Nov 11, 2007, 11:17 PM // 23:17 | #1 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jul 2006
Profession: E/
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Can't Find my Gw.exe
I can't find gw.exe anywhere on my computer. Looked in MY Documents, looked in my Guild Wars folder =/ can't find it, anyone have any tips?
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Nov 11, 2007, 11:23 PM // 23:23 | #2 |
are we there yet?
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: in a land far far away
Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild?
Profession: Rt/
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try using the search command ---you are using windows I assume. its in the 'start' menu....go to search and type in the file you are looking for and it should tell you where you put it.
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Nov 11, 2007, 11:32 PM // 23:32 | #3 |
Furnace Stoker
Join Date: May 2005
Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK]
Profession: R/
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If something has deleted it, which seems likely from what you've said, you'll have to do a reinstall.
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Nov 12, 2007, 12:06 AM // 00:06 | #4 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jul 2006
Profession: E/
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how do I reinstall?
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Nov 12, 2007, 12:10 AM // 00:10 | #5 |
are we there yet?
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: in a land far far away
Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild?
Profession: Rt/
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do you still have the disks??? any one of them will do....
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Nov 12, 2007, 12:12 AM // 00:12 | #6 |
Site Contributor
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: UK
Guild: [SoF]
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Run the client available from here: http://guildwars.com/support/downloadclient/
One thing you could do though is backup the gw.dat file that is in the Program Files/Guild Wars directory (default) that way you can copy it back again so you don't have to update all the game files. Also you could check your Recycle Bin in Windows incase it has been deleted it could be in there. |
Nov 12, 2007, 12:12 AM // 00:12 | #7 |
Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Sep 2005
Guild: Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]
Profession: A/
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http://www.guildwars.com/support/downloadclient/
edit: blah, beaten |
Nov 12, 2007, 12:43 AM // 00:43 | #8 |
Caged Mongrel
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Cage in a Dungeon
Guild: Flaming Turtles
Profession: N/
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If you have the extra time during your reinstall, don't forget using gw.exe -image will help load times upon mapping, etc.
There are tools that recover files even after deletion, however, given the size of GW, you are probably better off just redownloading instead of risking a corrupt game. |
Nov 12, 2007, 03:37 AM // 03:37 | #9 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jul 2006
Profession: E/
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I reinstalled it...still can't find it...I really need some help pleaseeeeee. In my Guild Wars folder I have: Screens, Templates, ArenaNet (text document), Gw Dat File, Guild Wars Game, Gw.tmp, Eye of the North Trailer, .tpf (which I want gw.exe for, and my gwsetup...
so I'm totally befuddled... |
Nov 12, 2007, 06:22 AM // 06:22 | #10 |
are we there yet?
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: in a land far far away
Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild?
Profession: Rt/
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did you try a search like I suggested, it might have been put into a different location....
if that doesnt work reinstall it again and watch where it gets put or better yet tell it to put it on say your desktop so you can find it (you can move it later). (you could look on the control panel, add/remove programs and see if its actually installed on the computer, if so then do a search....) |
Nov 12, 2007, 08:26 AM // 08:26 | #11 | |
Jungle Guide
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Australia
Guild: Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]
Profession: W/
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Nov 12, 2007, 09:19 AM // 09:19 | #12 |
Desert Nomad
Join Date: Mar 2006
Profession: W/
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Err, make sure you go into Control Panel -> Folder Options -> View, and make sure "Hide extensions for known filetypes" is unchecked. Miraculously, "gw" should become "gw.exe."
Alternatively, right-click on whatever shortcut icon you're using to play the game, and click Properties.. in the "Target" field is the folder location of the exe file the shortcut points to. It should be C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\gw.exe |
Nov 12, 2007, 03:42 PM // 15:42 | #13 | |
rattus rattus
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST
Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2
Profession: R/
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Nov 12, 2007, 08:30 PM // 20:30 | #14 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jul 2006
Profession: E/
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hehe...my bad
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