Error 209 fixes dont work for you? Try this.

Sil_Foundation

I couldn't even run a repair to start with, which was incredibly annoying. None of the "move/delete version files and then replace them" fixes worked for me, so I've been trying to figure out a way that actually forces a repair on the files to fix the problem.

What I did was:

• Delete the version files (x4) - if you don't know where these are you should try one of the dozens of other posts on the subject. This method is for those who have already tried the other ways and have had no luck.
• Run launcher and let it "update" the launcher (this seems to be a reinstall of the launcher).
• Click "Install" to reinstall the client and then hit "Pause" straight away (because you don't want to reinstall, screw that!).
• Click the "Game Options" dropdown menu and click "Cancel".
• Click the "Game Options" dropdown menu and click "Repair".
• Wait for it to verify all my files and redownload whatever was damaged (takes a couple minutes to verify and then however long to redownload damaged files - 540mb for me).
• After it's done a proper repair, all should be good to play.

Mephiston87

none of it is working.

Mephiston87

worked for about 30mins then broke again and seems to freeze now on the load in screen i exit then it says repair, so i repair it then it freezes on loadin screen again

Sil_Foundation

Don't know how you can say it worked for 30 min, I only posted this like 5 minutes ago.

pjm8144b14_ESO

I tried this exact fix, and all it did was completely empty out all the game folders, taking the size from 22+ gig down to about 76 mb. Luckily i have physical discs, but damn this is stupid.

billyu5

Heres what you do to fix the problem: Unsub

Mephiston87

and now it wont let me repair it.

dennisfxd888

What i did is simply re-select the NA server, and it by passed the launcher version check. I think what might go wrong here is they messed up the server selection option during the maintenance. Everybody on NA server has to re select it again.

Elsonso

Sigh.

Please do not repair or reinstall your game. You will be wasting your time and could make the problem worse for others.

Zenimax seems to be using a load balancer to split the load across several servers and it certainly appears that not all of their update servers are ... updated properly.

The launcher will retry every few minutes to get the patch and confirm the version. I suggest just closing those errors as they come up but otherwise just leaving the launcher running.

Eventually, the launcher will connect to one of the servers that is not bugged and off you go. You will either download the patch or be able to play the game.

While I do not recommend this because I have not tried it, a ways down in this thread they discuss ways to force your computer to connect to an update server that is working:

http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/79865/login-timeout/p1

Sil_Foundation

Mephiston87 wrote: »

and now it wont let me repair it.

That's the problem I started with, as stated in the OP. If you could repair to start with, one of the others may have worked for you instead (or you should have just run a repair at that point).

Anyway, worked fine for me, after all the other methods failed. If you first tried all the others and they didn't work, and then tried this and it didn't work, then you probably do need a reinstall.

michaelpatrickjonesnub18_ESO

The launcher is bugged out.

All you have to do is open and close the launcher repeatedly. Change the servers back and forth from EU to NA. And click repair/cancel the repair.

Do this over and over in any order and eventually you get a PLAY button.

It's the craziest thing.

ESO wins: Worst Launcher of the Year Award.

Mephiston87

yeh but after changing all of the servers back and forth etc which is what im doing now, i just get the endless loading screen of death everytime and need to chage servers back and forth then click repair let it repair, then retry and another endless loading screen of death.

strongoakb14a_ESO

Sil_Foundation wrote: »

I couldn't even run a repair to start with, which was incredibly annoying. None of the "move/delete version files and then replace them" fixes worked for me, so I've been trying to figure out a way that actually forces a repair on the files to fix the problem.

What I did was:

• Delete the version files (x4) - if you don't know where these are you should try one of the dozens of other posts on the subject. This method is for those who have already tried the other ways and have had no luck.
• Run launcher and let it "update" the launcher (this seems to be a reinstall of the launcher).
• Click "Install" to reinstall the client and then hit "Pause" straight away (because you don't want to reinstall, screw that!).
• Click the "Game Options" dropdown menu and click "Cancel".
• Click the "Game Options" dropdown menu and click "Repair".
• Wait for it to verify all my files and redownload whatever was damaged (takes a couple minutes to verify and then however long to redownload damaged files - 540mb for me).
• After it's done a proper repair, all should be good to play.

All this accomplished was completing deleting the entire folder once I hit cancel i noticed no repair button. I think the OP forgot a few steps like probably renaming the game folder before clicking install/pause and moving it back. Well after downloading again for 5 hours at least im fixed, thanks for half a day of no play *sigh*