Fast losing patience with this, bloody get it fixed.
I have tried running as administrator, turning off my firewalls, deleting the program data folder.... basically everything ZOS has recommended on this forum. I like this game - but sooner or later I'm going to have to move on and find a game that actually lets me play it.
Trinity_Is_My_Name wrote: »Wish I could help you guys and gals but I have no idea why you all have this issue. The only thing I do differently than many others is I do not use Steam to install or run this game. No idea if that has anything to do with this but in three years I have never had this issue or any issue after an update or patch.
Running Windows 10 and all previous Windows that had ESO also worked fine. I am logged in as Administrator and I run ESO in Administrative mode.
Good luck everyone.
Yup. And according to CS "everyone who has this problem does and unfortunately you cant run both at the same time" however even if its off, I have the issue. Ive had mcaffee since I beta played this game and played all this time with no issues, until morrowind. Instead of finding out the issue and fixing their launcher they want me to contact mcafee and find out why their patcher breaks for us.
Unfortunate really.
BenevolentBowd wrote: »This is the 2nd time this has happened to me. I'm dreading to do another 45GB download to fix a 200MB patch...
Workaround: (thanks @Sigtric ) If your launcher does its thing and it says completed but the play button is missing, bypass the client and run the ESO.EXE directly. Game will run but will not fix the launcher issue.
Sample location of the EXE file
C:\Program Files (x86)\Zenimax Online\The Elder Scrolls Online\game\client\eso64.exe
Notes:
- windows user for gaming doesn't have admin rights
- game and launcher set to run as administrator
- running EXE directly seems to trigger the Windows 10 Virus / Threat security dialog (EXE with a Publisher: <Unknown>)
- running mcafee
- ESO.exe is the 32-bit version and if run, has the same unverified publisher dialog and an additional warning that the 32-bit version is being discontinued
- Entering the admin password in the dialog, runs the game in the shell based on the administrator account and therefore, you will have to install any add-ons in the administer accounts addon folder located in the documents folder.
@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom @ZOS_RichLambert
I'm thinking it is an issue with how the EXE is being published or how Windows 10 Virus / Threat tool interprets the file.
MercTheMage wrote: »Problem returned with todays update
MercTheMage wrote: »Problem returned with todays update
MercTheMage wrote: »Problem returned with todays update
Same here. I'm currently on repair no. 3.... strike that. Repair no. 4.
I'm hoping to keep repairing until the play button eventually grays out and be able to launch the application file. But who knows. That doesn't always work.
Do you use McAfee by any chance?
MercTheMage wrote: »Problem returned with todays update
Same here. I'm currently on repair no. 3.... strike that. Repair no. 4.
I'm hoping to keep repairing until the play button eventually grays out and be able to launch the application file. But who knows. That doesn't always work.
Do you use McAfee by any chance?
RaddlemanNumber7 wrote: »I have eso64.exe, eso.exe and the patcher added to the exception list in McAffee real-time scanning
I have update set to "never" in the patcher options.
RaddlemanNumber7 wrote: »I have eso64.exe, eso.exe and the patcher added to the exception list in McAffee real-time scanning
I have update set to "never" in the patcher options.
I've tried to add the eso64 app to my exceptions list, but it tells me I'm not an administrator. When I check to make myself an administrator, it says I am one... so why can't I add it to exceptions, I wonder.
MercTheMage wrote: »Problem returned with todays update
Same here. I'm currently on repair no. 3.... strike that. Repair no. 4.
I'm hoping to keep repairing until the play button eventually grays out and be able to launch the application file. But who knows. That doesn't always work.
Do you use McAfee by any chance?MercTheMage wrote: »Problem returned with todays update
Same here. I'm currently on repair no. 3.... strike that. Repair no. 4.
I'm hoping to keep repairing until the play button eventually grays out and be able to launch the application file. But who knows. That doesn't always work.
Do you use McAfee by any chance?
Yes. I use McAfee. However I am thinking its NOT a McAfee error as today's patch FIXED me. 0 problems at all. Which is completely bizarre as I've had one issue or another since morrowind came out.
(edit: I do have two desktop.ini files that mysteriously appeared on my desktop after patching. Not sure what thats about.)