Honeycombs vs. Grape PART 2

Cary Hardy·video·10m 10s·analyzed·Jul 13, 2008

Analysis

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TL;DR

Technical support call: troubleshooting corrupted Dawn of War installation with deleted DLLs.

Summary

Cary Hardy assists someone (Rusty) in troubleshooting a corrupted Dawn of War: Soulstorm game installation by diagnosing and recovering deleted DLL files and misplaced game folders. The content is a technical support conversation filled with frustration over repeated user errors, file system corruption, and the need to reinstall the game.

Key Claims

Rusty has accidentally deleted critical DLL files from the Soulstorm game folder, including filesystem.dll
high confidence · Cary identifies filesystem.dll as missing and discovers Demo.dll and 25+ other DLLs are gone from the Soulstorm directory
The THQ folder is 19.4 gigabytes instead of the expected ~11 gigabytes
high confidence · Cary has Rusty check the THQ folder size in Program Files; discovers Company of Heroes is also installed there unexpectedly
Rusty has multiple separate THQ folder installations rather than a single organized structure
high confidence · Cary discovers Winter Assault, Dark Crusade, and the main Dawn of War are installed in separate THQ folders
Cary sent Rusty recovery files (approximately 3 megabytes and additional folders) to fix the installation
high confidence · Cary references files sent to Rusty and instructs him to place them in the Soulstorm folder; one file is ~3MB
Rusty's mouse double-click settings are set so high that Cary jokes about needing mechanical assistance to click fast enough
medium confidence · Cary makes humorous comment about needing 'a device out of a fucking rotating thing with an engine' to double-click on Rusty's computer

Notable Quotes

“You have managed to delete every DLL file for the game.”
Cary Hardy@ 1:44 — Core diagnosis: Rusty has systematically deleted critical game files
“I would suggest from the ground the fuck up. But who knows, maybe you just fucked up the Soulstorm thing, so just uninstall Soulstorm for shits and giggles.”
Cary Hardy@ 3:02 — Cary recommends a complete reinstall of the game
“You do not get to play as Imperial Guard. No. No Imperial Guard for you, because you cannot install a fucking game.”
Cary Hardy@ 6:43 — Humorous expression of frustration over Rusty's inability to properly install the game; Imperial Guard is a playable faction in Soulstorm that Rusty won't access until the installation is fixed
“How the fuck that's possible... It's not saying that. It just pretty much took the spot where it was and move there. So it did overwrite.”
Rusty@ 9:26 — Rusty demonstrates confusion about basic file system operations
“I had to build a device out of a fucking rotating thing with an engine on it in order to be able to hit the double-click on your computer fast enough.”
Cary Hardy@ 7:47 — Sarcastic commentary on Rusty's extreme mouse sensitivity settings

Entities

Cary HardypersonRustypersonDawn of WargameSoulstormgameCompany of HeroesgameTHQcompany

Topics

Technical support and file system troubleshootingprimaryGame installation corruption and DLL file recoveryprimaryUser error in game folder organizationprimaryComputer file management and system settingssecondary

Sentiment

negative(-0.75)— Cary expresses extreme frustration throughout with Rusty's repeated mistakes and file system errors. However, the tone is comedic/exasperated rather than genuinely hostile; both parties appear to be working toward a solution. Ends on a slightly positive note with Cary's relief when the game utility finally appears.

Transcript

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I have an idea. Delete the one that's already in there that says Soulstorm. Just fucking delete it. And then rename the one that says copy to just Soulstorm. Okay, it's been renamed. Double click it. Ugh, failed to start because of file system DLL. Oh my fucking god. Okay, what DLL file is it? He can probably send you. It's probably a small file. What's the name of the DLL file it's asking for? It just says filesystem.dll was not found. Okay, file.system, alright. System.dll, find that in your folder Rusty. Yeah. Accept the download. Just put this file into the folder. same folder that you put everything else into. That's what I've been doing. Because apparently you have deleted the file system DLL somehow. I would not have a clue how I did, but that's probably true. Got it in there yet? All right, filesystem.dll. Took and put it into the folder. Okay. Now, the file that you just renamed back to Soulstorm? Yes. Double-click on that bitch. Now what error message does it give you? How many other DLL files or other important game files that you absolutely have to have for it to work did you delete by accident? Demo.dll I'm going to fucking strangle you. Do you have any DLL files? Any? How the hell should I know? You have managed to delete every DLL file for the game. You probably don't even have the W4OK configuration setting 7KB, do you? Or the W4OK module. Or the local. He deleted the fucking game. Do you have anything for the game? I have shortcuts for the entire game. This should freaking put it in here. It shows folders for the game. I've got it on a board. I may just reinstall the game. This would be as much as reinstalling the game. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh he is definitely going to be reinstalling the fucking game Just take the one thing that I sent you and copy it to the desktop Just copy it to the des can you do that Yes Rusty I can Astounding. Oh my god. At least he's patient. And then, once it's there, safe and sound on your desktop, away from... from harm. Uninstall the fucking game. and then reinstall it. I would suggest from the ground the fuck up. But who knows, maybe you just fucked up the Soulstorm thing, so just uninstall Soulstorm for shits and giggles. Just uninstall that, and then reinstall that. Are there any DLL files now that you know what they look like, since you've seen filesystem.dll? Just humor me. How many DLL files are in the other Dawn of War folders? The ones titled Dark Crusade and Winter Assault. Are there a whole bunch of them in there? Because there should be. There are none. Wait a fucking minute. Do you have... Hide important system files active? How would I find that? I don't know. Just right-click on your Don of War game. your 40k file game, the whole giant folder itself, and then go down to properties and tell us how big that folder is. How big is your THQ folder? I have two THQ folders. Oh my god. It should not be. It's in its own, and Dawn of War, the regular, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm are in their own. How do you manage to put Winter Assault all by itself? I really don't know. Did you get creative when you went to install stuff and go to customize install? I didn't do shit. I did nothing. All I did was install the game. That's all I did. Your computer begs to differ. I have 11.7 gigabytes of information in a single THQ file. One of them says 19.6 megabytes. Gigs? No, megabytes. Megabytes? That's the fucking file that I just sent you. that's about how big it is plus a few folders and a DLL. That all that is in that folder is the file I sent you the two files I sent you Because one of those files is Three! Megabyte. Wait, hold on, hold on, hold on. Alright, are you looking in the program files or are you in your documents by chance? I swear to God, if he's in his fucking documents... What I did is I went to search and I looked folders. Oh my fucking god. Because under my documents, it does come up. Go to my computer. Go to your C drive. Then you're going to go down to program files. Then you're going to find THQ. That'll be in the T area. Yeah, T for THQ. Now just right click on THQ, actually. And then go to properties and tell us how big that folder is. 19.4 gigs. 19.4 gigs? Did you install something twice? I would say no. Why is it 19 gigs? It should only be 11. Open that file. Are you hiding porn in there? No, but apparently it says I have Company of Heroes in there. Oh, yes, okay, that's good. That's good. Alright, but I don't have Winter Assault in there. You know what? I don't care. Is Soulstorm in there? Yes. You don't get to play as a fucking... What are they called? What are they called? Sisters and Dark Elder. No. No. The ones from the second expansion. Imperial Guard. Thank you. You do not get to play as Imperial Guard. No. No Imperial Guard for you, because you cannot install a fucking game. Okay. Open the Soulstorm file. Okay I've opened it Fuck ton of DLLs in there? Yes 25 of them? I would say so Alright A lot of blank space around them? Um no Yes there is Go to tile view Cause now you're gonna drag that icon That I told you to put on your desktop Into that folder And it's gonna say get this replace existing file of the same name or rename yes oh well click like crazy cuz I know you have to like like you fucking on fire on your computer because your double settings are so high I had to build a device out of a fucking rotating thing with an engine on it in order to be able to hit the double-click on your computer fast enough without renaming every fucking thing I clicked on. And it should open the game. Alright, I'm clicking the Soulstorm one, right? Yes Where do you still have by any chance The file that I sent you The original file that I sent you Not the copied one or anything But the one that I sent you Do you know how insane the Lucky Honeycombs is that grips Somewhere along the way Somewhere you're lucky I don't know where you live Somewhere along the way You have deleted The one that I sent you And now you just have the original. Hold on. Hold on. Okay, the file you sent me. The very first one. Yes! Yes, I have it. Okay, put that hoe in that folder. And when it asks to rename or replace, they move and replace. Why the fuck is it not saying that? Because it is either not named the same thing, or you're not putting it in the right fucking place. I'm putting it in the right place I know I fucking am So you have two files With the same name Right next to each other In the same file Same folder Just staring right at you Two of the same name File In a single folder Can you explain to me How the fuck that's possible It's not saying that It just pretty much Took the spot where it was and move there. So it did overwrite. Wait a minute, something new popped up. Welcome to DonaWare. The utility will select the optimal performance settings of your computer. Select optimal configuration the first time you run this utility. If you encounter problems, select safe mode configuration. Guess what? It's a fucking game. Just follow the instructions. Thank God! Thank God.