PlayOnline Failed to Replace POL.EXE " POL Crash "
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:21 pm
If you get the error message PlayOnline Failed to Replace POL.EXE heres what you do.
Make sure you can see file extensions, to do this open windows explorer and click on
-Tools
--Folder Options
---View
----UNCheck Hide Extensions for Known File types
----UNCheck Hide Protected Operating System Files
-----Close
Open windows explorer
Navigate to your POL SE Directory which by default is
C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer
Find the file
POL.EXE
Take this file and put in on your desktop.
DONT create a shortcut, you want to MOVE this file to the desktop
Now find the other POL file, its called POL.??? Ill update this when I can remember what it is.
Rename the file to POL.EXE
Restart computer
Delete the POL.EXE thats on the desktop (you have to restart to delete the file)
Make sure you can see file extensions, to do this open windows explorer and click on
-Tools
--Folder Options
---View
----UNCheck Hide Extensions for Known File types
----UNCheck Hide Protected Operating System Files
-----Close
Open windows explorer
Navigate to your POL SE Directory which by default is
C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer
Find the file
POL.EXE
Take this file and put in on your desktop.
DONT create a shortcut, you want to MOVE this file to the desktop
Now find the other POL file, its called POL.??? Ill update this when I can remember what it is.
Rename the file to POL.EXE
Restart computer
Delete the POL.EXE thats on the desktop (you have to restart to delete the file)