Yeah, I don't see anything called "regedit " on my start menu
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I've tried your instructions S.P.A. and when I try to load assist it just says UO information missing, then asks me to find it. When I show it the UO directory it overwrites my registry changes! Any tips?
That worked for me, thanks!
To be seeing those, you'd be in the registry folder:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Games\Ultima Online Stygian Abyss Classic
Wrong folder
You need to be here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Origin Worlds Online\Ultima Online\1.0
If you are in the second folder, well, you'll have surprised me
Let it do that, then go back into the registry and add the space asterisk 32 after the client.exe name.
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This also works for Windows Vista 64
Every time I try to load up UOA it comes up with that dialogue and overwrites the registry changes. I've tried doing it every which way but UOA just insists on changing the registry back.
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Just change the patchexepath line from "UOPatch.exe" to "client.exe"
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Sevin0oo0
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reading closer on Tug's page
"this has been confirmed for certain settings. Here is a work around until that gets fixed."
So, until that gets fixed, there will be those in certain settings w/o assist. Simple, I can understand that
"this has been confirmed for certain settings. Here is a work around until that gets fixed."
So, until that gets fixed, there will be those in certain settings w/o assist. Simple, I can understand that
Folks,
Here is the latest skinny on fixing problems.
64-Bit Windows
If you are on a 64-bit Windows operating system, you will still have problems, and I have solutions for you
The problem is process names. Tug's emergency fixes are watching for process names like "client.exe" and that's all fine and dandy in 32-bits, but of course on our newer 64-bit systems the process names are "client.exe *32".
So... the temporary soution is as follows:
Open your Registry Editor. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Origin Worlds Online\Ultima Online\1.0
You'll find a key called "ExePath" that contains, by default, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Ultima Online Stygian Abyss Classic\client.exe"
You have to tweak this a little to add a space and an asterisk and 32 at the end, so it reads:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Ultima Online Stygian Abyss Classic\client.exe *32"
Whatever is in there on your machine, however you have configured your installation folder of UO, just put space asterisk 32 at the end and you'll be in business.
Once you've done that, make sure you set the UOAssist load method to "Load UOAssist Using: Method One (old - updated)" as Tug instructed here.
And then it works. I've tested it.
32-Bit Windows
If you are on a 32-bit Windows operating system, you should no longer be having problems if you:
- On Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Ensure you are running UOAssist as an Administrator
- Follow Tug's instructions here.
i tired these and its still not bringing up the UOA screen just the patch screen... running windows 7 64 bit... also changed the one to UOtd.exe and still isnt working..doing the same thing.. no UOA just the patch screen.
I had tried that before - but for some reason it actually worked this time. Thanks!
If the patch screen still comes up after registry hacking the uopatch.exe to uotd.exe then you're hacking in the wrong place
As soon as you make that change, whether it be changing UOPatch.exe to Client.exe or UOtd.exe, you won't ever see the patch screen again.
Why would you never want to see the patch screen again?If the patch screen still comes up after registry hacking the uopatch.exe to uotd.exe then you're hacking in the wrong place
As soon as you make that change, whether it be changing UOPatch.exe to Client.exe or UOtd.exe, you won't ever see the patch screen again.
With UO Assist's fix, what happens is that the patch screen comes up, so UO can patch normally, then UO Assist and the UO 2d play screen come up after you've clicked "play" in the patcher.
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If the patch screen still comes up after registry hacking the uopatch.exe to uotd.exe then you're hacking in the wrong place
As soon as you make that change, whether it be changing UOPatch.exe to Client.exe or UOtd.exe, you won't ever see the patch screen again.
Eerps lol.. was in the 2nd folder not the 1.0 one.. ugh. ok I got it thanks much! =)
Thanks for the screen shot. Made the changes and it worked on my machine running Windows 7 64 bit. Only problem is that none of my Assist macro are there, but at least I have Assist now.
I prefer to not see the patcher every time I load UO. I will of course patch the client when updates are pushed out.
All thanks should go to SPA, it was his original fix that got me to thinking that using the client.exe would work until uoassist is fixed. When tugsoft fixes uoassist I recommend everyone change the registry back as it will probably try to launch the client twice.
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There is no reason to see the patch screen unless you are patching anyway. At least, none that I know of. It's evident that Bleak has been watching the forums and hasn't said anything to the contrary, so for the time being (ie: until a better "fix" is given to us) this work around works.
Kudos for everyone who contributed to fixing the problem (that should have never been a problem in the first place).
I don't mean to be a party pooper but if someone doesn't know what a registry editor is I feel kind of obligated to suggest maybe don't mess with the registry lol...or if you do, make sure you write down what you had there, and what you changed, in case UOA puts in a fix.
I understand completely. Frankly, I am glad I got a response to my question/comment. This has obviously become too complicated for me. I will check back in a few days to see if it's sorted.
Windows Vista 32 bit here. Had to manually drop UOA files into directory because my patcher splash wasn't loading post-UO patch changes. Dropped the new UOA files, everything works. Haven't tried on my XP 32 or Windows 7 64.
It's really not that difficult, but messing with the registry can be dangerous. If you make a mistake and delete something windows requires you'll be looking a formatting your computer. There are ways to backup your registry. The best bet is to google registry for whatever operating system you are using. You'll learn a lot more than what you would here.
or just leave it alone and be patient?? Both our pcs are happily loading uoa now, I've changed no registry entries. We have one pc running XP and one running Windows 7 32-bit.
If you made this above change to get UOA working for the day...you have to change it back with the new UOA patch.
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colesey08
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Can anyone help with an error message that says: The patch program failed to lauch the game executable.