

That error message normally means that you have a corrupted installer file, most likely this occured during the download process. Delete the existing update file and try downloading it again.

So you know, I just test-downloaded the v1.7 update and successfully patched my reference WCDB v1.00 with no problems, so almost certainly you have a corrupted file somewhere.

[cj95]

Okay....If I get multiple repeats of the same error message despite new downloads, could the issue be in the main program (1.0) instead?

It seems to work fine for me, but I wonder if there is a small bug somewhere?

How do I go about re-downloading and installing 1.0 without messing up my purchase license and such?

[Warship NWS]

To ctdahlquist,

a) Turn off any AVs or other TSRs you might have running in the background - just to avoid any interference with the downloads or installs.
b) Redownload the DD edition of WCDB again.
c) Install WCDB - make sure it runs for you at v1.0.
d) Download v1.7 and then install it. See if it runs.

Let me know if these steps solve what your having a problem with. I know the DD version is working as I just had a customer buy one and ran it and the v1.7 installer without any problem.

Thanks.

[cj95]

Ehhhh.nuts...I just porked the whole thing.

Deleted and tried to reinstall, but as I feared I screwed my purchase code or something so I cant even reinstall.

Kinda was afraid this was going to happen.

[Warship NWS]

Do you have the installer you downloaded for WCDB? If so, you should be able to just reinstall WCDB again using your serial code that I emailed you.

BTW, where you located?

[cj95]

Yes I still have the downloader....installer...whatever you call it.

Just waiting for the email at the moment then I'll try again.....no biggie.


As for Location, Im in Houston, Texas

[Warship NWS]

You should already have the email with the serial code in it. If not let me know at nws-online@nws-online.net

Also, email me your phone number and I can call you in case you need any further help. Thanks.

[cj95]

I finally figured this thing out, so I'll post the solution for anybody else.


Usually I D/L the installer direct to my desktop then run it from there.

This time I clicked on the weblink, and when Explorer asked, instead of hitting save, I hit 'run'.

For some reason this worked fine and now I have complete 1.7 goodness.


Whew......just in time for 2.0 now.

[Warship NWS]

Glad to hear you got it working for you. As a note, I recommend saving the file to a specific folder on your PC. Saving a file to your desktop is not always a great idea as your desktop is meant more for icons and shorcuts - not gaming or application executables.

Thanks.