Official PC Patch Details & Installation Issues

[huaone]

yeah so when something didn't work like direct ip or controller config problems, it means the patch didn't patch correctly. that's why when you go back to the patch site, instead of giving you the message that the patch is installed already, it'll tell you it's available and ask if you would like to install it again. in that case it just means your fifa2004 files aren't original either you yourself modified it or someone/something else did... perhaps some game editing utility or etc.

 

[VraiDiouf]

Originally posted by huaone
yeah so when something didn't work like direct ip or controller config problems, it means the patch didn't patch correctly. that's why when you go back to the patch site, instead of giving you the message that the patch is installed already, it'll tell you it's available and ask if you would like to install it again. in that case it just means your fifa2004 files aren't original either you yourself modified it or someone/something else did... perhaps some game editing utility or etc.

Whenever I go back to the site it doesn't ask me to reinstall the patch

 

[savvart]

Controller Config won't work...

I have tried everything.

All I get is the menu freezes when I actually attempt to change the controller configuration...

Will this be fixed any time soon Matt or anyone...???

This is really minor stuff we are dealing with here and yet EA got it wrong...!!!???

I can expect this standard from some small company working on behalf of EA like the mob that created Cricket 2002, but not the major Fifa section...

Come on boys. Get this right or we will be moving on to other more cometative manufacturers...
Thanks.

 

[Generalu]

if u have the english version your best option is http://en.fifasoccer.ru/ because the official patch won't work in 99% cases.

P.S. if this doesn't work the first time, reinstall the game because you might have dammaged it while trying to donload the official patch. it will surely work !!!

 

[VraiDiouf]

Well guys I got the patch to work, even the controllers option finally. It took alot of reinstalling and installing, and re patching. I finally got it. The only problem is with my controller. My controller has 2 extra buttons I am not using, Its a Gravis Aftershock Eliminator Gamepad. I can't use off the ball control which I wanted to make that my button 8, and run defender which I wanted to make button 7. However the other buttons work.

 

[savvart]

Thanks Generalu...

I installed the patch that I downloaded from http://en.fifasoccer.ru/

and it works beautifully. I have a Gravis Gamepad Pro USB, it doesn't have dual controllers but its great to use anyway...

I think everyone who has problems with the on-line downloadable one from EA should give this one a go...

Great work and thanks again...


"The greatest players are the ones with brains..."

 

[tckab123]

Remove the firewall before patching the official patch. This should pose no problems.

 

[Sir JinX]

I got a problem...

It might of been posted somewhere in here but it just go got so junk posts that I just stopped reading...

How do i change the button config for my controller? I can only change it for my keyboard...
Any1 has or had the same problem as me?

btw.....i have a saitek P750

Thx

I posted this and sort of found my answer at the very end... gonna post back after reinstalling, or not all....

 

[Sir JinX]

Well...it didn't work...

o...and does it matter if i didn't install the driver for p750?

 

[ekardo]

anyone solved the "patch stuck in config.dat" problem ?

or can someone send me a copy of the config.dat?

[email protected]

thanks in advance..

 

[apone]

Here's a tip for those who are having problems using the autopatch function. Go to EA's FTP ftp://ftp.ea.com/pub/easports/patches/fifa2004/pc/ and choose your language version (I have only tried this for the EN-UK version). Download the files in that folder. You won't need all the html files, just the one called "home.htm". After downloading the files, put them in a folder and edit the "home.htm" file (with notepad or something) by removing the reference to the FTP site. Just remove this bit: ftp://ftp.pt.ea.com/QA/pub/easports/patches/fifa2004/pc/EN-UK/ and just leave the actual file names. The four references should look like this after you've changed them:

CODEBASE="patchx2.cab#version=6,50,0,1"
<PARAM NAME=Script VALUE=patchscript.scr>
PLUGINURL="nppatch2.jar"
Script="patchscript.scr"

Save the file. Now open the file "patchscript.scr" and do the same thing here. You only need to fix the first two refernces "PatchURL" and "PatchFile". Those two lines should now look something like this:

PatchURL=patchw32.dll
PatchFile=FIFA04_PC_English_1-1.rtp

Save the file and then doubleclick the home.htm file. Click yes if you get a ActiveX warning, then click the big update button, and that should be it.

 

[ekardo]

u are not answering to my question..

my patch stuck at the file config.dat..!!

 

[ghostweb]

Where a find the patch? I look the topi, but not found!

 

[telemako75]

I´ve installed the patch....but I´ve got another problem.... Now it doesn´t allow me the Play Online Option....it says that it´s not installed....What do I have to do?

 

[Bartmans]

Tried everything according to this help below. It went well, installing the patch, but then at 59% it says something like "older file found ..." and it was about the file fifa2004.exe
Then the installation was aborted and I still can' reconfigure my controls. Does anyone have an idea what to do??

Originally posted by apone
Here's a tip for those who are having problems using the autopatch function. Go to EA's FTP ftp://ftp.ea.com/pub/easports/patches/fifa2004/pc/ and choose your language version (I have only tried this for the EN-UK version). Download the files in that folder. You won't need all the html files, just the one called "home.htm". After downloading the files, put them in a folder and edit the "home.htm" file (with notepad or something) by removing the reference to the FTP site. Just remove this bit: ftp://ftp.pt.ea.com/QA/pub/easports/patches/fifa2004/pc/EN-UK/ and just leave the actual file names. The four references should look like this after you've changed them:

CODEBASE="patchx2.cab#version=6,50,0,1"
<PARAM NAME=Script VALUE=patchscript.scr>
PLUGINURL="nppatch2.jar"
Script="patchscript.scr"

Save the file. Now open the file "patchscript.scr" and do the same thing here. You only need to fix the first two refernces "PatchURL" and "PatchFile". Those two lines should now look something like this:

PatchURL=patchw32.dll
PatchFile=FIFA04_PC_English_1-1.rtp

Save the file and then doubleclick the home.htm file. Click yes if you get a ActiveX warning, then click the big update button, and that should be it.

 

[ekardo]

Originally posted by Bartmans
Tried everything according to this help below. It went well, installing the patch, but then at 59% it says something like "older file found ..." and it was about the file fifa2004.exe
Then the installation was aborted and I still can' reconfigure my controls. Does anyone have an idea what to do??

mine got stuck at config.dat....at around 33%...didn't patch it..

 

[apone]

I dont know what could be causing those problems. Try reinstalling the game and then patching it. That might work

 

[gtruter]

Hi there,

"...Tried everything according to this help below. It went well, installing the patch, but then at 59% it says something like "older file found ..." and it was about the file fifa2004.exe
Then the installation was aborted and I still can' reconfigure my controls. Does anyone have an idea what to do??..."

I get the same error even after a clean install of Fifa2004?

Anybody know how to fix this.

Thanks,

Garth.

 

[gtruter]

Hi there,

Just for interest or for those still having prolems.

I have managed to successfully patch my Fifa 2004 game to 1.1.

I downloaded the UK version of the patch and it worked perfectly.

Thanks,

Garth.

 

[Go Arsenal!]

Garth,so you patched it with the the EN-UK file didn't you??