NMM 0.47.0 "forced" update to fix the download issues

[valc]

In response to post #11740828.

Ditto the columns comment. I always have the feeling that there is some simple setting that I have either messed up or ignored re column width.

[OdmoR]

In response to post #11740828. #11741019 is also a reply to the same post.

Did you try Ctrl+M3(scroll down or up) that's a shortcut 4 zoom in and out in global?

[bben46]

I'm not seeing this - could you post a screenshot?

[RedRiver80]

it's bugged. It won't let me use my website account to update it.

 

EDIT: had to manually download it from website. ackward!

Edited February 8, 2014 by RedRiver80

[dpgillam]

 

In response to post #11724133.

It's been over 48 hours.

Any word yet as to why so many of us cant even get to the login server?

 

Well, I went so far as to shut the firewall completely off.

Still no luck.

[DarkstarAlpha]

I'm getting an error with the Check for New Mod Versions button - it works, but it also freezes NMM entirely, forcing me to shut it down via task manager. I couldn't even open the trace log for the error.

[BomberTed]

So every time I click on the little red guy to log on, NMM goes unresponsive and stays that way. I've re-installed 3 times now, still happening.

[bben46]

@ Red - that's what forced update means - you HAVE to update by manually downloading and installing

 

Answers to your concerns on the NMM v0.47.1 There is no one size fits all solution so try things until you find the one that works for you.

 

1. Latest version of mods not shown. This may not show until after you check for updates. NMM updates on a schedule set by YOU - the default is 3 days, but YOU can change that in the settings ( gears icon - upper left side) If you have recently updated - it does not try to fine new updates again for three days ( unless you change that in the settings) HOWEVER, just in case you want to do it right now, there is an icon on the left side of the Mods page that looks like a curved green arrow - click on that and it will immediately check for any updates. But only if you go online first. :thumbsup:

 

2. Look in the lower left corner for the little buddy icon that tells if you are online (he will be green) or offline (he will be red) NMM will always start in OFFLINE MODE. You cannot do things that require access to the website when you are offline. Just click on the little buddy icon to go online

 

3. New downloaded NMM does not install when you click on it. This is from the Windows UAC trying to prevent a change to an already installed program. To get around this without loosing the UAC protection -

RIGHT click on the program. At the bottom of the pop up, select Properties.

A new pop up will appear - look at the top and click the Compatibility tab.

Another new pop up - look at the bottom and find the Run this Program as an Administrator. - click on the box and a check mark should appear - click on Apply, then OK. You may have to do this each time a new version is released. This is NOT NMM, but Windows that causes this.

 

4. You will not have to either re-download or reinstall any mods - they will still be there. :yes: (Unless you deleted them yourself)

 

5. NMM is still a Beta program and is still being actively developed. Changes may be made at any time - not all will be backward compatible. Occasionally, a change will require a 'forced' reinstall instead of using the internal 'check for a new version' feature that automatically updates for you - a forced reinstall means the old version is not going to be allowed to access the mods database because of a change that could cause a problem. You MUST install it manually, just as if you had never used the program - On this one you do not have to even uninstall the old version, just allow the new version to overwrite the old one in the same location. :cool:

 

6. Unable to get the new version to update from inside the old version - You evidently misunderstand the concept of. MANUAL download and install. That means that you CANNOT! install by just clicking from the old version - it can no longer access the site - that's on purpose to keep people who don't read instructions from using it to do just that. There was a change that causes that to no longer work. Instead, go to the NMM page and download and install it just like you never had it before - you DO NOT Need to uninstall the old version. When you do install, just allow it to overwrite the old one and it will work. - If it doesn't start when you try to install after downloading - see #3 and #5

 

7. Downloading NMM from any other site can mean you got an old version, or one that someone has made other changes that we do not support, or maybe not even a real copy at all. - we only support the official version that is currently only available from the Nexus sites. If you download somewhere else, we don't know what you have - and neither do you. Here is the only place you should be downloading NMM from. http://www.nexusmods...ds/modmanager/?

PLEASE, scroll down and read the entire page so you will know what you are getting. :thumbsup:

 

8. Some Antivirus and firewall programs as well as Windows UAC will try to block some programs that they don't recognize - They don't block the big name programs because they know who those guys are - they need a 'digital signature' from other programs and that can take a while to get and can be a hassle. Most smaller companies rely on their users being bright enough to know that they might have to go into the UAC, antivirus, firewall or parental control program to allow NMM, or to allow a change to NMM. ( they usually fix it in a few days) Game sites are a low priority for them. For UAC, see #3 for other programs you will have to look in their documentation as they are all different.

[QueeferSutherland]

My NMM never 'checks for updates' even when I set it to check everyday. Because of this, I'm stuck in Offline mode with 0.46.0 and cant update through the Manager. I have to "update" by reinstalling the damn thing. Why do you guys do this? Why make it so hard?

[AugustaCalidia]

NMM (0.47.1) works flawlessly for me. Thank you NMM team for all your hard work.