Error in your GUI XML files

[Hannibal]

Ok, I've tried looking for this and nothing seems to be working. Running Windows 8, using DuxaUI.

I get the error when I go to load into the character select screen.

The error reads: Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt

Then I open my UIErrors.txt file and get this (Truncated a bit since it is a wall of errors):

UIErrorLog created at Fri May 09 18:53:20 2014
[Fri May 09 18:53:20 2014] Warning: file EQUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\duxa\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Fri May 09 18:53:20 2014] Warning: file SIDL.xml not found in directory UIFiles\duxa\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Fri May 09 18:53:20 2014] Warning: file EQUI_Animations.xml not found in directory UIFiles\duxa\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Fri May 09 18:53:20 2014] Warning: file EQUI_Templates.xml not found in directory UIFiles\duxa\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
.........
[Fri May 09 18:53:24 2014] Warning: file UIFiles\duxa\window_pieces03.tga not found in directory UIFiles\duxa\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Fri May 09 18:53:24 2014] Warning: file UIFiles\duxa\AttackIndicator.tga not found in directory UIFiles\duxa\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Fri May 09 18:53:24 2014] Warning: file UIFiles\duxa\window_pieces05.tga not found in directory UIFiles\duxa\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.

There's probably 100 errors or so that are listed in that file. I tried using DuxaAIO installer to reset my ui folders. No luck there. Anyone have a way to fix this and to prevent this from happening on the next update?

Thanks!

[phacemeltar]

are your permissions set correctly? try running EQ as administrator and see if you have this issue.

another option is to restore an older UI from a backup. i have one available if you want to PM me.

[Hannibal]

Tried running as admin, still not getting any love. I'd love to get that UI, gonna PM you. I'll post if it fixes the issue.

Also, I am hearing that I maybe should not have over-written the FOLDERS, but only thrown the contents over with the new patch. Is this possibly the issue?

[phacemeltar]

idk about that, i just extracted the update into my install directory

[Hannibal]

I literally did a "drag-and-drop" giving over-write permissions to everything that asked for it.

[phacemeltar]

have you gone into the folders and verify that the files were there? which leads me to another question, are you running the game from program files or have you made your own directory?

a fresh install might be your best bet, but i would think there is a way to make it work without doing that.

[Savok]

Can you just list the lines that start with Error:, ignore the lines that say Warning:

[Hannibal]

I would really like to NOT re-install this thing. I lost one of my discs and I'd have to go get it from my brother's house. Tried doing a pirated version since I have the keys for it, but last time it came with a virus. This is miserable, I just wanna go kill pixels....

Thanks for working with me here!

[Hannibal]

Savok - None of them are "errors" just a huge wall of "warnings"

[Hannibal]

Thank you to everyone for your help. I have to go for awhile and won't be able to post. I was sent a set of old UI files, I'm gonna try to work with those. Hopefully I'll be able to get back up later tonight to see if it fixed the issues.

Again, thank you all for being so prompt with your responses. P99 community rocks!

[draconov]

I am having the same problem as you. I have no clue what to do from here.

[India]

The error is a result of the patch UI files overwriting what you previously had.

I had the same issue, although since this has happened to me in the past, this time I made a copy of my default ui folder/contents and saved it off to the side. When I installed the patch and encountered the errors you are both reporting, all I had to do was delete the active default UI folder/content and copy over the one I had saved.

My default UI works. PM me your email addresses and I will send it over

[Hannibal]

Well this is a fine pickle. Even with someone else's old UI files I am having the same issues. I called my brother, he brought his discs over, gonna do a clean install.

Here is what I think happened:

I installed DuxaUI and made mods to it via posts in the forums. I think those mods and the Duxa files got overwrote with the new update. Being as I'm a fool who did NOT back-up his own specific UI folder, there is no way to save myself.

Solution:

A) Make Back-ups before you patch anything to be sure you can "un-roll" your mistakes. This is the optimal solution.

B) Do a clean install. Reset all your defaults, and then re-install DuxaUI and VertUI or whatever else you were using.... (Stupid fool solution).

Draconov if yer readin' this, I suggest solution B if you were as dumb as me and didn't back up your files.

Being as this thread seems to be a somewhat common issue. I'd still love for feedback on how to fix this other than the two methods mentioned above.


TL;DR I'm rolling back and starting over from vanilla install...

[draconov]

Thanks for the help guys. I haven't gotten the old ui files yet, but when I do, I will post my process. I'm really trying to avoid option B. This is my first patch update (only have been playing since April), so now I know to copy all my files before overwriting anything in the future.

EDIT

Ok so I dowloaded India's files and pasted them in, then dropped the updated patches in it overwrote whatever was in the ui default folder. Logged in and it did not work. I downloaded phacemeltars files and copied them into the default folder containing india's old files along with the new patch and it overwrote whatever was in that default folder. Got my characters to load! Only problem I am having now is black skies. It was a weird combo, but it worked out. Got lucky.

Drac

[Mauris80]

Hi all getting an error when i load screen goes black then i get Error in your GUI XML files cant figure out how to get around it from what i have been reading here i can post what i get here it goes
UIErrorLog created at Thu Jan 12 01:25:36 2017
[Thu Jan 12 01:25:36 2017] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Thu Jan 12 01:25:36 2017] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Thu Jan 12 01:25:36 2017] Error reading XML.
[Thu Jan 12 01:25:36 2017] Error loading skin: loading default skin instead.
[Thu Jan 12 01:25:36 2017] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Thu Jan 12 01:25:36 2017] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Thu Jan 12 01:25:36 2017] Error reading XML.

[Shalindra]

I am getting the same errors, I downloaded and installed the client then I unzipped and overwrote the files with P9945 zip.
Would really like to play, please help!I did go into the game files and check, these files are there...
UIErrorLog created at Sat Oct 07 19:13:16 2017
[Sat Oct 07 19:13:16 2017] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Sat Oct 07 19:13:16 2017] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Sat Oct 07 19:13:16 2017] Error reading XML.
[Sat Oct 07 19:13:16 2017] Error loading skin: loading default skin instead.
[Sat Oct 07 19:13:16 2017] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Sat Oct 07 19:13:16 2017] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Sat Oct 07 19:13:16 2017] Error reading XML.

[Cone]

necro, same problem as above. tried all tips posted
any help would be appreciated