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Originally Posted by Topaz
So I'm not understanding the installation. I installed the updater in E:\Games\EQ2Mapper, and ran it, and it downloaded all the POI info to a folder E:\Games\eq2map. But when it runs EQ2 (from main gam dir E:\Games\EQ2), nothing shows up in game. I looked, and the eq2.ini file hasn't been updated by the install. So I assume this means EQ2 doesn't actualy know about the mapper. Shouldn't this E:\Games\eq2map folder actually be E:\Games\EQ2\UI\eq2map? If not, please give the exact recipe for how I tell EQ2 how to find the eq2map files. The standard instructions assume the new sking is a subdirectory of the UI folder.
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Sounds like you may be missing the Registry Entry that EQ2MAP Updater Installer looks for for your EverQuest 2 folder, this commonly happens when EQ2 is installed on another computer, and copied over to the new computer. When copying the Registry Entry is then hence missing.
You can check this by going to your Start Menu, and choosing RUN, and typing in "regedit.exe" this will bring up your Registry Editor. You are looking for the following: My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\EverQuest2.exe
This registry Key should have 2 values 1 indicated as (Default) which should show the exact path to the EverQuest2.exe file, and the 2nd Value Path should point to the path without the Executable.
If this is registry entry is missing the Installer and Updater do not know where to look for your EverQuest 2 Installation.
If you would like to create this registry entry I have created the code you will need to cut and paste into an empty Text File, created wtih notepad.
The code is:
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\EverQuest2.exe]
@="E:\\Games\\EQ2\\EQ2.exe"
"Path"="E:\\Games\\EQ2"
Once you have pasted this code into the New Text Document, save it as "eq2path.reg". Once it is saved and you have closed the text document window, doubleclick the file to install the Registry Information contained in the file.
After the Key is recorded in the Registry I would suggest uninstalling the EQ2MAP Updater, and re-installing it. The installer should see the Correct Path and create the proper configuration file, when you run the Updater, as it now knows where to look for the EQ2.ini file.