Problem when logging into GW - Guild Wars Forums

Cymru am byth · Feb 04, 2011, 06:44 PM // 18:44

Hey all,

Does anybody get a problem when logging into GW. After double clicking on the logo on my desktop I often get "Repairing Data Archive" which then takes about 15-20mins. After that it's fine.
This happens quite often.

Any ideas?
Thanks

c_ras · Feb 04, 2011, 07:07 PM // 19:07

Haven't experienced this problem, but I would recommend to add "-image" in the command line argument and see if that helps to push anything that might be missing. If that doesn't help, next step after that would to create a diagnostic logfile and see if anything turns up. Do that by adding "-diag" on the command line. Lastly, you can try doing "-repair" which will hopefully attempt to repair your .DAT file. I would try these first.

Quaker · Feb 05, 2011, 03:29 PM // 15:29

If the above doesn't help, you could have a problem with your hard drive or RAM. Are you overclocking anything, btw?
If you also get occasional registry errors, it could be a RAM problem.
Or, it could be that gw.dat is partially stored on a bad sector(s) on the hard drive. You'd need to do a complete drive scan to find out - which can take a long time.

Feb 04, 2011, 06:44 PM // 18:44	#1
Cymru am byth Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Profession: N/Me	Problem when logging into GW Hey all, Does anybody get a problem when logging into GW. After double clicking on the logo on my desktop I often get "Repairing Data Archive" which then takes about 15-20mins. After that it's fine. This happens quite often. Any ideas? Thanks

Feb 04, 2011, 07:07 PM // 19:07	#2
c_ras Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006 Guild: Eternal Deliverance Profession: R/	Haven't experienced this problem, but I would recommend to add "-image" in the command line argument and see if that helps to push anything that might be missing. If that doesn't help, next step after that would to create a diagnostic logfile and see if anything turns up. Do that by adding "-diag" on the command line. Lastly, you can try doing "-repair" which will hopefully attempt to repair your .DAT file. I would try these first. Last edited by c_ras; Feb 04, 2011 at 07:09 PM // 19:09..

Feb 05, 2011, 03:29 PM // 15:29	#3
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	If the above doesn't help, you could have a problem with your hard drive or RAM. Are you overclocking anything, btw? If you also get occasional registry errors, it could be a RAM problem. Or, it could be that gw.dat is partially stored on a bad sector(s) on the hard drive. You'd need to do a complete drive scan to find out - which can take a long time.