Problem with US update 1.08

Cpt.Pierce · 07-01-2007, 08:20 AM

I bought the US Atari version of ARMA Combat Operations about a week ago. I played through the single player campaign with minimal problems, and created a mission for myself. Once I felt I was a pretty skilled soldier, I decided it was time to join the online mayhem. I went to the official ARMA site and downloaded the first US 1.08 patch on their list. I tried to unzip/unpack it... Nothing. All it gave me was (winrar) a very long error message near the end of the extraction and (the default zipped folder program for windows) a message at the begining of the extraction that said
"Unexpected end of the file"

I went on to try every patch on their list, and the same thing happened every time. Is it my computer being an (for lack of a better word) idiot, or are the updates really corrupt. If the first, then what can I do about it? Re-install WinRAR? If the seconnd, then where can I get US update 1.08 that is not corrupt?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

**ednos** · 07-01-2007, 09:04 AM

You might be having trouble with your browser. Try a different one.

You might be having trouble with your RAR application. Try a different one.

If the above two don't work, send me an email through the link in my profile, and I'll reply with the file I used as an attachment.

Cpt.Pierce · 07-01-2007, 09:31 AM

Thank you.
I'm guessing it must be the browser then, since I used two different unpacking/unzipping applications. I'll download firefox and give it a shot.

**ednos** · 07-02-2007, 12:58 AM

Hmm, I forgot that it was a 680MB download. I can't email an attachment that size. Have you tried using different mirrors? It's a zipped file, so try using a program that's not WinRAR (I have a personal distaste for it to boot). Windows can do it, and so can 7-zip, which were both able to unzip my copy just fine.

Cpt.Pierce · 07-02-2007, 04:57 PM

Yeah, I tried the included Windows program first- WinRAR was my second resort; I downloaded it after Windows couldn't do it. I now share the distaste for WinRAR, as it does not like being removed from my computer

I think I'll try this 7 zip.

However, I'm now fairly confident, with two unzipping programs failing me, that it is the browser. I'll try Firefox again (maybe a few times) and then see if I.E. 7 can do the job. That is, if I can download that- I think I can get it for free on Yahoo.

Well, be assured, if I ever get this working, you have another soldier for your ARMA ranks- From what I've heard, the singleplayer sucks compared to the multiplayer, and I loved the campaign- Especially the sniper mission at the hotel

I'll tell you if I get it working.

07-01-2007, 08:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cpt.Pierce Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 80	Problem with US update 1.08 I bought the US Atari version of ARMA Combat Operations about a week ago. I played through the single player campaign with minimal problems, and created a mission for myself. Once I felt I was a pretty skilled soldier, I decided it was time to join the online mayhem. I went to the official ARMA site and downloaded the first US 1.08 patch on their list. I tried to unzip/unpack it... Nothing. All it gave me was (winrar) a very long error message near the end of the extraction and (the default zipped folder program for windows) a message at the begining of the extraction that said "Unexpected end of the file" I went on to try every patch on their list, and the same thing happened every time. Is it my computer being an (for lack of a better word) idiot, or are the updates really corrupt. If the first, then what can I do about it? Re-install WinRAR? If the seconnd, then where can I get US update 1.08 that is not corrupt? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. __________________ Await the moment for one, and only one, well aimed shot.

07-01-2007, 09:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
ednos Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,703	Re: Problem with US update 1.08 You might be having trouble with your browser. Try a different one. You might be having trouble with your RAR application. Try a different one. If the above two don't work, send me an email through the link in my profile, and I'll reply with the file I used as an attachment. __________________ celer silens mortalis The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. ~ Bertrand Russell I have a tendency to key out three or four things and then let them battle for supremacy while I key, so there's a lot of backspacing as potential statements are slaughtered and eaten by the victors. ~ Magna Centipede

07-01-2007, 09:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cpt.Pierce Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 80	Re: Problem with US update 1.08 Thank you. I'm guessing it must be the browser then, since I used two different unpacking/unzipping applications. I'll download firefox and give it a shot. __________________ Await the moment for one, and only one, well aimed shot.

07-02-2007, 12:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
ednos Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,703	Re: Problem with US update 1.08 Hmm, I forgot that it was a 680MB download. I can't email an attachment that size. Have you tried using different mirrors? It's a zipped file, so try using a program that's not WinRAR (I have a personal distaste for it to boot). Windows can do it, and so can 7-zip, which were both able to unzip my copy just fine. __________________ celer silens mortalis The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. ~ Bertrand Russell I have a tendency to key out three or four things and then let them battle for supremacy while I key, so there's a lot of backspacing as potential statements are slaughtered and eaten by the victors. ~ Magna Centipede

07-02-2007, 04:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cpt.Pierce Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 80	Re: Problem with US update 1.08 Yeah, I tried the included Windows program first- WinRAR was my second resort; I downloaded it after Windows couldn't do it. I now share the distaste for WinRAR, as it does not like being removed from my computer I think I'll try this 7 zip. However, I'm now fairly confident, with two unzipping programs failing me, that it is the browser. I'll try Firefox again (maybe a few times) and then see if I.E. 7 can do the job. That is, if I can download that- I think I can get it for free on Yahoo. Well, be assured, if I ever get this working, you have another soldier for your ARMA ranks- From what I've heard, the singleplayer sucks compared to the multiplayer, and I loved the campaign- Especially the sniper mission at the hotel I'll tell you if I get it working. __________________ Await the moment for one, and only one, well aimed shot.

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