MT4 Common Error
Are you experiencing the MT4 common error in your trading platform? In this short article I will show you how to fix the “common error” that you may be seeing in your MetaTrader 4 trading terminal.
What happened?
On 17 October 2014 MetaQuotes released Build 735 of MetaTrader 4, which apparently only works on Windows 7. Numerous users have reported having the same “MT4 common error” on Windows XP. For those of you who are using VPS for trading – this issue is the same for Windows Server 2003. I’m not sure about 2008, however I suspect that this may also be the case.
Here are some links where I have found the reported issue:
http://trading-gurus.com/metatrader-4-build-735-common-errors/
http://www.stevehopwoodforex.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=28&p=102209
http://forum.mql4.com/65198
Solution to the Common Error in MetaTrader 4
As a temporary fix until MetaQuotes rectify the issue I would advise to downgrade to a previous build of MetaTrader 4. Here is a good set of instructions to install Build 670:
1. Download terminal.exe build 670 (this is a stable one) from here: http://www.forexfactory.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1525093&d=1412836666
2. Close MT4
3. Copy terminal.exe build 670 to your MT4 program directory (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\MetaTrader\) and overwrite terminal.exe build 735
4. Edit your MT4 shortcut on the desktop or Start Menu and add command line parameter /skipupdate (e.g. “C:\Program Files (x86)\MetaTrader\terminal.exe” /skipupdate)
5. Restart MT4 from the shortcut
This should fix the problem, and allow you to continue trading!
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October 02, 2015 at 10:42 am, kartik said:
not working
October 03, 2015 at 1:40 am, Kirill said:
Hi Kartik,
That’s a shame. If you supply a bit more information and a screenshot I might be able to help you out.
Kirill