Jun 28, 2011, 06:51 AM // 06:51 | #1 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Nov 2006
Guild: Crazy ducks from the Forest
Profession: W/
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Moving GW to a new computer
Well, luck willing and components arriving, I'll be screwing together a new computer come end of this week or starting the next. So, time to pack things up and move them to ext. HDDs, DVDs and similar. Including GW.
So, GW. How to move it with a minimum of hassle and downloading? So far, it would seem best to just copy gw.dat to a DVD, install GW from the original CDs, stop downloading and overwrite gw.dat with the old one. Anyone know if this would work? Anyone done it? Any problems encountered? |
Jun 28, 2011, 06:57 AM // 06:57 | #2 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Ashford Abbey
Guild: Hey Mallyx [icU]
Profession: Mo/Me
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Just copy your Guild Wars folder and run gw.exe. No installation required.
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Jun 28, 2011, 08:05 AM // 08:05 | #3 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Nov 2006
Guild: Crazy ducks from the Forest
Profession: W/
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Really? GW doesn't mess around with registry and stuff? Cool, other games could take a hint
Worth a shot, anyway. |
Jun 28, 2011, 08:18 AM // 08:18 | #4 |
Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Apr 2010
Guild: VKO
Profession: W/A
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I have GW installed to a "storage" hard drive, and so whenever I change my computer/main C drive, I just connect up the second drive, and away it goes. It plays perfectly fine, doesn't even need any downloading; so if you have a second drive attached you use as storage, you can install GW there, and then you don't even have to worry about it.
Remember when transferring to copy the GW file in Documents - I've forgotten to do that before, and seriously regretted it, as I lost all my builds & screenshots. -.- |
Jun 28, 2011, 08:19 AM // 08:19 | #5 |
Desert Nomad
Join Date: Mar 2006
Guild: DPX
Profession: R/
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Well you have to install it first of course.
My suggestion is to go do Guildwars.com and download the client and then put the GW.dat in the correct folder and that's it.The CD install probably installs more then the downloaded client, all of which you don't need if you just copy the dat. Good luck putting your new machine together. |
Jun 28, 2011, 08:27 AM // 08:27 | #6 |
Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Aug 2008
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A tip, all your build templates will be lost unless you put them over aswell.
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Jun 28, 2011, 08:38 AM // 08:38 | #7 | |
are we there yet?
Join Date: Dec 2005
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when I built my new computer last year I kept the old hd as it was still (about) the only thing that worked---so I gave it a new letter, and made sure that when I did screenshots I told it to find the new letter as well as the shortcut---no downloading, no nothing--and all of my stuff is still right where it has been for 5 years (well almost)....
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Jun 28, 2011, 10:02 AM // 10:02 | #8 | |
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Jun 28, 2011, 10:24 AM // 10:24 | #9 | |
Forge Runner
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P.S. Take note of what kajusbonus said - your templates and screenshots are not in GW installation folder. They're most likely in your C:\Users\%username%\Documents\Guild Wars folder. |
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Jun 28, 2011, 10:42 AM // 10:42 | #10 | |
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As others have said, GW is truly portable. Move the entire GW directory anywhere and run gw.exe and it will ask you where it is installed. Joyful simplicity
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Jun 28, 2011, 11:13 AM // 11:13 | #11 | |
Desert Nomad
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Makes me wonder why we have to do extra work to run multiple copies of GW then, would think that just have 2 shortcuts to two different folders would be enough. |
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Jun 28, 2011, 01:05 PM // 13:05 | #12 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Right here
Guild: Ende
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The only reason why we need to do that is because the programm has a fail safe built in to check the running tasks to see if GW is already active. The multiple client programms just stop this process so that you can start a second client.
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Jun 28, 2011, 01:25 PM // 13:25 | #13 |
Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Oct 2006
Guild: GWAR
Profession: Me/Mo
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The fact that its truly portable is something to thank anet for, makes life really easy.
Good idea to keep a backup copy on another drive if you have one and update it periodically, just for emergencies. |
Jun 28, 2011, 02:18 PM // 14:18 | #14 |
Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2010
Guild: Gameamp Guides [AMP]
Profession: W/
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Actually, pretty much everything is portable.
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Jun 28, 2011, 02:52 PM // 14:52 | #15 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Jun 2011
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I don't really get it how come a game such as GW can be installed (or copied if you will) with so much ease, and it contains one .exe, one data file and one temp file (if you don't have screenshots or templates), and other games are such burdens to install and run. Why can't all games be as simple?
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Jun 28, 2011, 02:59 PM // 14:59 | #16 |
Hell's Protector
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Canada
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I think it would be more correct to say that GW(.exe) notices that there are no registry entries and creates new ones, but in any case all you need to do is to copy the entire Guild Wars folder (and the folder in Documents for Vista and 7) and run gw.exe. There is no need to "install" GW - in fact, doing so would take longer.
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Jun 28, 2011, 03:30 PM // 15:30 | #17 | |
Desert Nomad
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Jun 29, 2011, 06:35 AM // 06:35 | #18 |
Forge Runner
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Jun 29, 2011, 06:46 AM // 06:46 | #19 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Nov 2006
Guild: Crazy ducks from the Forest
Profession: W/
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Hmm, a point. I'll be moving from XP to Windows 7, too. Well, I'll give it a shot with a simple copy, and then we'll see if it works.
Man, so much stuff to prepare for such a simple move. Digital signatures, mail exporting,... |
Jun 29, 2011, 12:36 PM // 12:36 | #20 | |
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