Help! My Launcher didn't update

[Raist]

Open the FFXIV_BOOT.cfg with notepad or wordpad, etc.

Right-clicking the file should give you an option for Open with... and if a standard text editing program isn't already in the list chose More Options, and pick any normal text editor you see there---if none are listed then you click to search for one and then drill down to one. If you browse to the Windows folder, you should find notepad towards the end of the list.

[Tirissa]

I'm not exactly sure because I didn't have the issue myself, but the last time I had to edit a .cfg file for WoW, I think it was right-click on it and open in Notepad. If that doesn't work either, hopefully someone who knows comes along to save the day

[Lan_Mantear]

Post #223 on this thread: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1978491

Fixes the issue you are having. I just had to do this myself.

Basically, the game didn't automatically download the new launcher for you. Setting BootVersionCheckMode = 1, will force it to download the new launcher so you can get the update.

[ArtEmisPalmecia]

Open the file with Notepad.

[UnstablePersonality]

Mines failed 3 times now for a different reason entirely, which it doesn't even say it just says it failed and closes.

[lynn_]

I've read on another site if you're having that issue to go to your documents/My games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn and open FFXIV Boot

Make sure 'BootVersionCheckMode' is set to 1, save and restart the Launcher, and then it will work. I'll cross my fingers that you won't have to reinstall everything.

I was having this same issue and this is what worked for me.

[JillyBean]

OMG you guys. I am all downloaded now. The run launcher in admin worked. THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH! I tried it once and it didn't help. But after hunting through my folders and posting the above pic - I went ahead and tried it again. THANK YOU, MUCH LOVE!!

[Tirissa]

I'm glad you were able to download!

[JillyBean]

Mines failed 3 times now for a different reason entirely, which it doesn't even say it just says it failed and closes.

I did have 2-3 fails during the dl which made me panic all over again. Also my dl speed was crazy low (I have like 80mbps) so I did a /flushdns and restarted it. It finished in about 15 mins once I did that (with no additional error failures)

[UnstablePersonality]

Mines failed 10 times now.