Trouble Installing Patch for RH

[anubis89 106]

Hi!

I'm trying to get my SC4 Deluxe working on a laptop, but the problem i'm having is that I can't install the first patch for it. Each time an error comes at about 7 percent, as you can see in the attached picture. I'm using the same game version and the same patch version as I did before on another computer and there weren't any problems there... I have tried reinstalling it, but it didn't help.

Does anyone know what to do about it?

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Hi!

I'm trying to get my SC4 Deluxe working on a laptop, but the problem i'm having is that I can't install the first patch for it. Each time an error comes at about 7 percent, as you can see in the attached picture. I'm using the same game version and the same patch version as I did before on another computer and there weren't any problems there... I have tried reinstalling it, but it didn't help.

Does anyone know what to do about it?

That doesn't appear to be the Official patch. Where did you get it? The official patches are available at the new SC4 Deluxe site

[anubis89 106]

I've tried several different sources, including what you posted. It never worked

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

I've tried several different sources, including what you posted. It never worked

If you have any other patches from outside sources in the game, it never will. The only bona fide sources are the EA site I gave you, and the SC4Devotion site's EA support mirror.

What is the version number of your SimCity 4.exe? Find it, hover over it, and it should tell you.

  Edited November 12, 2011 by A Nonny Moose  

[anubis89 106]

Apparently the version number is 1.1.613.0

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

That is the unpatched version of rush hour/deluxe. Is it loaded in C:\program files\maxis\simcity 4 deluxe\apps\simcity 4.exe? If so, your patch should work provided you have not done something like put in a no-disc patch or other illegal items.

[anubis89 106]

I installed it in a completely different folder. But on my other computer that was the case as well and the patches worked fine nevertheless...

And I certainly didn't do anything illegal. Or does the patch installation recognize that I'm simultaneously using the same game (with the same key) on two different systems?

  Edited November 12, 2011 by anubis89  

[CaptCity 4,675]

Apparently the version number is 1.1.613.0

If memory serves, that version requires the SKU2 patch. Is that the one you're trying?

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

It really doesn't matter where you installed the game, because the game path is in the registry. You do need to check your shortcut to see if the target path is correct, but the installer should have got it from the registry key.

[anubis89 106]

Apparently the version number is 1.1.613.0

If memory serves, that version requires the SKU2 patch. Is that the one you're trying?

No, I have reinstalled the game and the unpatched .exe is 1.1.613.0. The RH Patch makes it a 1.1.638.0...

It really doesn't matter where you installed the game, because the game path is in the registry. You do need to check your shortcut to see if the target path is correct, but the installer should have got it from the registry key.

How can I the registry entry? Might there be a problem with windows 7?

edit: I checked the registry. The path seems to be the right one...

edit 2:

what is odd about my sc4 registry entry is that it's found under windows and not under software>Electronic Arts>Maxis. Maybe the installation of the patch can't even find the sc4 entry because it's not where it's supposed to be.

On the computer, where everything is fine, the registry entry is located correctly.

edit 3:

I did found the right SC4 registry now. However, it's under "Wow6432Node>Maxis>SimCity4". Still I think that the patch installation might not be able to find the registry

  Edited November 13, 2011 by anubis89  

[anubis89 106]

In case someone encounters the same problem: I now have found out what the problem was.

The registry doesn't have anything to do with it. It is perfectly possible to install the patches with a 64bit operational system.

The reason I couldn't install the patches was my COMODO internet security. It blocked some part of the patch after seeing it as some malware. What helped, was to completely shut down every function of COMODO while installing the patches...

Anyway, thanks for the help!

  Edited December 1, 2011 by anubis89  

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

That was a good find. Security systems sometimes see any attempt to modify an executable as a virus.