Across Patches and Service Packs

Patches and Service Packs are designed to subsequently install the latest changes to the program within a defined updated version of Across.

Basic Points before Starting

  • Please read this page completely before updating.
  • Further information can be found in our current documentation and our FAQs. If you have any queries, please contact our support team before updating.
  • You require administration rights for each computer.
  • We recommend backing up all Across data (or that of the complete computer) before starting each update.
  • The latest patch includes all patches available for this defined updated version of Across and the installation of any possibly existing older patches is not necessary.
  • Please note that you should arrange with your customer about updating before you start.

Across Personal Edition v5.0 SP1

The current patch for Across v5 SP1 is patch E.

The installation of this patch assumes that you have a functional installation of Across v5 or Across v5 SP1.

IMPORTANT: Please note that as a user of Across v5, you will automatically update to Across Version v5 SP1 with the installation of this patch. Our basic recommendation that you back up your data before updating your Across version applies here in particular!

First download the latest patch onto your computer and unzip the files:

Across_v5.00_SP1_Eas of April 11, 2011 - multilingual (578 MB)

Across Personal Edition v5.0

The latest patch for Across v5 is Across_v5.00_k.

First download the latest patch on your computer and unzip the files:

Across_v5.00_kas of May 12, 2010 - multilingual (330 MB)

After you have downloaded and unzipped the patch (see above):

  1. Make sure you have administrator rights for the PC in question.
  2. Close Across.
  3. Run the file setup.exe (e.g. via the Windows start menu 'Run', select the file setup.exe and conclude by clicking 'OK').
  4. Restart Across.

Please note:

1. During auto-patching, online and offline users may receive the following warning: "The following Across applications and services are running: across.exe. Please close/stop them before patching." Please inform your translators that in this case they should select "Ignore". The "across.exe" process can also be terminated via the Task Manager.
2. After installing the patch, it may take up to half an hour to start the crossTank Server with large databases.

After you have downloaded and unzipped the patch (see above):

  1. Make sure you have administrator rights for the PC in question.
  2. Close Across.
  3. Run the file setup.exe (e.g. via the Windows start menu 'Run', select the file setup.exe and conclude by clicking 'OK').
  4. Restart Across.
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