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Remove 32 bit before install 64 bit?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 12:27 pm
by Kafka1
I've been playing 32 bit but realised that I should probably be using the 64 bit version as I am using Win 7 64 bit and got 8Mb RAM.

Trouble is, 64 bit won't download fully, gets to about 30% then 'Failed to read from response stream'.

I wonder if I need to uninstall the 32 bit version first? If so how?

Thanks.

Re: Remove 32 bit before install 64 bit?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 12:54 pm
by TorTorden
Think there might be something stuck with the launcher.

There should be an option in launcher for "alternate download" that might help.

Re: Remove 32 bit before install 64 bit?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 3:04 pm
by th3_fr4gil3
TorTorden wrote:Think there might be something stuck with the launcher.

There should be an option in launcher for "alternate download" that might help.


agreed try alternate download method first. i had that error this update.
you can just delete the 32 bit folder afterwards to save space.

Re: Remove 32 bit before install 64 bit?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 5:49 pm
by Kafka1
OK thanks guys. I'll try that tomorrow.

Fly safe.

Re: Remove 32 bit before install 64 bit?

Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 1:31 am
by Tifu
I have the 64bit version of the game but have the same problem - the upgrade hits 80% then the dreaded 'Failed to read from response stream' comes up. Tried the alternate download option but hit the same roadblock :(

Re: Remove 32 bit before install 64 bit?

Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 5:48 am
by Roger Wilco Jr
Have you tried clearing your Internet Explorer cache? The launcher uses it even if you don't.

If that works, thank JohnLuke. :)

Re: Remove 32 bit before install 64 bit?

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:09 am
by thebs
Roger Wilco Jr wrote:Have you tried clearing your Internet Explorer cache? The launcher uses it even if you don't.
Another reason not to use MS IE for browsing at all, keeping it "prestine" for the few things reliant on it, like apps. I know people don't trust US DISA or NSA, but their Information Assurance recommendations to never, ever use MS IE for anything if possible are made for a reason.

Roger Wilco Jr wrote:If that works, thank JohnLuke. :)
Why use a disk cache at all?

Browser disk caches are a serious storage lifespan reduction engine ... especially in the age of NAND ... and MS IE -- along with Windows Update (which also leverages the MS IE components) -- are the primary reason for NAND lifespans being cut short. I.e., MS IE and Windows Update eat up 200x as much lifespan as actually written, which is why they don't last as long as the enthusiast site "block tests" that say they should last decades.

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Re: Remove 32 bit before install 64 bit?

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:25 am
by Loriath
thebs wrote:Why use a disk cache at all?]


Because the world is not filled with unlimited access. Metered internet is a thing in a lot of the world. Your thinking like an engineer an not like a user. Mobile data plans are not unlimited, Home internet is not unlimited, and caching is the most effective way to deal with it. Not only that, but there people that have a low tolerance for waiting.

Look at the face of the third person in a checkout line at the grocery store. They are NOT happy to have to wait. And in testing, even waiting an extra second to get the content seen makes people FEEL they have a slow device. Same reason Browsers prioritize the displaying of page data as soon as possible. If it waited to display after ALL the page was rendered people would say its a SLOW browser. This is from Real World Testing for Customer Satisfaction, not Engineering Satisfaction.

If you are worried about the write life of your SSD, your in the 1%. The other 99% of us want it faster.

Disk v. Memory Cache

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:02 am
by thebs
Big OT ...
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Re: Disk v. Memory Cache

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:03 am
by Loriath
thebs wrote:Big OT ...


Took it wrong, you did.
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