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Sins of Solar decompression error

February 8, 2009 9:11:26 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

I've tried to download this game 3 times since purchasing it. Each time I get the same error. Decompression error. It doesn't matter if I'm downloading from Impulse or from SDC. Any chance that a CD/DVD will be coming out soon?

Comp. specs are as follows:

Operating System : Windows XP Service Pack 3 - (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)  XP Pro

Video Card : ATI Radeon 9600/9550/X1050 Series

Sound Card : SoundMAX Digital Audio

DirectX version : 4.09.00.0904

Pentium 4 3GHz with 2.00 GB of RAM

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Reply #1 February 8, 2009 10:05:07 PM
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CD is already out, i live in Aus but i bought it when i was in the states... that was like april last year

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Reply #2 February 9, 2009 2:29:04 AM
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Try reformatting your PC. That would take a lot more work, but it solves most problems. In any case, make sure that your hard drive is NOT compressed when you reformat.

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Reply #3 February 9, 2009 9:04:14 AM
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You should manually remove the game folder, and delete 2 Registry Keys before you'll be able to re-install.

Go to C:\Program Files\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire (or where ever you installed the game) and delete the main folder.

Then launch the System Registry (Start-> run, and type regedit)
Look for and delete the following Keys;

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Drengin.net\sins
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Drengin.net\sinsentrench

For Vista 64 bit;
HKLM>SOFTWARE>Wow6432Node>Stardock>Drengin.net>sins
HKLM>SOFTWARE>Wow6432Node>Stardock>Drengin.net>sinsentrench

Then, reboot your PC and go back to Impulse and try installing the base game. Make sure it installs to 1.13 version, test it out before then installing entrenchment.

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Reply #4 February 9, 2009 6:47:21 PM
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OK, now I'm totally lost. No such folder exists.

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Reply #5 February 18, 2009 8:35:51 AM
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Sorry, the folder will only be there is you've successfully installed. Your issue is you can't install due to the decompression error?

Try this from within Impulse:

-Click the blue Stardock logo in the upper left of the Impulse interface and select 'Preferences...'
-Click on the 'Connection' section on the left.
-Check or Uncheck the box that says 'Use Legacy download system (BITS)'
-Close Impulse and relaunch it.

 

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