Is this "patch related" or something else?

[startle]

I was playing UO today (the classic client) and decided to open a 2nd instance (which I do all the time) so I could have a char on another account bring my char something. I noticed that this 2nd instance got the latest "patch", but the client that I had been running had not gotten this patch (since he'd been on for hours). I thought it was "odd" that I didn't get a message or "kick'd off" my current "un-patched" client, since client.exe was obviously being updated and was "in-use".

Anyway, I continued playing with both client windows then log'd both out some time later. Now, as I am trying to start up again, I'm getting a message that says "There is a problem communicating with Origin... blah blah".

So, is this because of my "patch" situation described above, or is anyone else currently having trouble logging in to the game?

 

[iamSnippa]

I believe the reason the unpatched one continued to run was because everything it needed was already loaded into memory. When the new instance was patched and run it loaded everything into memory again but the updated form of those files.

Oh and the whole problem with communicating thing, I got that earlier too, i restarted my client and got the patch. after patching there was no issue.

 

[Larisa]

I can't patch...for some reason. This happened last patch too and a friend of mine fixed it for me but I can't remember how :/

Something to do with..the .exe file and UO trying to make it a different file...I don't know I'm so computer illiterate it's not even funny..all I know is that it won't patch for me, keeps giving me the error message

 

[startle]

I believe the reason the unpatched one continued to run was because everything it needed was already loaded into memory. When the new instance was patched and run it loaded everything into memory again but the updated form of those files.

Oh and the whole problem with communicating thing, I got that earlier too, i restarted my client and got the patch. after patching there was no issue.

Makes sense... I've tried several times and keep getting this error.

What should my client be? Mine says: 7.0.20.0 (Patch 60).

 

[iamSnippa]

...
Publish 73.2 comes to Origin tonight, along with the mandatory patch of the Enhance Client 4.0.21.1 and the Classic Client 7.0.21.1.
...

From uoherald.
I suggest just closing and reopening, that's it.

 

[Larisa]

I still can't patch...it just won't go.

When I open just the client it doesn't even try to patch...when I use UOA it says there was an error patching and my client version doesn't match.

*sighs*

 

[Spellbound]

I still can't patch...it just won't go.

When I open just the client it doesn't even try to patch...when I use UOA it says there was an error patching and my client version doesn't match.

*sighs*

Not sure if you are using Windows 7 or XP, but this is what I did last time patching borked: http://vboards.stratics.com/1973500-post5.html

 

[Larisa]

I had to actually go into the folder...c/program files/blah blah lol find the patcher in there and do it manually...*sighs*

Weird but it works.

 

[startle]

Thx all... it just patched again and all is good....

 

[Barok]

I had to actually go into the folder...c/program files/blah blah lol find the patcher in there and do it manually...*sighs*

Weird but it works.

I never install self-patching programs such as the UO client into \Program Files\, I always install it under something like \Games\, and I never have a problem patching.

Windows likes to protect things under \Program Files\ so you will always have trouble patching.