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N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

pw

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by pw » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 11:28:03

Hi,

I put the patch in the same directory as the game.  I seem to remember
this is how I got around patch problems with Sierra and Papyrus.

Well, I received some error message (as expected!) during the patch
problem, then I tried to run the patch again.  Low and behold it
couldn't find the Nascar Racing 4 exe as it got deleted during the
patching "process".

I didn't see anything on the Papy site about where to put the patch.
Am I not supposed to put it in the same directory as the game?

I guess now I have to reinstall N4!!

Thanks,

-pw

Don Burnett

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by Don Burnett » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 11:37:52

I'm not sure why putting it in your N4 directory would cause that too
happen, but there certainly is no need to run it from within the directory.
Every patch I have installed I have downloaded to a "temp" directory and
installed from there.

Don Burnette


pw

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by pw » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 11:42:56

Typical Sierra/Papy!

I reinstalled N4 and it AGAIN DELETED THE EXE!  All it left was a
readme for the new version!

I have never seen a buggier and more frustrating patching process,
etc.. than with N4.

Screw the new patch.  Hopefully I can start from scratch and patch to
last version.

-pw

Michael Ros

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by Michael Ros » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:04:05

hmmmm....wonder how come nobody else is pissing and moaning about the patch

sharp of tongue dude...its YOUR shit that aint right!

--
Michael Ross

pw

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by pw » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:26:31

>hmmmm....wonder how come nobody else is pissing and moaning about the patch

>sharp of tongue dude...its YOUR shit that aint right!

So, what could be wrong with my ****, eh?

I had Windows explorer open one time during the install.  I saw the N4
exe vanish!  Twice the patch deleted the N4 exe!  And it's MY fault??

-pw

Michael Ros

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by Michael Ros » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:38:01

did you download into a temp folder?....is it 8.25 megs?..maybe its a bad
download?...I dont know...something goofy is going on with your pc.

--
Michael Ross

pw

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by pw » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:55:13

>hmmmm....wonder how come nobody else is pissing and moaning about the patch

>sharp of tongue dude...its YOUR shit that aint right!

Again, My **** DUDE?????

Did you have any extras installed, or just an ordinary install??

Here is part of the reason I am complaining about Papy/Sierra (and why
I am bothering to respond to someone like yourself is beyond me!):

-I uninstalled N4 and reinstalled it
-It would not load (stuck at the splash screen).  Been there many
times and SO HAVE OTHERS HERE!
-If I remember correctly, that is because the install program can not
handle it's own long file name with spaces in it (that includes the
"Start In" box of the shortcut and the shortcut itself).
-I ran the patch, and it did install w/o any errors and it "finished"
this time.
-But, again, N4 would not run.
-I look in the c:\papyrus\Nascar Racing 4 directory, and THERE IS NO
"NASCAR RACING 4.exe"!  Instead the patch replaced it with
"Nascar~1.exe"

Okay, Know-it-all!  That is MY fault??  How do you suggest I get N4 up
and running now, DUDE!  I know!   Maybe I ought to start smoking the
stuff you are smoking, eh?

-pw

pw

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by pw » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:58:24

Nah, nothing with my PC.  It's just N4 that has given my problems
since the day it came out.  It is now installed on a brand new (and
different) PC.

The patch did "complete" after I uninstalled and removed it
completely, then repatched it.  But, now it won't run because the
game/patch can't handle it's own long-file names (with spaces in it).

Thanks!

-pw

Michael Ros

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by Michael Ros » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:46:01


try this link and start smoking dude..you need it!

--
Michael Ross

Pete

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by Pete » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 16:25:15

    Been checking out the forums and its seems many are having
problems with the patch. So maybe his shit is right and patch isn't! :-)

    Pete


> hmmmm....wonder how come nobody else is pissing and moaning about the
patch

> sharp of tongue dude...its YOUR shit that aint right!

> --
> Michael Ross

Dan Clarke/GamePe

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by Dan Clarke/GamePe » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 19:31:19

Even with the older patch, I had this problem on my system. The patch
renames NASCAR Racing 4.exe to NASCAR~1.exe.

I just go back in and rename it and tada. It works.

Now, I'm having a problem connecting with the Sierra server for
multiplayer matchups. It keeps saying my game is out of date, runs the
auto updater, and then says my game is up to date.

I know it's not a CD Key issue :).

Anyone else having this problem?



>     Been checking out the forums and its seems many are having
> problems with the patch. So maybe his shit is right and patch isn't! :-)

>     Pete



> > hmmmm....wonder how come nobody else is pissing and moaning about the
> patch

> > sharp of tongue dude...its YOUR shit that aint right!

> > --
> > Michael Ross

Bob Gedde

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by Bob Gedde » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:15:27

What fixed my problem is renaming these files back to the long format.

"NASCAR~1.EXE" > "NASCAR Racing 4.EXE"

"RENDSE~1.DLL" > "RENDSERVER.DLL"

"SIERRA~1.DLL" > "SIERRAUPN4RES.DLL"

To see the last 2 files you need to make sure that you are viewing all
files
in the Windows Explorer "View" settings for you N4 folder.


> Hi,

> I put the patch in the same directory as the game.  I seem to remember
> this is how I got around patch problems with Sierra and Papyrus.

> Well, I received some error message (as expected!) during the patch
> problem, then I tried to run the patch again.  Low and behold it
> couldn't find the Nascar Racing 4 exe as it got deleted during the
> patching "process".

> I didn't see anything on the Papy site about where to put the patch.
> Am I not supposed to put it in the same directory as the game?

> I guess now I have to reinstall N4!!

> Thanks,

> -pw

SimRace

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by SimRace » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 00:23:37

Bob Geddes here is right, it simply renamed the same files that the first
patch renamed too, big deal. Fix the long filenames and the game will run
fine and you will be able to connect to Sierra.


> What fixed my problem is renaming these files back to the long format.

> "NASCAR~1.EXE" > "NASCAR Racing 4.EXE"

> "RENDSE~1.DLL" > "RENDSERVER.DLL"

> "SIERRA~1.DLL" > "SIERRAUPN4RES.DLL"

> To see the last 2 files you need to make sure that you are viewing all
> files
> in the Windows Explorer "View" settings for you N4 folder.


> > Hi,

> > I put the patch in the same directory as the game.  I seem to remember
> > this is how I got around patch problems with Sierra and Papyrus.

> > Well, I received some error message (as expected!) during the patch
> > problem, then I tried to run the patch again.  Low and behold it
> > couldn't find the Nascar Racing 4 exe as it got deleted during the
> > patching "process".

> > I didn't see anything on the Papy site about where to put the patch.
> > Am I not supposed to put it in the same directory as the game?

> > I guess now I have to reinstall N4!!

> > Thanks,

> > -pw

Joe Wals

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by Joe Wals » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 01:12:47

I had some problems with the 1.1 patch but lately when I re-installed, when
I used the BHMotorsports DL it was fine.  All the others would give the LFN
corruption.

I tried to patch on 3 different machines with all 4 download sources today
and they each did the LFN corruption.

I'm running WinMe,  three different hardware/software configs and the only
common thing is Me itself.

But...  LeagueMates have patched with Me and 2k without problems so I
dunno...


> Bob Geddes here is right, it simply renamed the same files that the first
> patch renamed too, big deal. Fix the long filenames and the game will run
> fine and you will be able to connect to Sierra.



> > What fixed my problem is renaming these files back to the long format.

> > "NASCAR~1.EXE" > "NASCAR Racing 4.EXE"

> > "RENDSE~1.DLL" > "RENDSERVER.DLL"

> > "SIERRA~1.DLL" > "SIERRAUPN4RES.DLL"

> > To see the last 2 files you need to make sure that you are viewing all
> > files
> > in the Windows Explorer "View" settings for you N4 folder.


> > > Hi,

> > > I put the patch in the same directory as the game.  I seem to remember
> > > this is how I got around patch problems with Sierra and Papyrus.

> > > Well, I received some error message (as expected!) during the patch
> > > problem, then I tried to run the patch again.  Low and behold it
> > > couldn't find the Nascar Racing 4 exe as it got deleted during the
> > > patching "process".

> > > I didn't see anything on the Papy site about where to put the patch.
> > > Am I not supposed to put it in the same directory as the game?

> > > I guess now I have to reinstall N4!!

> > > Thanks,

> > > -pw

Dan Clarke/GamePe

N4 Patch won't install! It deleted my Nascar Racing 4 .exe!!

by Dan Clarke/GamePe » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 09:43:26

Thank you. I missed the rendse~1.dll file. R.A.S. RULEZ!



> Bob Geddes here is right, it simply renamed the same files that the first
> patch renamed too, big deal. Fix the long filenames and the game will run
> fine and you will be able to connect to Sierra.



> > What fixed my problem is renaming these files back to the long format.

> > "NASCAR~1.EXE" > "NASCAR Racing 4.EXE"

> > "RENDSE~1.DLL" > "RENDSERVER.DLL"

> > "SIERRA~1.DLL" > "SIERRAUPN4RES.DLL"

> > To see the last 2 files you need to make sure that you are viewing all
> > files
> > in the Windows Explorer "View" settings for you N4 folder.


> > > Hi,

> > > I put the patch in the same directory as the game.  I seem to remember
> > > this is how I got around patch problems with Sierra and Papyrus.

> > > Well, I received some error message (as expected!) during the patch
> > > problem, then I tried to run the patch again.  Low and behold it
> > > couldn't find the Nascar Racing 4 exe as it got deleted during the
> > > patching "process".

> > > I didn't see anything on the Papy site about where to put the patch.
> > > Am I not supposed to put it in the same directory as the game?

> > > I guess now I have to reinstall N4!!

> > > Thanks,

> > > -pw


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