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axplayer
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posted 03-11-2002 07:03 PM

ok...i love q3 and i love playing on line but i got some problems trying to install point release 1.31. the problem is that i get an error message "version 4, expected version 3". I tried uninstalling q3, cleaning the ref files, and trashing everything relating to q3 and than installing q3 and 1.31 over again and i get the same error. q3 works fine after i uninstall 1.31. so...why am i having this problem? anyone?

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Redlemons
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posted 03-11-2002 09:43 PM

This is just a guess, but perhaps the server you're trying to connect to is running an older version than 1.31

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axplayer
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posted 03-11-2002 10:21 PM

its nothing to do with the server...i can,t run q3 off line at all

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grumpy
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posted 03-11-2002 11:21 PM

lindi knows the answer!
try deletin you cfg

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axplayer
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posted 03-12-2002 12:56 AM

i tried erasing everything...and nothing seems to work

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Lindi
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posted 03-12-2002 02:08 AM

Go to the control panel, and remove everything directly related to Q3A. Then go to your q3a folder and remove it. (You might wish to make a backup of your config files first!)

Then reinstall a fresh and also update to the 1.31 pointrelease.

Might also be good to get The all seeing eye. It is a third party server browser that tells you a lot more about the games in progress than the ingame server browser.

http://www.udpsoft.com/eye/

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Lindi
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posted 03-12-2002 11:46 AM

This was ofcourse also suggested to you on www.quake3world.com , right?

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axplayer
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posted 03-12-2002 12:19 PM

which config files are we talking about? windows or quake? I've erased the whole quake dir and folder from the comp. I've only got q3a does this make a difference? i've done everything execpt reinstall win98 over again and i really dont want to do that just to play quake...but than again...i'm often late to work because i play on line so much.

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Lindi
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posted 03-13-2002 01:05 AM

That would be the quake3 config, /q3a/baseq3/q3config.cfg to be more precise. It stores your binds, single player progress etc. Also backup your q3key file.

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DGhost
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posted 03-14-2002 12:50 PM

Just to be on the safe side you could also try to clean your registry from any key related to Quake 3 but you should know what you are working on when you are in this. I would suggest a cool tool to do that wich is really user friendly:

RegCleaner

Do some RTFM to learn how it's working, really easy.

[ 03-14-2002: Message edited by: DGhost ]

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"Everybody knows Rocket Launchers have proximity safety sensors that lockdown the firing mechanism to prevent point blank use, not my fault, stupid game."

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