List of all possible solutions?

[GATO ARABE]

Has anyone ever compiled a list of all the possible solutions to the "updating executable" issue?

I had to reset my PC and boom, can't launch it again... And can't remember what I did last time to fix, since the suggestions I came across were many. And they STILL didn't fix it... What a bunch of crap, honestly.

[Biff Gimble]

I just tried this and it worked. Rickeerd has a post on reddit regarding this. This was my solution using his solution:

I followed Rickeerd's solution to a point. Up through step 7. The first time I ran step 7 the DX11 and Tablet .exe files updated. The CivilizationV.exe did not. The CivilizationV.exe file didn't update in the next 1/2 dozen tries. That indicated to me that file may be the problem. Since I'm only going to be running the game in DX 10/11 I deleted the CivilizationV.exe file. Now it runs fine. Hope this may work for others also.

[Biff Gimble]

Btw, if you search in discussions for "updating executable" there will be links to Rickeerd's reddit post.

[SENTIONAUT]

Originally posted by Biff Gimble:

Btw, if you search in discussions for "updating executable" there will be links to Rickeerd's reddit post.

Can you please just post the reddit link here for everyone? I can't find what discussion you mean there are several...

Edit:
Nevermind found it: https://www.reddit.com/r/civ/comments/1hpxqr2/civilization_v_potential_fix_for_updating/

[Rickerd]

Originally posted by SENTIONAUT:

Originally posted by Biff Gimble:

Btw, if you search in discussions for "updating executable" there will be links to Rickeerd's reddit post.

Can you please just post the reddit link here for everyone? I can't find what discussion you mean there are several...

Edit:
Nevermind found it: https://www.reddit.com/r/civ/comments/1hpxqr2/civilization_v_potential_fix_for_updating/

There's also a Steam guide available! :)

Thanks for adding the link to Reddit

[GATO ARABE]

removing the 3 exes did not work.

[Rickerd]

Originally posted by GATO ARABE:

removing the 3 exes did not work.

After removing the three executables you need to verify the files (to start from scratch), then you just need to keep on trying to launch the game. Verifying the files does not solve the issue, but it enables you to keep track of which files are being updated :)

I'm assuming you already checked out my post

[GATO ARABE]

Originally posted by Rickerd:

I'm assuming you already checked out my post

Yes. I will keep trying I guess.

[Rickerd]

Originally posted by GATO ARABE:

Originally posted by Rickerd:

I'm assuming you already checked out my post

Yes. I will keep trying I guess.

Did you see that any of the files were being updated? Otherwise you could try to disable the read-only parameter in the Civ 5 folder, which seems to do the trick for some people

[GATO ARABE]

so, civ 5 and civ 5 tablet were updated, the third one did not.

[Rickerd]

Originally posted by GATO ARABE:

so, civ 5 and civ 5 tablet were updated, the third one did not.

Okay, that is exactly what happened when I tried it the first time. What worked for me was copying these two files to a dfiferent folder and then verifying the game files again. Then I tried to launch the game a couple more times and eventually the Civ5 DX11 updated. I then copied the two other .exe files back into the Civ5 folder and it worked!

You're almost there. You could also try to launch the game with a different DirectX version, see if that works :)

[ඞඞඞඞඞඞඞඞඞ]

Originally posted by Rickerd:

Originally posted by GATO ARABE:

so, civ 5 and civ 5 tablet were updated, the third one did not.

Okay, that is exactly what happened when I tried it the first time. What worked for me was copying these two files to a dfiferent folder and then verifying the game files again. Then I tried to launch the game a couple more times and eventually the Civ5 DX11 updated. I then copied the two other .exe files back into the Civ5 folder and it worked!

You're almost there. You could also try to launch the game with a different DirectX version, see if that works :)

man you have way more patience than me. I'd go crazy telling people things answered in the link I provided them

[Rickerd]

Originally posted by ඞඞඞඞඞඞඞඞඞ:

Originally posted by Rickerd:

Okay, that is exactly what happened when I tried it the first time. What worked for me was copying these two files to a dfiferent folder and then verifying the game files again. Then I tried to launch the game a couple more times and eventually the Civ5 DX11 updated. I then copied the two other .exe files back into the Civ5 folder and it worked!

You're almost there. You could also try to launch the game with a different DirectX version, see if that works :)

man you have way more patience than me. I'd go crazy telling people things answered in the link I provided them

Haha thanks, yeah I try to encourage people a little bit, because the updating process is completely random. For some people it works after 2-3 tries, but for others maybe 20-30. Just happy to help out!

[GATO ARABE]

Originally posted by Rickerd:

Originally posted by GATO ARABE:

so, civ 5 and civ 5 tablet were updated, the third one did not.

Okay, that is exactly what happened when I tried it the first time. What worked for me was copying these two files to a dfiferent folder and then verifying the game files again. Then I tried to launch the game a couple more times and eventually the Civ5 DX11 updated. I then copied the two other .exe files back into the Civ5 folder and it worked!

You're almost there. You could also try to launch the game with a different DirectX version, see if that works :)

OK, all three EXEs have finally been updated... But the game still won't launch and it still hangs on "updating executable".

[Rickerd]

Ah man that's a shame. Not really sure what else you could try. Maybe completely re-installing the game and then trying the whole updating process again as a last resort? Will be quite a lot of work though

[forkofspite]

Originally posted by GATO ARABE:

OK, all three EXEs have finally been updated... But the game still won't launch and it still hangs on "updating executable".

I remember something seemed to hang when I launched, but it made it. Others have reported the same. Try waiting a bit longer on the launch. Don't remember how long I waited (certainly less than 10 minutes and probably less than 5) but it was long enough that I thought it failed.