Having really big trouble with updates

[nin_machine 0]

im having trouble upgrading Flashpiont highher the 1.30 if i try using any of the 1.4* upgrades it wont let it says there some kind of error can anyone please help me i want to upgrade my flashpoint so i can play with cooler stuff they add on and the stuff they fix can anyone help me upgrade past 1.30??

[Placebo 31]

What error message exactly?

[nin_machine 0]

i get error messages like Error Found in Mission\A01Revenge.Abel.pbo (f10d1ca8!=c034e30d) and i got a whole string of thise one after another having to do with missions and i can either abort, retry, or ignore but either way after i try upgrading it just messes up Flashpoint and i have to uninstall it and reinstall it i can upgrade to 1.30 and add the map Addons Pack 3 but after that i cant upgrade to any of the 1.4x's and i would like to upgrade to have all the new kool stuff and help my friends out with the same problem so we can all play over the LAN at skool here

if you have any ideas as to try and help me I'm open to suggestion

[theavonlady 2]

If you purchased the US version of the OFP Gold edition, read this..

Otherwise, search The FAQ for "checksum error".

[nin_machine 0]

thanks i think defragging and stuff might work but i dont have the time to do the cuz of the skool work i gotta get done because of all the papers and what not i have to type up .... aere they any other ideas someone has out there??

[Placebo 31]

I would imagine it's the Opf checker built into the patches that's throwing up these crc errors, best guess would be a complete uninstall then reinstall of the game, then before using any patched run the Opfchecker (you can get it hereCheckOFP_1_20.zip) Make sure it's happy with your virgin installation, once it is start patching

If it's not then you have a problem, let us know if that's the case

[Placebo 31]

Hmmm I think I just went and made a completely useless post after reading your original post again.......

IIRC the 1.4* patches introduced a new version of Safedisc2 which is why some people are having problems patching, have you tried a fresh install, then using patch 1.46 only?

[nin_machine 0]

it was a good though i tried a fresh install and then trying to go to 1.46 but it wouldnt work it says i need 1.30 first so i dont know what to do now is there any patches between 1.30 and and of teh 1.4x's because i know for me to get 1.30 i need one of the beta 1.2x's and that works fine so i was wondering if there an between 1.30 and any of 1.4's thaty could maybe help

[Placebo 31]

You should avoid the beta 1.2*'s....

If you have the US original Opf then that gives you 1.20, you need to install 1.30 (Ultimate Upgrade 3) then 1.46, they are the only upgrades/patches you need.......

Perhaps the post I thought was useless wasn't so useless after all, try doing what I suggested, uninstall the game and remove it completely (backup any save games/missions/addons you may want to keep).

Install the game, run CheckOFP_1_20.exe and make sure the install is ok.

Install 1.30, run CheckOFP_1_20.exe and make sure the install is ok.

Then try to install 1.46 and see what happens.

I hope that is clear, I'm confusing myself so hope I'm not confusing you too much as well

[nin_machine 0]

where can i get this OFP checker to make sure it is working right because i went to the link you had before and theres no zip file there for a OFP Checker

[Placebo 31]

I just went to the above link and it works fine for me, guess your browser is being poopie

I've uploaded it to my webspace, click this link http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ps/checkofp_1_20/ then right click the file and do "save as" that should work

[nin_machine 0]

now does this check all versions are just 1.20 version of flashpoint??

[nin_machine 0]

ok i ran the checker and 1.20 version is fine so i got to install the 1.30 upgrade and then when its almost done upgrading it locks up my entire computer and i have reboot my computer and unstill flashpoint now... this is starting to get a little ridiculous i need the one of the 1.2x betas so i get to 1.30 with out locking up on me what am i supposed to do now?? i mean this is getting alittle fustarting not being able upgrade my game i mean i love it but its starting to get fustrating

[nin_machine 0]

anyone know why it freezes when i try going from 1.20 to 1.30 with no beta 1.2x's in between and why i cant update past 1.30 with on of the 1.4x's

[theavonlady 2]

When it freezes, is the hard disk access light permanently on?

If it is, try leaving it alone for 10-15 minutes and see if it finishes on its own.

Of course, if you rebooting in mid process, you may have to uninstall and start all over again in case anything got corrupted.

[nin_machine 0]

no when it freezes the light is not on. it is just sitting there doing nothing and then i have to shut off my computer with the on/off button and then unstill flashpoint and reinstall it because files become corrupted

[nin_machine 0]

well once again i tried to upate to 1.30 without a Beta 1.2x but this time i put in the codemaster folder thinking that might help but to no avail it just froze once again and locks up my computer and all i can do is move my mouse cannot even Alt+Ctr+Delete it either and the hard drive light is not lighting up either during this process anyone got any ideas now??

[SCLZ 0]

Hmm...not really...did you download the 1.30 patch? Maybe you should try downloading the patch again just to be sure it's ok, though this is a bit of a long shot  

I assume it's crashing when the patch is writing to the game rather than checking it's integrity?

And just to check: you're not overclocking anything are you?

[nin_machine 0]

no i have nothing over clocked on my computer and it freezes ones it checks it and starts adding the update to flashpoint it gets like half way through or almost all the way done wiht adding the upgrade before it locks up i probably should have mentions my OS and stuff about my computer a while back

Windows 98 SE

Nvidia TNT2 with updated drivers

Athlon 800MHz

and i believe 384 RAM

and updated PCI128 sound blaster as well

[Placebo 31]

Could be a problem with our old friend Safedisc2, have you tried Emailing Bis/CM tech support?

[nin_machine 0]

what is safedisc2 that you have been mentioning?? i will try and e-mail them soon or something i just haven't had the chance to because i have been so busy with skool stuff with papers and tests i will try e-mailing them soon and i wish i knew what safedisc2 is lol if you could let me know what that is it would help me out thanks

[SCLZ 0]

SafeDisk2 is the copy protection software. Very popular with game publishers / developers it seems. But I would have thought if it were SafeDisk2 causing the problems then they would occur when it was checking the CD not when it was patching the files on the hard drive

I can tell when a game has SafeDisk2 on it as the old CD-ROM I have on one machine takes about 60 seconds to read it before it can actually start the game No problem with the Pioneer DVD drive though.

[nin_machine 0]

ok well i e-mail Codemaster i believe it was and told them my problems i am just waiting to hear back from them now if anyone still has any ideas im still open to suggestion thanks you for all your help you have been giving me its been worth trying thanks again

[Placebo 31]

Have you done what Avon suggested on the first page of this thread?