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(*100% FIXED tested)Zenimax's Solution to Patch fix. (GM posted) [ error 209 ]
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Evergreen✭✭✭forexownsvuct wrote: »Im testing the .version delete right now.
*Now i need to re-download the whole game ??
No, close the client then restore the files as the OP instructed from your trash can. I did this and had to hit repair 4 times with error 209 but luckily by the 5th time the thing actually is repairing and patching now. Fingers crossed the game will properly patch now.0 -
deviousthevile✭✭✭forexownsvuct wrote: »THIS WAS ORIGINALLY HERE TILL I REMOVED IT FOR THE FIX ( posting this due to people ranting at me saying this is not Legit. roflstomp )
ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »
We posted this in another thread, but want to make sure you see it, too.
If you are getting error 209, please try the following:
-First, please ensure you are accessing the game via the launcher, not the .exe file.
-Try closing out of the launcher and re-open it, then run a repair.
-If you try to repair and it does not work, please delete all .version files in the game's sub folders and try repair again.
FIXED
--Delete the .version files. [there is 4x .version files one in each folder] (These 4 Need to be put back in their locations in the next steps)
--Run Launcher.
--Close Launcher.
--Open your recycle bin.
--Restore (Puts them back for you) the .version files.
BOOOOM!!!
Credit goes to
"postmarkjb14a_ESO ✭
6:23AM
Deleted version files, ran launcher which failed, then restored the version files. I'm in."
I have attached my versions for those who have lost theirs. ( you will need Winrar to open)
>>>>>>>> Yam_of_the_Center ✭
"""This worked for me also, though I had to do it several times to get it "right."
1) Make sure you're not running the client already when you delete the files. This will screw the process up.
2) Go to your Zenimax Online folder (default, I believe, is in Program Files (x86).
Inside the Zenimax Online folder, delete the following files:
Inside "Launcher" folder, delete "Bethesda.net_Launcher.version",
then back out of the "Launcher" folder into the Zenimax Online folder.
Inside "The Elder Scrolls Online" go to the "depot" folder, delete "depot.version" and go back to "TESO" folder.
Go to the "game" folder and delete "game_player.version", then back out to "TESO" folder.
Go to "vo_en" folder and delete "vo_en.version".
The above lists all four version files that need to be deleted, under the assumption that they are named the same as the ones in my folders. Basically, look for four ".version" files if you can't find those above.
3) Launch your client. I had to launch mine as an administrator, but I've been having to do this since day one.
4) WAIT. Wait for the client to fail to launch. Mine came up with an "ABORT" dialogue box. Close any dialogue box that appears and make certain the client is no longer running.
5) Go to your recycle bin, select all four files, right-click "restore".
6) Restart your client.
I now no longer have the "cannot determine version" error or the "repair" button on my client, and am back to "play."
I hope the step-by-step helps. If clarification is needed, let me know.
"ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »
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Ah, thanks! That is legit, and you can go ahead and follow the steps given here."
Fixed it for me too
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forexownsvuct wrote: »Im testing the .version delete right now.
*Now i need to re-download the whole game ??
No, close the client then restore the files as the OP instructed from your trash can. I did this and had to hit repair 4 times with error 209 but luckily by the 5th time the thing actually is repairing and patching now. Fingers crossed the game will properly patch now.
I am teh OP. The was posted there during the testing early in the patch trying to figure it out.0 -
Etchesketch wrote: »selixjm_ESO wrote: »Etchesketch wrote: »selixjm_ESO wrote: »At this point I'm just going to bite the bullet and do a full reinstall.
I'd wait.. the problem is with their servers. It's prime time again and they are going to have problems because of server overload.. Most of the problem we are having are on Zens side, they just won't admit it. Right now is the start of the most populated hours of the day for N/A and nearing the end of it for EU
I'm terrible at waiting, plus I'm still launching from the Beta client and yeah I know they said that's fine it will totally work and yada yada yada, but after this I'm just not sure. If I still have this problem after installing from the new client I may be a little upset. ><
You should be, we all should be. Problem is that too many don't care as long as they are not affected. If more people held these jerks in the gaming community responsible for the trash they release, the state of gaming wouldn't be in this sad state. The "it's normal' b.s. is just that... b.s.
There are some things I can excuse. Like the bugs? I've taken a programming class before and I know the littlest thing can just mess up your code. You miss a character somewhere, just one tiny character and the thing will still run but maybe something weird will happen. The programs I was writing weren't even that big, just a few lines of code and finding errors was still hard. I can't imagine how many lines of code ESO has and I don't envy the engineers who have to sift through it all just to find a bracket or a comma that was out of place.
Things like customer service, though? That's just inexcusable. I've submitted three in-game tickets and have gotten zero responses back. I submit a ticket online and all I get is a cookie-cutter response that doesn't solve the issue or point me somewhere useful where I can maybe troubleshoot it myself or get more information. The customer support for this game is atrocious, I'm sorry, and the lack of communication from the Devs is disconcerting as well.
Edited by selixjm_ESO on April 15, 2014 11:26PM0 -
I had this error, tried to run the repair, was told to run the consultant and open a ticket, ran the consultant, then ran repair again, still got the error, rebooted my computer and no more error0
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Ragnafrak✭✭Fixed!
I tried repairing the launcher while deleting the version files as described, it didn't immediately work. Then I updated the hosts file to use the known-to-be-working patch server and viola.
Tyvm!0 -
selisa86✭✭Are you all checking your game version, though - and whether the game has patched? Getting past the 209 error does not necessarily mean you are playing the patched version.Edited by selisa86 on April 16, 2014 2:54AM0 -
Can't connect to server when I try this. Done EVERY single fix posted in this thread and now I can't even repair. When I hit repair, I get the can't determine version. What the hell zenimaxThere is a solution found on Reddit that also works if you go into the game files find game/client/eso.exe and run that it will launch your game and bypass the launcher thus avoiding the error.. I will test this soon as I finish re-patching.
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Furianna✭I had this error also, restarting the launcher did not work. I rebooted the PC and it worked just fine, no patching, repairing or deleting of files needed. The patch must be leaving something in RAM that is causing an issue.0
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LunaRae✭✭✭✭I didn't try a restart (lazy) but I did delete the four version files and restored 3 of them (not the launcher, it created that when I opened the launcher). Then I ran a repair and it's working now.Stands-Strong-As-Snow ~ Argonian Templar DC NA V14
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Hakoke✭✭Are you all checking your game version, though - and whether the game has patched? Getting past the 209 error does not mean you are playing version 1.0.3. If your game version says 1.0.0.968197 on your log-in screen your game is not patched yet.
After bypassing the launcher because of error 209, which I can't get ride of after following every piece of advice, I can log on and play. Even though my current version is 1.0.0.968197 for some reason.0 -
Rhoric✭✭✭✭✭I am in the process of reinstalling after I uninstalled the game cause not a single fix that everyone is claiming is a 100% fix.1 -
forexownsvuct wrote: »
The 4 files i deleted didn't take up 22gig of space, besides, i wouldn't know
which folder to put them back into.
Look at the file names.
Look at the folder names.
There's a connection 0 -
Rajani Isa wrote: »forexownsvuct wrote: »
The 4 files i deleted didn't take up 22gig of space, besides, i wouldn't know
which folder to put them back into.
Look at the file names.
Look at the folder names.
There's a connection
If you deleted them then all you have to do is right click and restore them from the recycle bin. They'll automatically be placed back where they were.
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The below really did fix the problem for me. Though Zenimax shouldn't require us to do so, they need to patch their launcher again.If you try to repair and it does not work, please delete all .version files in the game's sub folders and try repair again. Also make sure your recycle bin is empty before proceeding or rename the following version files listed based on your preference.
1) Make sure you're not running the client already when you delete the files. This will screw the process up.
2) Go to your Zenimax Online folder (default, I believe, is in Program Files (x86).
Inside the Zenimax Online folder, delete the following files:
Inside "Launcher" folder, delete "Bethesda.net_Launcher.version",
then back out of the "Launcher" folder into the Zenimax Online folder.
Inside "The Elder Scrolls Online" go to the "depot" folder, delete "depot.version" and go back to "TESO" folder.
Go to the "game" folder and delete "game_player.version", then back out to "TESO" folder.
Go to "vo_en" folder and delete "vo_en.version".
The above lists all four version files that need to be deleted or renamed, under the assumption that they are named the same as the ones in my folders. Basically, look for four ".version" files if you can't find those above.
3) Launch your client.
4) WAIT. Wait for the client start patching like it's downloading the full game again and ABORT
5) Go to your recycle bin, select all four files, right-click "restore".
6) Restart your client.0 -
selisa86✭✭
It may be because the patch wasn't able to install through your launcher and update your game. I wouldn't play on the old version, you may run into problems later on. Just a suggestion, though.After bypassing the launcher because of error 209, which I can't get ride of after following every piece of advice, I can log on and play. Even though my current version is 1.0.0.968197 for some reason.
That's why I posted what I did - most people who are getting past the errors are just glad to be able to play and not even checking whether their game actually patched or not.
Edited by selisa86 on April 16, 2014 2:52AM0 -
Shanna✭✭✭I was able to obtain success with only shutting my launcher and reopening it once. Thank goodness.This is all part of the game.0
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Bookwyrm✭✭✭✭Verifying that the deletion of the four files and restore (as described previously and as I verified as "working" before) does allow you to play the game, but does not patch. When you close the game, the launcher will once again throw error 209 in your face.
That said, I hit repair, it went through the "verify" process, and once it got to the end the verification started over. Once it reached the end the second time it let me "play." However, checking the version number, it's still the old version, not the patched version. Exited the game and closed the launcher. Upon launching again (took three times), error 209 again.
Note that I *always* "run as administrator." When the game initially went live, I still had the beta client (still do), and I had issues getting the client to run. Only way I've been able to get the launcher to...well...launch, is through administrative rights.
*facepalm* This is so much fun.
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Alpha_Protocol✭✭✭This is giving me two different results on two identical machines. Neither of which work.
Zenimax... I'm starting to hate you...Edited by Alpha_Protocol on April 16, 2014 12:31AM1
