Error while patching: access denied

[gbo2486]

Hello everyone,

My apologies if this has been brought up previously, but I've been searching for a few hours and been unable to come up with a solution to my particular problem.

A bit of background: a few months ago, I had Project 1999 up and running without any problems, but eventually, I got the dreaded "spell files out of date" error and couldn't find a solution. As a result, I gave up.

Today, however, I decided to give it another try, uninstalled and deleted everything and started fresh. I used Duxa's installer, changed the eqhost path with no problems, etc. etc. However, on the initial patch in the EQ Emulator, I continue to get the following error:

"Error while patching: Access to the path 'C:\Titanium\files\787\dsetup.dll' is denied."

Once this error message is dismissed, I can access the game and the server, but continue to get the "spell files are out of date" error. I have tried to replace the spell files with the suggested new files, but this hasn't fixed the problem (curiously, and in a perhaps unrelated matter, the dsetup.dll file included in the zip folder vanishes every time it is extracted).

I'm unsure how to proceed. I have attempted to run the emulator as an administrator, I do not think the dsetup.dll file is having any conflicts with anti-virus software (as this wasn't a problem in the past when the game was working on my computer), and the directory with the relevant files is in its own location in the C: directory (rather than inside program files, which has caused problems in the past).

One final thing...when the emulator is patching (or attempting to patch), it claims it is downloading the various files, like the dsetup.dll, but has the addition "- Unknown" after it. I'm not sure if this is relevant, but thought I'd mention it.

Any assistance you could offer would be greatly appreciated, and thanks ahead of time.

[EQsale]

same problem [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] dont know what to do now after fresh install didnt work

after the eqemu launcher stops and gives me a error i can procreed into loggin in just fine but then i get the spell files are out of date and dont get to see no character.

anyhelp would be appricated

[Rali]

I think dsetup.dll is the file used for the anti-cheat on this server. As evidenced by this thread and this one.

It could be getting quarantined by your AV. I know this happened with Norton AV when the patch went in that changed this file. You should be able to exclude the file from being quarantined in your AV software somewhere.

Hope this helps!

[gbo2486]

Originally Posted by Rali [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think dsetup.dll is the file used for the anti-cheat on this server. As evidenced by this thread and this one.

It could be getting quarantined by your AV. I know this happened with Norton AV when the patch went in that changed this file. You should be able to exclude the file from being quarantined in your AV software somewhere.

Hope this helps!

It looks like you were right, Rali!

I have Webroot antivirus and wasn't sure how to exclude certain files from quarantine, but I turned gamer mode on and when the game patched, it did so without any problems. I logged in and accessed my character -- no spell file errors or anything, so thank you very much!

EQSale -- have you tried this solution?

[Leeyuuduu]

Another thing you should try EQsale if the above doesn't work is to right click on your EQ folder -> properties -> security and edit the accounts (Authentic Users, SYSTEM, Administrators, etc.) so they all have access to everything. Sometimes these files are protected, particularly if you placed EQ in the Program Files folder, and the patcher won't be able to touch them until you make the changes.