Technical problems with THE HORROR: downloading, installing, and running it
crunk:
Quote from: Fubuki on 2009 June 03, 21:50:38
Quote from: crunk on 2009 June 03, 13:08:32
Quote from: morriganrant on 2009 June 03, 05:58:53
Quote from: crunk on 2009 June 03, 03:45:14
Has anyone experiencing the "Unauthorized copy" issue with a legit game found a work around? I uninstalled, used the ccleaner, and reinstalled - only to have the same message pop up. Suggestions are welcome.
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Well, according to EA, it's because you still have programs installed that they have issue with. Like MagicISO or Daemontools.
Those miserable bastards - I uninstalled Daemontools and the screen went away. On the upside, that answered my questions about random traces of stuff left on my system from the pirated version.
EA's site says that you only have to "disable" Daemon Tools; it doesn't say anything about uninstalling it. Do you actually have to remove it completely to fix the problem? I ask because this may affect my decision to purchase the "official" version of the game.
I haven't tried re-installing DT to figure that out. My issue with the launcher not displaying properly was only resolved by deleting cache and cookies in all internet browsers on my computer.
zombiekim:
All right, I've been trying to get the Razor version downloaded/extracted/working all day (not being that sophisticated, arr-wise), and now I can't seem to install. Couldn't find anyone else having this problem, but hopefully someone smarter than me can figure it out.
A minute or so after setup starts, I get this error:
"CRC Error: The file C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Caches\Sunset Valley.objectcache doesn't match the file in the setup's .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup may be corrupted; contact your software vendor."
While I commend grammar-challenged EA's attempt at a punctuation with that semicolon, there, I still have no clue what they're talking about.
morriganrant:
Quote from: zombiekim on 2009 June 04, 02:46:03
All right, I've been trying to get the Razor version downloaded/extracted/working all day (not being that sophisticated, arr-wise), and now I can't seem to install. Couldn't find anyone else having this problem, but hopefully someone smarter than me can figure it out.
A minute or so after setup starts, I get this error:
"CRC Error: The file C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Caches\Sunset Valley.objectcache doesn't match the file in the setup's .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup may be corrupted; contact your software vendor."
While I commend grammar-challenged EA's attempt at a punctuation with that semicolon, there, I still have no clue what they're talking about.
Cyclic redundancy check. It's trying to verify that the file is correct. I had the same issue. I never fixed it, I just kept pressing retry until I finally just hit "ignore" on the error. It will finish the install. However, I believe that my hood file was corrupted because of that. I had crashing on certain lots and panning across the hood. That was with the reloaded version. I downloaded the Razor version and the new ISO did not have that problem. Replacing the Sunset Valley.objectcache in program files, after you get it installed that is, with another working one that someone supplies you would probably work without you having to re download all over again.
zombiekim:
Ah! Thank you very much. Now I know what to do--and also that I didn't just completely screw it up myself. Always a good thing.
ShortyBoo:
Well, I'm still getting a black or gray screen in game after trying everything that's been suggested to me, so I contacted XFX support. They suggested I install and run 3DMark06 a few times in a row. I ran it 3 times, and it was fine. But an hour later, I ran it again, and just a few minutes in, I got this error:
IDirect3DDevice9:: Present failed: Device lost (D3DERR_DEVICELOST)
Does anyone happen to know what this means? I'm actually afraid my video card is dying. I've only owned it for 4 months now, but the fact that it didn't start messing up until 3 weeks ago and has gotten worse over that time makes me think so. I've tried everything else I can possibly think of. Later on tonight, my brother's going to let me try installing his 8800GTS to see if I can run TS3 with that. I guess if it runs, then it proves it's my video card.
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