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

Eric Busc

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

by Eric Busc » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 10:24:42

There appears to be a bug in the Wise installer which on some systems
can cause long file names to be truncated to 8.3 format during the patch
process.  The Sierra.com multiplayer login does a CRC check on the
executables and DLLs, and if they are not named properly they will not
be found and hence fail the check resulting in the "out of date" error.

Rename the following files:
NASCAR~1.exe > "NASCAR Racing 4.exe"
Sierra~1.dll > "SierraUpN4Res.dll"
rendse~1.dll > "Rendserver.dll"

And perhaps:
Paintkit\n4paint~1.rsc > Paintkit\n4paintkit.rsc

- Eric


pw

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

by pw » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 11:58:49

That's what I did right off the bat.  Learned from experience w/
previous N4 patches, etc..

Just wanted to see if surfer/doper dude could figure it out for
himself :-)

-pw

>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 It keeps saying my game is out of date, runs the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

pw

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

by pw » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 12:00:32

Thanks Bob!

I figured out the 1st one.  N4 is up and running. What are the last
two for?  Multiplayer?

-pw


>> 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

pw

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

by pw » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 12:03:08

You are right on Pete! <BG>

Anyone know if it's safe to install the Mea***er SoundPack?  I did a
total reinstall of N4 then applied the patch.  The sound is so lame
now!  Boy did I get used to Mea***er's soundpack!

-pw



>> 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 » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 12:18:58

Thanks for the help/link.

-pw

Rod Princ

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

by Rod Princ » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 13:50:23


I patched with Mea***ers sound pack still on there, no problems.

Cheers,
Rod.

Larr

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

by Larr » Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:48:33

This is covered in on their web site.  It's a file naming problem.  They
have a batch file to fix it.

-Larry


> 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

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

> > > --
> > > Michael Ross

Larr

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

by Larr » Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:46:30

Probably renamed, not deleted.

-Larry



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