Updater Error: /tempfile

Please, please, PLEASE fix the problem with the updater. Since the I17 Closed Beta, every time there has been a patch, I've gotten the following error:



C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes/tempfile is not, never has been, and (probably) never will be, a vaild path (at least, for we, the end-user). The backslash \ is used for computer file paths. The frontslash / is used for internet URLs.

Clicking OK will continue to download and apply the patch correctly, but clicking Cancel will cause the updater to verify, download, and fix every single file, taking 18+ hours to complete.

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i get it too .

every time this game gets updated with even the smallest patch it breaks ....getting a tad F****D off with it now

you idiots who's salary i help pay ever going to fix it

yeah well im a little annoyed right now as all attempts to sort this have failed and am now having to reinstall from scratch again.

every time a patch is made i get the same thing and it appears im not the only one.

if this game was completely free i wouldnt mind but as im paying for it , it tends to become annoying especially as its ongoing

wow ....a red name ......havent had one of them pop up before

yup ....support has been contacted .........got a nice automated response
running vista unfortunately

I had a similar problem on when trying to update my test server files. I got around it by moving my CoHTest folder to Program Files instead of Program Files (x86).

Did you try running the game as an administrator? Right click the shortcut and select "run as administrator".

I tried the Delete Checksum thing during the Closed Beta, and it didn't help.

I haven't contacted Tech Support, but I did PM Arbiter Kim and ask him to point the correct people to this thread.

As I said, clicking OK makes everything work as though I never got the error, but clicking Cancel begins the 18+ verifiction/downloading/fixing cycle.

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I found that deleting a few of my programs helped. But now I can't even get in the game because it keeps saying that my fire wall is up or maintenance is still on going.

I've been having the exact same problem for the last two days. Fixing the cohupdater file gets past the /tempfile hurdle, but then it just falls into the eternal nightmare of "downloading file manifest," then "fixing cityofheroes.exe," repeated endlessly. I've already sent a ticket to tech support, but no response yet. I'd certainly appreciate any info that could help me get past this. Thanks!

Jo

This message seems to happen mostly to folks who have the game installed into "Program Files (x86)" on their Vista/7 machines.

Don't install into "Program Files (x86)". Install into the normal "Program Files" folder, or into a user-created folder elsewhere. Vista/7 is really cranky about stuff happening in the "Program Files (x86)" folder.

So basically, for folks who've already installed the game, move your files somewhere, then copy the updater (the file itself, not a shortcut) to your desktop. Run the updater from the desktop and tell it to install to the new folder wherever you moved them to. This should update your registry information. It will likely also place a lot of spam on your desktop, but that's OK. Just delete it all (including the updater file that you copied to the desktop). You can now run your game from the shortcut that the updater created.

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Actually, I get this error, too, and I'm on a Windows XP machine. :P I just click ok and it goes away.

Yeah its generally permissions in Vista.

I avoided all of that weirdness by just installing the game to a separate hard drive with my other games and ensuring its running as an administrator.