All EVE players read here - VERY IMPORTANT

After_8 · 06-12-2007, 12:58

You're probably aware of this already, but in case you missed it, go read this page: http://eve-online.com/news/newsOfEve.asp?newsID=500

Summary is that somebody stuck a \ in the wrong place in the patcher scripts which caused the patcher to accidentally delete c:\boot.ini. If you're running XP, this renders the PC unable to reboot. The link details how to fix it.

Feek · 06-12-2007, 12:59

At least it does if you're using XP and have Eve installed on your C drive.

Vista, and users with it on different drives are unaffected.

Luckily, I come under the second camp on both instances

Dymetrie · 06-12-2007, 13:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feek

At least it does if you're using XP and have Eve installed on your C drive.

Vista, and users with it on different drives are unaffected.

Luckily, I come under the second camp on both instances

I resemble this statement

After_8 · 06-12-2007, 13:34

I'm on Vista too, so I was able to safely sit back and laugh at all the people who didn't believe the warnings. Makes a nice change to see the anti-Vista camp squirm

Daz · 06-12-2007, 14:42

Whoever wrote that patcher needs a kicking :|

Davey_Pitch · 06-12-2007, 14:56

Indeed. I'd like to know how a game patch, almost certainly designed to interact with the files in the program install location, can delete something from the root of C:, even with an incorrect / in the script. Poor programming methinks.

Feek · 06-12-2007, 15:02

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Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

Indeed. I'd like to know how a game patch, almost certainly designed to interact with the files in the program install location, can delete something from the root of C:, even with an incorrect / in the script. Poor programming methinks.

It's the rogue \ that does it

command in the installer

"delete \boot.ini"

instead of "delete %applicationinstallpath%\boot.ini"

QA testing was probably done with the client not installed on the C drive, or on a box using Vista.

At least they've pulled the patch quickly as soon as it was realised. The full installer doesn't have that problem.

Daz · 06-12-2007, 17:22

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Originally Posted by Feek

QA testing was probably done with the client not installed on the C drive, or on a box using Vista.

Then their QA is dire and the guy who keeps tabs on that should be shot as well

It's strange though, I mean, to name a file identical to a system one is just ridiculous. It almost sounds like they were screwing around with each other on day in the office and some pleb published some piss about code without checking.

Anyway, I've spent today dealing with the stupidity of idiots, so I'm not in the most tolerable mood for things like this

Mark · 06-12-2007, 17:29

Meh. One of our products reference counted user32.dll (or similar) in the installer. God alone knows why, but it did. I'm sure you can guess what happened when the software got uninstalled.

Luckily muggins here ended up on the wrong end of it and worked out what we'd broke before it got as far as a real customer.

Del Lardo · 06-12-2007, 19:08

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Originally Posted by Feek

QA testing was probably done with the client not installed on the C drive, or on a box using Vista.

As a former software test engineer that reeks of piss poor testing.

06-12-2007, 12:58	#1
After_8 Nice weak cup of Earl Grey Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 47	All EVE players read here - VERY IMPORTANT You're probably aware of this already, but in case you missed it, go read this page: http://eve-online.com/news/newsOfEve.asp?newsID=500 Summary is that somebody stuck a \ in the wrong place in the patcher scripts which caused the patcher to accidentally delete c:\boot.ini. If you're running XP, this renders the PC unable to reboot. The link details how to fix it. __________________ "I'm happy to grow up, but I won't pretend that fun things aren't still fun out of fear of looking silly."

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Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	At least it does if you're using XP and have Eve installed on your C drive. Vista, and users with it on different drives are unaffected. Luckily, I come under the second camp on both instances __________________

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After_8 Nice weak cup of Earl Grey Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 47	I'm on Vista too, so I was able to safely sit back and laugh at all the people who didn't believe the warnings. Makes a nice change to see the anti-Vista camp squirm __________________ "I'm happy to grow up, but I won't pretend that fun things aren't still fun out of fear of looking silly."

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Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Whoever wrote that patcher needs a kicking :\| __________________ apt-get moo

06-12-2007, 14:56	#6
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Indeed. I'd like to know how a game patch, almost certainly designed to interact with the files in the program install location, can delete something from the root of C:, even with an incorrect / in the script. Poor programming methinks. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

06-12-2007, 17:29	#9
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Meh. One of our products reference counted user32.dll (or similar) in the installer. God alone knows why, but it did. I'm sure you can guess what happened when the software got uninstalled. Luckily muggins here ended up on the wrong end of it and worked out what we'd broke before it got as far as a real customer.