Problem with First Decade Online

[KyleBrogan 0]

I was just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem as I am. Whenever I try to download the Generals ZH 1.04 patch and install it onto First Decade, it comes up with error messages. It always gets to 44%, and then says that it can't find a certain old file, but can find another of a different name, and therefore it can't finish the patch installation.

 

I've looked through the EA site trying to find an answer, but to no avail. Has anyone else run into these kinds of problems? Any help would be great.

[Sonic 293]

Someone correct if I'm wrong.... but I don't think you need the v1.04 patch for the First Decade version of Zero Hour. Its already updated to that version.

[KyleBrogan 0]

But it says that mine is a different version, so it won't work online... I don't know what's wrong with it.

[Guest Rabbit]

Do you have any mods you've ever installed to it?

[KyleBrogan 0]

No, I don't. That's why I can't figure out what the problem is.

[TheBlackOut 6]

Uninstall, totally delete all the files, reinstall?

[KyleBrogan 0]

Done it twice. I guess I'll have to call up EA support and see what they have to say. Does anyone know if, perhaps, it might have something to do with running it with Vista?

[TheBlackOut 6]

It might but I highly doubt it.

 

64 or 32 bit?

[KyleBrogan 0]

32-bit OS. Running on an HP Pavilion dv9000. Intel® Core2 CPU, 2046 RAM. (Copied directly from my system info.)

 

It's Vista Home Premium, if that means anything.

 

I just can't figure it out, despite poring over the EA support site for a couple hours this week.

[Mere_Mortal 0]

Which file is the problem?

[TheBlackOut 6]

Probably Vista has issues. Have you contacted EA?

 

I would of done that as you were making this topic.

[shadwell 0]

I have this Problem too, Just bought a new Laptop with Vista on it, never had a problem on my old one with XP, I can play Generals on line ok, but not Zero hour in the progress of trying fresh installs and trying under windows xp compatability mode...

 

I will let you know how I get on and if I fix it..

[djpetemcb 0]

I have the same problem, generals works fine online but generals zero hour doesn't. If i try playing against a friend or a random player, it give me the message - Failled you have a different version. I have the command and conquer first decade and prefer to play zero hour more than generals (more features). So if anyone can help me out, I would be very grateful

[VampireA05 0]

same thing happen to me. but funny thou... my 1st, 1stDecade was 1.04. i uninstall the thing & got the disc scratch badly when my brother borrow it. i ask my fren to buy another (different vendor, different state than i bought the 1st one) & he get a copy for himself. he got ver 1.00 & mine, got problem. it cant play at all.

 

he's using Vista, i'm XP.

[saro 0]

Ok ive got the same problem.. I cant connect to games in Zero Hour (It says that I have different version, I think my version is allready 1.04 standard.)

When I try to update Zero Hour I got the error: Old File not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match.

I can connect in normal Generals.

I've got The First Decade version and it runs on Vista Ultimate 64 bit

So fat I set the Icon compatability options to run as XP SP2 and run as administrator.. I also have done a no cd patch and ive deleted

The INIZH.BIG file from the Command and Conquer Zerohour/Data/INI folder..

 

Does someone know any solution?