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#4258632 - 05/10/16 02:34 PM Can't upgrade to v.3.0  
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Bought it and it won't upgrade to v.3 ...says setup cannot find WOFF installation. Funny, never had any problems with the v.2 patches before.

(For reference, my installed directory is C:\WingsOverFlandersFields\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields )


Can I somehow manually override the exe and point it to where it needs to patch, or am I going to have to reinstall the whole thing all over again? Ugghhhh.

(and I guess that begs the question - can you please allow us to point them (patch exe's) to the right directory in the future?)

Last edited by Redwolf2; 05/10/16 02:36 PM.
#4258635 - 05/10/16 02:36 PM Re: Can't upgrade to v.3.0 [Re: Redwolf2]  
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have you tried to disable your antivirus ?

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#4258637 - 05/10/16 02:41 PM Re: Can't upgrade to v.3.0 [Re: Redwolf2]  
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yes, I just disabled Avira and gave it a try...no luck.

(tried moving the actual upgrade exe to the WOFF directory as well...no joy.)

Last edited by Redwolf2; 05/10/16 02:47 PM.
#4258646 - 05/10/16 03:06 PM Re: Can't upgrade to v.3.0 [Re: Redwolf2]  
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Yes something is broken on your install, (mods?, registry error?)

You will need to do a clean install as per section 17 of the FAQ. Fairly easy as you don't need to patch WOFF 1, or 2 before installing WOFF 3.
No unfortunately we can't allow you to manually point things to places sorry to much can go wrong (for example modded installs, upgrading broken installs etc causing other issus for support). WOFF is much slicker than many programs out there so not too bad.

moving the install exe will make no difference - it looks to your registry.


Regards,

Polovski,
OBD Software, developers of immersive flight sims;
Wings Over Flanders Fields and Wings Over The Reich
http://www.overflandersfields.com
http://www.wingsoverthereich.com
#4258653 - 05/10/16 03:44 PM Re: Can't upgrade to v.3.0 [Re: Redwolf2]  
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Your path to WOFF is rather different than default. Usually it is C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields\.
But it is not mandatory, of course. If WOFF2 worked from your location, WOFF3 should be installed there, i.e. registry should point to your WOFF path.

#4258664 - 05/10/16 04:12 PM Re: Can't upgrade to v.3.0 [Re: Redwolf2]  
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Shouldn't matter that path seems OK (although slightly long)

Something is broken. Best to re-install that's how it goes sometimes.


Regards,

Polovski,
OBD Software, developers of immersive flight sims;
Wings Over Flanders Fields and Wings Over The Reich
http://www.overflandersfields.com
http://www.wingsoverthereich.com
#4258676 - 05/10/16 05:03 PM Re: Can't upgrade to v.3.0 [Re: Redwolf2]  
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Thanks for the help, gentlemen smile ...its odd cuz i am looking through the registry and everything with reference to Wings Over Flanders Fields has the correct directory location.

...guess I am going to have to reinstall... :***(

#4259309 - 05/12/16 02:11 PM Re: Can't upgrade to v.3.0 [Re: Redwolf2]  
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Yeah not much we can do there - maybe check if Antivirus or similar program is blocking it, make sure you are a full admin - otherwise yes reinstall.


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Polovski,
OBD Software, developers of immersive flight sims;
Wings Over Flanders Fields and Wings Over The Reich
http://www.overflandersfields.com
http://www.wingsoverthereich.com

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