Re-installed, having issues

Andrewlius · #1 04-18-2008, 07:17 PM

After a recent update, I was having issues using the Quick Launcher and w/ the group detrimental effect boxes being grayed out. I figured I'd run the auto-updater, seeing if that would fix it. It didn't, so I decided to down load the new version and install that. Still didn't work.

At this point, I decided to do a clean install and now I can't even get Profit to load. It will only have the default UI every time I log in. I thought I followed the installation instructions to the letter, but apparently I screwed something up along the way.

Anyone had a similar issue before, and if so, any tips on how to fix it?

Thanks in advance.

**gm9** · #2 04-19-2008, 01:56 AM

Try to redo a clean install by deleting your UI\Profit folder and then running the updater.

Andrewlius · #3 04-20-2008, 01:27 AM

I tried that and it's still not working.

Whenever I try to run the Quick Launcher as I was able to many times in the past, it is saying "Login rejected: The client's version does not match the server's. Please re-run the patcher."

Now, if that was my only problem, it wouldn't be much of an issue, just an annoyance.

But every time I log in now, I am getting the default UI, no part of Profit will load up.

Thanks in advance if anyone is able to pinpoint the problem.

silver1978 · #4 04-20-2008, 10:41 AM

"Login rejected: The client's version does not match the server's. Please re-run the patcher."

Well I can tell you that means you need to patch your EQ2 client to the newest game version.

I had the same problem with the default UI coming up and not Profit. Of course loadui never works. I deleted my entire eq2 ui folder and re-installed the ui and that worked for me.

Andrewlius · #5 04-20-2008, 11:36 AM

Yeah, I re-patched every time I got that error and got the latest version.

I took your advice and deleted my entire UI folder and then re-installed it and I still can't get it to work.

Guess its time to learn to live with the default UI. I'm out of ideas here.

tknarr · #6 04-20-2008, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrewlius

But every time I log in now, I am getting the default UI, no part of Profit will load up.

Check the eq2.ini file in your EQ2 program directory. It should have two lines in it:

cl_ui_subdir UI
cl_ui_skinname ProfitUI

And make sure that under the EQ2 program directory there's a UI/ProfitUI folder that contains the main Profit .xml files. If the skinname in eq2.ini doesn't match the folder name under the UI folder, the UI mod won't be found.

**gm9** · #7 04-20-2008, 12:11 PM

If you are using the auto updater all files should be in their correct place unless you put some on ignore. And if you really did a clean install you should not have any files that could interfere with the UI. So I'm out of ideas as well unfortunately.

tongo79 · #8 04-24-2008, 01:14 AM

I just did a install of eq2 on a new system, and I'm having the same issue. i can't get eq2 to recognize the ProfitUI directory. I did everything in the previous replies but with no luck. I'm wondering if SOE did something so eq2 will not recognize new UI folders.

gjsi · #9 04-24-2008, 09:21 AM

Nope,

Just installed EQ2 last week and profit is working fine. Installed the updater and let it put everything where it belonged.

tongo79 · #10 04-24-2008, 11:44 AM

I do have my eq2 installed on D: drive, could that be causing the problem?

**gm9** · #11 04-24-2008, 11:49 AM

No, but maybe you selected the wrong path (search your disks for everquest2.exe - maybe you have several).

tongo79 · #12 04-24-2008, 12:18 PM

that was the problem, it was installed to the wrong path. i originally installed eq2 using the cd's so it wouldn't have to download all the files, which was installed on d:. I later installed the station launcher, which i now see put a completely different installation of eq2 on my system on the c:. that kinda pisses me off, now i have to wipe both out and start over, don't want redundancies on my system.

**gm9** · #13 04-24-2008, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tongo79

that was the problem, it was installed to the wrong path. i originally installed eq2 using the cd's so it wouldn't have to download all the files, which was installed on d:. I later installed the station launcher, which i now see put a completely different installation of eq2 on my system on the c:. that kinda pisses me off, now i have to wipe both out and start over, don't want redundancies on my system.

Many people have multiple installations without them knowing, which is why I always point it out. Just copy your up to date installation from C: to D: and tell station launcher to use that one, saves you the download.