Version number not updating OK

[alastair]

Just a check. I installed the game andthen the patch but the main screen still shows 1.01. Yes I have checked the .exe and it says 1.0.5.5. Is anything therefore incomplete in the patch.

[calvinus]

Just a check. I installed the game andthen the patch but the main screen still shows 1.01. Yes I have checked the .exe and it says 1.0.5.5. Is anything therefore incomplete in the patch.

I believe the WW1.ini has not been overwritten. Admin priviledges missing? File owned (installed by) another user?

[alastair]

I ran the patch as administator and win.ini changed to a Jan date OK. Now I am getting a Serial Key invalid error!!?. So I uninstalled and reinstalled from the disk and it ran ok with the number from the book back and then updated again - same error.

I looked in the config program and it is OK - so what can I try now?

[calvinus]

Be sure the serial key is typed both in WW1.ini and in Serial.ini files.

[alastair]

Just went through that in full debug mode i.e. I looked at what was there after an install when it worked and not. After having to unprotect it so I could edit the file.
(I hate Vista security!) I got it to work OK

Thanks for the quick reply. You got back while I was doing the install and file checking!

[calvinus]

Again to say against windows vista!

[alastair]

Was just a thought though. Could not the installer take the old win.ini file data in and copy back out things like the serial. Or at least a file for newbies like me :-) with a name like "THINGSTOCHECK.TXT" (We have them in my system to remind ME) Just to cut down stuff like ths

[calvinus]

Was just a thought though. Could not the installer take the old win.ini file data in and copy back out things like the serial. Or at least a file for newbies like me :-) with a name like "THINGSTOCHECK.TXT" (We have them in my system to remind ME) Just to cut down stuff like ths

Indeed I added the Serial.ini file in version 1.04 for this reason. It's not overwritten by patches, and the WW1.exe file searchs the serial in both WW1.ini and Serial.ini file.
The problem is when upgrade the box version 1.01 to 1.04 or higher, so in theory upon the first patching... all further patchings should not create problems.

[alastair]

These things happen - Been having these sort of "incidents" for 30 years in this incident.

Keep the faith...