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Old Sep 13, 2007, 07:36 AM // 07:36   #1
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Default Guild Wars completely re-downloading.

I log into Guild Wars yesterday, and the entire client begins downloading, as if the game is re-installing itself, now logging in i need to download something like 50k files. This is extremely annoying, as the download rate is rather slow.

I havent tampered with the Guild Wars file locations, just wondering what may have caused this, and if it has happened to anyone else.

Note: As of a few minutes ago i noticed a GW dat file and a GW temp tile on my desktop, i didn't put them there
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Old Sep 13, 2007, 07:44 AM // 07:44   #2
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I had this happen once before and I assume its because of the Gw.dat file being corrupted either by in-game play somehow or something in your hard drive causing it, although I heard another reason was bad memory causes data loss but meh i don't know.
Overall I think you shouldn't worry too much unless it happens again.
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Old Sep 13, 2007, 07:47 AM // 07:47   #3
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Thanks for the info, its just a major pain in the ass, having to reinstall everything which takes me 5 hours +, maybe -image can help :P

note: my PC drive has been reformatted (pretty much wiped clean), before i installed Guild Wars, so im sure i have enough disk space.
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Old Sep 13, 2007, 09:52 AM // 09:52   #4
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5 hours is nothing. Nothing >.<

Try dialup. XD
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Old Sep 13, 2007, 12:02 PM // 12:02   #5
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Default All fixed!

I managed to fix it! I just replaced the files in the Guild Wars folder with the desktop files, and named the launcher and the files the same thing (i.e. Gw), the client repaired the archive, and now all is running smoothly.

This thread can be closed now <3
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Old Sep 13, 2007, 01:05 PM // 13:05   #6
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My friend plays on Dial Up, 3 hours to download GW (as of 2 months ago when he installed it) then 1 hour loading pre Searing ascalon lol (he only has Prophs)

He recently got Broadband though, 512k, he lives in the middle of no where, so its wireless, which makes it just as good as dial up again, but with an extra 10 KB/S
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