dcal 16 Posted May 29, 2013 I purchased TOH via direct download from BI. I keep getting the message below and it wont install: --------------------------- Take On Helicopters --------------------------- Data file too short 'E:\Program files\Bohemia Interactive\Take On Helicopters\addons\united_states_h_data_layers_02_03.pbo'. Expected 417697879 B, got 258975872 B --------------------------- OK --------------------------- Can anyone help with this? I have tried several times, Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.kju 3245 Posted May 29, 2013 a) try install with admin rights b) otherwise your HDD/RAM might be faulty - use software to verify c) install on a 2nd computer and copy the files over to 1st Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnKalo 657 Posted May 29, 2013 You can might as well contact the company-website where you downloaded the game as a long shot. Now I will look into the problem more specifically and I will be back with more specific info. Hope things work out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcal 16 Posted May 29, 2013 Thanks guys I will give it a shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnKalo 657 Posted May 29, 2013 Well I checked some things out and here is what I found. This problem usually occurs by a false check-sum. What it means is that where the program needed 417697879 Bytes it got 258975872 Bytes. So the program can not possibly run. This happens when a file is corrupted. Corrupted files have been reported in other situations so I can sadly not say that this is a surprise. The solution would be to re-download the files for the game by the particular website. You should contact them. Personally I don't think that there is anything else you could do. I hope that this problem will just increase the anxiety for this game and you will be even more thrilled. Best Luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcal 16 Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) Helicopterenthusiast said: Well I checked some things out and here is what I found.This problem usually occurs by a false check-sum. What it means is that where the program needed 417697879 Bytes it got 258975872 Bytes. So the program can not possibly run. This happens when a file is corrupted. Corrupted files have been reported in other situations so I can sadly not say that this is a surprise. The solution would be to re-download the files for the game by the particular website. You should contact them. Personally I don't think that there is anything else you could do. I hope that this problem will just increase the anxiety for this game and you will be even more thrilled. Best Luck! Thanks for looking into this. I think I may have found the culprit. I was using a download program that downloads several parts of the file at once and I have a feeling that was it. I am re downloading everything without it and will report back once I install. EDIT: That was it...install successful. Thanks all Edited May 30, 2013 by dcal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites