Guest Thruk Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 While idly waiting for an update that worked with WinME, I had an idea... If the UK installation engine is crashing, why not use the French engine with the English upgrade data? And what do you know - the French update engine doesn't crash under WinME (at least on my PC), AND it installs the UK update! ***This will probably cripple your phone. I seem to have got away with it, but it will cripple YOUR phone*** ***You will need common sense to carry this out, and perhaps a smattering of French*** Here you go: Download the UK and the French updates from the Orange site. Run the UK update up to the point it crashes with the GDI.EXE error, and exit. This will put the temporary installation files in the folder /Program Files/RUU Now, run the French upgrade and (very important this), answer "Non" (that's "No" to the rest of us) to the bits where it wants to know whether to replace the files. If you don't you'll probably end up with some freaky anglo-French hybrid phone. Click "suivant", or whatever the French for "next" is, and go through the rest of the erase/update process. Both of these processes show the precentage of completion on the SPV screen. Power the phone off then on when all is completed, and Bob est ton oncle! Use at your own risk! UPDATE: This has worked for 98SE too.
Guest spacemonkey Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 Give it an hour and this will be the most confused newbie thread ever. Nice solution tho.
Guest Thruk Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 Give it an hour and this will be the most confused newbie thread ever. I know - it's not the most user-friendly solution. But I wanted to get it out there before Orange! :) I only wish I'd tried it yesterday.
Guest CaptainZok Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 froggy upgrade is on its way in i'll let you all know how i get on fingers & everything else for that matter crossed
Guest pete1312 Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 froggy upgrade is on its way in i'll let you all know how i get on fingers & everything else for that matter crossed Look forward to hearing from you later Cap'n! I'm off out now, but will try it later when I get back in (provided you havn't fried your phone). Good luck!
Guest pipin Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 :cry: tried this no luck am stuck on grey screen nothing else spv been sitting there like a dead door mouse not a squeck or flash for 25 mins :cry: :cry: :cry: ps. hang 5 have just notice something????? nope it was nought just my eyes playimg ticks and my asse twitching??? have just another idear i pour a can of pepsi cola on it " what that old advert song come alive with pepsi aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i hate Bloody Orange hate hate hate :evil: :evil: :evil: them
Guest Thurstan Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 So, what? Is it the same update but in French? Doesn't it update the GPRS settings etc like the DK one did? Might try this later.
Guest Thruk Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 So, what? Is it the same update but in French? Doesn't it update the GPRS settings etc like the DK one did? Nope. It installs the UK update, but using the French installer.
Guest pete1312 Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 Many thanks Thruk. It seems to have worked perfectly for me :)
Guest gevans2000 Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 All Hail Thruk!! Cheers mate worked a treat - and goes to show that Orange really don't have a clue about, well, anything really. :)
Guest smartman Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 cheers thruk... you deserve a gold medal ever thought of working for O it worked a treat for me to although i must adnit i was a bit apprehensive but hats off to yer mate everything as it should be thanks.... :)
Guest Thruk Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 All Hail Thruk!! Aw, shucks :oops: I'm no Spacemonkey or Monolithix or St Paul (MVP) of Modaco. But yeah, it is pretty neat, huh?
Guest neilw71 Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 Excellent - I knew I read the forum for some reason :) Just joined up to post a reply and thank you for finding this work around! Updated and working fine ! ;)
Guest CaptainZok Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 Thanx Thruk once again modaco solves the probs that 156 hide from
Guest Hawkeye Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 Congrats Thruk, just completed upgrade with my wind up 98SE system. :)
Guest TheSmee Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 :) I have a slight problem. When i try to update usin 98se it doesn`t come up with GDI.EXE error, it just comes up with 'this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down' so i don`t even get a chance to try and run the french one. any ideas Thruk or anybody. I`m close to tearing out whats left of my hair!!!!!!! :cry: looks like i`ll have to wait forever for orange to sort it!
Guest TheSmee Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 For some reason i posted the same message 3 times as you may have noticed. i apologise for this as it is probably due to frustration! :evil: :x
Guest deltatri3 Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 :) ;) :lol: :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: yes! i cant believe it worked! I usually dont take risks like that (in no way can afford to replace the phone if it stopped working as im a poor student) but it went off without a hitch. Anybody unsure about it just give it a try as its not that hard as long as you follow the instructions. cheers 8)
Guest deltatri3 Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 ask a stupid question but why does the French installer work? Surely the Uk installer is the same but with the text changed into english? Does Microsoft think everybody in the UK has a new pc or something :?:
Guest CaptainZok Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 Smee tell me is there a directory left in your program files dir called RUU after the update crashes
Guest TheSmee Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 Yes CaptainZok there is a file called RUU left in my program dir. it contains 3 .EXE`s an .NBF file and a read me file.
Guest CaptainZok Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 k heres what i did copy that folder to your desktop REMOVE THE SPV from the cradle run the french update file when it unpacks itself you quit it and look in the RUU folder again for a file called "CaUpgradeUtFRA" copy that file to the RUU folder on your desktop and then put your spv back on the cradle run CaUpgradeUtFRA from the folder on your desktop to start the upgrade it worked for me Basically all you need is the CaUpgradeUtFRA exe file from the french install to make it work
Guest TheSmee Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 No joy i`m afraid. if my translation is correct it basically says that my spv is not compatible. thanx anyway CaptainZok but it looks like i`m gonna have to wait a while. :cry:
Guest mattat Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 Yey! Mine worked - nice UK update thanks to the French program. BTW This might have been posted before but here is a link to a step by step guide in English of the 'normal' upgrade procedure that you can use as a translation for the French one if anyone is having trouble with understanding what is going on MSPhones Update Procedure Cheers for all your help on this forum!!!
Guest Thurstan Posted February 25, 2003 Report Posted February 25, 2003 By jingo buy America! It worked! ORANGE - if you're reading, all you have to do is take the French update, translate the screens back and you'll have a fully working English update. Blimey trousers...
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