[Newcomers Readme!] How To Install UE4 From The Launcher

anonymous_user_d4282453 · May 17, 2015, 3:10am

my launcher is not connecting to the net…help!

anonymous_user_923c79df · May 18, 2015, 4:57pm

Which error message do you get? + post your problem on answerhub: https://answers.unrealengine/

anonymous_user_58c3f11e · June 30, 2015, 7:17am

From 2 days its stuck hare tel me whats the problem is there any other way to download unreal Engine from there becuse its wast lot of my time.

Thanks

anonymous_user_0ebeaba1 · August 14, 2015, 3:36am

I’m stuck here as well. The UE won’t download but The unreal tournament and unreal editor were succesfully downloaded.

anonymous_user_96f822d2 · August 16, 2015, 8:18am

Looks like I’m not able to open 5222 !
Or maybe it’s already opened but in use, so when I click on “install” nothing happen.
Any advice

anonymous_user_923c79df · August 16, 2015, 8:56am

From 2 days its stuck hare tel me whats the problem is there any other way to download unreal Engine from there becuse its wast lot of my time.
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Make sure to take a look at this thread: Probably some of the suggestions will solve the problem, otherwise bump the answerhub thread

anonymous_user_30e0f287 · August 21, 2015, 5:42pm

OK, I was having issues with this so I figured I’d post. I got it working finally.

What I did first:
I dl’ed unreal by clicking the Download button. (there are windows/mac underneath) (so I’m not sure if I had the windows installer, pretty sure I did anyway but…)
I installed into a custom path (another HD, not C:)
In my library I had Unreal Engine 4.8. Click install and got the please wait hang forever (an hour?)
Rebooted. Same thing.

Uninstalled.

Downloaded from the WINDOWS button BELOW the Download button.
Installed to C: drive (default location, didn’t change path)
Started the browser (or whatever it’s called)
In Library it now says I have 4.8.3 (??? changed overnight?)
Hit install and it started.

So maybe a quick uninstall>install is the best fix. I did turn off firewall before the uninstall, but I never had warnings before and Unreal was checked to be allowed past firewall anyway.

But I spent an hour plus trying to get the first install to work, and only 10 minutes uninstalling and reinstalling which made it work. It’s still installing the engine but it seems like it’s gonna be fine.

anonymous_user_7c050db0 · September 4, 2015, 4:43pm

hi i had trouble installing the Unreal Engine i get error message Install failed

"Could not download installation information. please try again later.Code:5

anonymous_user_46c88a21 · October 2, 2015, 4:14pm

Hi everyone
i have some problem with unreal engine launcher , i think maybe this is connection problem , But i have fast internet connection .
Windows 8.1 , update is ok - DirectX 11 is ok
please see screenshots and launcher logs and guide me .

launcher logs
://www.megafileupload/9qYb/Launcher_logs.zip

anonymous_user_1ad2ce06 · February 7, 2016, 9:03pm

After clicking the blue button to (get unreal engine) I get a failed to install message it mentions I do not have the required prerequisites and gives an error code, I still get the epic games launcher in my start bar.
should I Ignore the error message and go ahead to the launcher and follow above instructions?

Thanks

Jezcentral · February 7, 2016, 11:53pm

What error code are you getting?

anonymous_user_0f5e9fd5 · February 16, 2016, 11:17am

Try this u download the engine without the launcher it worked for me https://wiki.unrealengine/Unreal_Engine_4_-_Academic_Installation

khawar4m · May 26, 2016, 2:49pm

thanks , stay blessed

ReverendJoseph · April 18, 2021, 10:07pm

Why is this so useless.