Please, PLEASE HELP ME!!

fallblade35
fallblade35 Posts: 10 Arc User
edited October 2008 in Support Desk
Okay, i ahve just downloaded the game, then when i try to install it, i get a message saying cannot open file as an archive. Can someone tell me what that means, and how do i play it/get it to work if it says that? I really wanna play this game, it looks like the BEST!b:angry
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  • Aryannaveno - Sanctuary
    Aryannaveno - Sanctuary Posts: 825 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Have you tried using the torrent download? It is usually the faster and better (No corrupt files) method.

    Also if you downloaded it it should be in your download folder go there manuelly and try to open from there.
  • gattsuru
    gattsuru Posts: 3,184 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    If you're running Windows Vista, right-click the Perfect_World_International.exe file (if you used Direct Download, by default in Documents\Downloads), and click Run As Administrator.

    If that doesn't work, chances are good your download was corrupted somehow, usually due to a packet mistransmission. It's usually minor, and Ryuuzaki has a good guide on the matter, and his Alternative Method for Corrupt Files using Direct Download (with a quick tweak for the changes to the installer) may be able to save you a remarkable amount of time :
    If you used the Direct Download method, rename the zip file you already downloaded to "Perfect World International.exe" (i.e. remove the underscores).

    Download a bit torrent program, such as uTorrent.
    Download the torrent controller and open it with your torrent program.

    You should then be asked where you want to save the file. Browse to the directory where the original Perfect World International.exe file is located, and click OK. The torrent program should then start checking the integrity of the file and correct any corrupted files. You can also right-click on the file in the download area, and select Force Re-check to make extra sure.

    This shouldn't take much time to do, unless your connection went seriously funky.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • fallblade35
    fallblade35 Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    umm, i guesse i could redownload, take about 15 hours >.<
    Also i am trying the administator thing, it's still loading and its been about , half an hour
    AND, i hve u torrent but i got charged money for useing it for some dumb reason
    And i cant select my old perfect world international file, so everytime i start the utorrent thing, it just restarts downloading the whole game
  • fallblade35
    fallblade35 Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    K, Nothing being said is working, ill just waste another 15 hours i guesse
  • gattsuru
    gattsuru Posts: 3,184 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    You need to renamed the "Perfect_World_International.exe" to Perfect World International.exe, and then select the folder containing that file to save the torrent to.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • fallblade35
    fallblade35 Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    I cannot rename, it says file is llreaddy opened, yet nothing for the fiel is even runnng >.<
  • gattsuru
    gattsuru Posts: 3,184 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Restart your computer, then (with your torrent client closed, and no file named "Perfect World International.exe" in the folder) try again. Usually it's just a bad 7-zip extracter handle flying into a corner somewhere.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • fallblade35
    fallblade35 Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    k, some games require me to reboot ym comp to play, so i guesse ill give it a shot
  • fallblade35
    fallblade35 Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    YAY, that part is working, lets hope there no update erros :P, Thanks mod, but stay clse, ill have more questions xD
    wait just checked, got to about 80%, then time goes up into 4 hours just to check? thats pretty messed up
  • gattsuru
    gattsuru Posts: 3,184 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    If you're using uTorrent, be aware that the estimate for Force Re-Check time can be horribly inaccurate. It's possible the entire last fifth of the file is problematic, but usually only small portions will need to be redownloaded. Torrents are still usually faster and more reliable than downloading over HTTP.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • fallblade35
    fallblade35 Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Ya, it's at about , 90% now, ill watch a movie for a little bit, hope to see ya on :D, And thanks for all the help, dident mean to be a nussciance( sorry i cant spell that word)
  • fallblade35
    fallblade35 Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Okay, it is just starting to extract, inabout a minute or 2, it should be at the patcher i think
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