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willettfx · Jan 31, 2008, 12:50 AM // 00:50

My girlfriend's motherboard die lastnight so building her a new PC.
I need to get her guild wars save info. or do some kind of backup.
I look on the her hard drive in save games there is no guild wars folder there.
So where would the GWs info be ?
Thanks
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flclisgreat · Jan 31, 2008, 01:12 AM // 01:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by willettfx

My girlfriend's motherboard die lastnight so building her a new PC.
I need to get her guild wars save info. or do some kind of backup.
I look on the her hard drive in save games there is no guild wars folder there.
So where would the GWs info be ?
Thanks
G

lol just lol

you don't have the "save" info, a.net does

Sir Tidus · Jan 31, 2008, 01:13 AM // 01:13

GW is an MMORPG, and that means it's instanenously saved online, not on ur computer, so don't worry.

Trevor The Wave · Jan 31, 2008, 01:32 AM // 01:32

He might mean her saved builds...which i don't know either...>.>.

I Dont Do Coke · Jan 31, 2008, 01:53 AM // 01:53

For screenshots
Program Files -> Guild Wars -> Screens

For skill and equipment templates
Program Files -> Guild Wars -> Templates

For error log (ArenaNet.txt)
Program Files -> Guild Wars

Biostem · Jan 31, 2008, 02:00 AM // 02:00

Earlier today, I copied the entire GW folder and all sub folders to a DVD-R. I had previously done a -image of the game, so it amounted to about 4.2GB. Getting to my point, I can now copy that info to another computer, create a shortcut to gw.exe, and use it to play the game.

So, just copy the entire GW directory to the new computer for a much quicker install...

Sunyavadin · Jan 31, 2008, 02:03 AM // 02:03

Are you sure it requires no registry keys too?

majikmajikmajik · Jan 31, 2008, 02:24 AM // 02:24

honestly OP, dont worry about it, all your characters and stuffs is saved on the internet thru the game client. all you have to do is reinstall gw and have boring load screens thats it, easy squeezy...

flclisgreat · Jan 31, 2008, 02:28 AM // 02:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biostem

Earlier today, I copied the entire GW folder and all sub folders to a DVD-R. I had previously done a -image of the game, so it amounted to about 4.2GB. Getting to my point, I can now copy that info to another computer, create a shortcut to gw.exe, and use it to play the game.

So, just copy the entire GW directory to the new computer for a much quicker install...

haha i have done that for the last like 5 install

Biostem · Jan 31, 2008, 02:43 AM // 02:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunyavadin

Are you sure it requires no registry keys too?

After you've copied the files to the new computer, and run gw.exe, it'll ask where to install the game. You tell it to install to the directory you put the files in, and it'll simply start working. I don't know if that process adds any necessary registry entries, or if GW simply doesn't need any, but it definitely works...

arsie · Jan 31, 2008, 02:48 AM // 02:48

Thats a useful tidbit to know.

Reinstalling GW using the normal process is quite time consuming.

Tarun · Jan 31, 2008, 03:11 AM // 03:11

...if you can't find where a game like Guild Wars is installed, why are you "building" her a new system?

A tech or anyone with real computer technical knowhow would simply remove the drive and transfer the entire drives data which is possible through any number of programs.