Renewal Patch Notes: The place for our weekly Chaos and Thor maintenance notes.

Common Issues with Ragnarok Online on Windows Vista/Windows 7 Ragnarok Online (RO), as with many pre-2012 games, can sometimes have problems when used on a machine running Windows Vista or Windows 7. This thread may help you address the following common problems: 1) When you load RO you receive the error 'Failed to write [name of patch]' or 'Failed to extract [name of patch].'

2) When you load RO you receive a message on the title screen 'Sprite Error 242342354' Option 1: After installing RO, right click the shortcuts and set them to run as admin. Merc/homun AI won't work in this configuration, but a working install using this option can simply be moved to another location (ex: C:/games) Option 2: Install RO to a location that is not protected (IE, outside of program files - ex: C:/games etc).

Then, if needed, set the shortcuts to run as admin. It shouldn't be needed but some users still encounter problems. NOTE: C: GAMES WARPPORTAL IS NO LONGER THE DEFAULT INSTALLATION DIRECTORY FOR YMIR SERVER.now it is back to Program Files: Option 3: Run RO in an appropriate compatability mode (described below).

Option 4: If nothing else works, turn off UAC. In these cases the culprit is likely the built-in User-Account-Control (UAC) on newer versions of Windows. UAC tends to block or prevent the transmission of data for games like RO and can be either bypassed or disabled should you encounter problems. To Disable UAC in Windows Vista: this will apply to all computer settings, not just for RO, so be sure you wish to disable this service. Go to the start menu, and click on 'Run.' Type in 'MSCONFIG' and press enter.

Avery Wizard 3.1.msi. Click on the Tools tab. Scroll down until you see 'Disable UAC.' Click this entry once to highlight it. Press the Launch button. A black command window will open.