Updater Issues

I recently did a system restore and now coh won't work. Whenever i open it it just says in the bottom left corner, "Connecting #1". I left it there for an hour and when i came back it said "Connecting #321". Do you know how i can fix this? I would really love to get back in the game.

Any time the updater starts doing Connecting #x on me, I flush my DNS, and that usually fixes the problem.

In Windows XP, hold the WinKey and press R at the same time. That will bring up the Run dialogue box. Type cmd in the area, and press Enter or click OK. That will open a black screen that is essentially a DOS prompt. Type in ipconfig /flushdns and press enter. You should get the following message:

Windows IP Configuration
Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

Type exit and press Enter to close the window.

In Vista, click the Start Logo, All Programs, Accessories. RIGHT-Click on Command Prompt and select Run As Administrator. Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter. You should get the following message:

Windows IP Configuration
Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

Personally, though, I tend to use TweakCoH, and let that do it for me. Launch TweakCoH, click on the Diagnostics tab, and look at the last row, labeled DNS Client Tools. The very last button says Flush DNS. Click that. You'll get the same message about the cache being flushed. Click the X in the upper right corner to close that window, then click the OK button.

Good luck, and I hope this works for you!

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Also, Kheld, just typing ipconfig /flushdns and executing it in the Run box will do the whole process without having to muck about in the DOS Window. Saves a second or two. I cannot speak to Vista as I havent upgraded to that OS yet.