I tried the "-image" but it is not working - Guild Wars Forums

Obama · Feb 02, 2008, 06:25 PM // 18:25

When I try to change it, it says there is a problem with the shortcut; The name specified in the Target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.

lakatz · Feb 02, 2008, 06:32 PM // 18:32

Do you have the path on your system (found using the browse button) and not the path shown in examples in the run window? Have you got the path in quotes? Is there a space between the end quote and -image?

Snograt · Feb 02, 2008, 06:41 PM // 18:41

Just leave everyhing in the target box as it is and just add a space then -image right at the end.

For example IF the shortcut reads

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\GW.exe"

You would change it to read

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\GW.exe" -image

Make sure you don't accidentally delete the quote mark at the end - that's a frequent cause of target-missing

Again, the above is just an example - your actual configuration may well be different, so the path to your GW.exe will also be different. It's an example to clarify how to change YOUR shortcut - don't copy it verbatim.

Obama · Feb 02, 2008, 08:15 PM // 20:15

What I did was I right-clicked the shortcut, found the target via Properties, and just added the -image like your example above, Snograt. Does it matter if the shortcut is on my desktop but the client is on an External HDrive?

Snograt · Feb 02, 2008, 08:30 PM // 20:30

No, not at all - as long as the shortcut points to the executable, it doesn't matter where it is. If Guild Wars works from that shortcut, adding the -image will work too.

I tell you what - go back to that shortcut and copy what's in the target box and paste it into a post here; that way we can see if anything's wrong.

(Heh, if you're running -password as well, you might want to omit that ^^)

Coloneh · Feb 02, 2008, 08:31 PM // 20:31

it shouldnt, as long as the link goes to the right location. does he shortcut work without the -image tag?

Obama · Feb 02, 2008, 09:20 PM // 21:20

"F:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe"

Yeah, the shortcut works fine.

gremlin · Feb 02, 2008, 09:30 PM // 21:30

I created a second shortcut and put the -image on that one, that way I can run the game as normal or use the altered shortcut when I need too.

Works fine

Snograt · Feb 02, 2008, 09:33 PM // 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Obama

"F:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe"

Hmm, well that is bizarre, then. Just as a final rehash of everything that's been said:

Code:

"F:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image

Space after Gw.exe"
No space between - and image

Quote:

Originally Posted by gremlin

I created a second shortcut and put the -image on that one, that way I can run the game as normal or use the altered shortcut when I need too.

Works fine

I do that too - plus a third one for -diag. And a fourth one for gwx2 <cough>

Obama · Feb 02, 2008, 10:25 PM // 22:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snograt

Hmm, well that is bizarre, then. Just as a final rehash of everything that's been said:

Code:

"F:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image

Space after Gw.exe"
No space between - and image

I do that too - plus a third one for -diag. And a fourth one for gwx2 <cough>

I forgot that, it works now, thanks!!!!

lakatz · Feb 02, 2008, 10:34 PM // 22:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Obama

I forgot that, it works now, thanks!!!!

That's why I asked if you'd put the space in between the end quote and -image. It's been my experience that spaces are the easiest mistake to make and hardest to find oneself when coding. Dropping both quotes is a misunderstanding of the process and easy to remedy. Dropping one quote is an easy to spot typo.

Snograt · Feb 02, 2008, 10:51 PM // 22:51

Yus, if I remember correctly, the quotes are necessary because of the spaces in the path (or the old 8.3 limitation? Or both?) otherwise you have to resort to such arcane trickery as C:\Progra~1\Guild~1\gw.exe ...or something like that ^^

Glad we got you going, Obama

Obama · Feb 02, 2008, 11:28 PM // 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

That's why I asked if you'd put the space in between the end quote and -image. It's been my experience that spaces are the easiest mistake to make and hardest to find oneself when coding. Dropping both quotes is a misunderstanding of the process and easy to remedy. Dropping one quote is an easy to spot typo.

Ah, I must have misread, sorry.

Feb 02, 2008, 06:25 PM // 18:25	#1
Obama Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2007 Guild: Team Angels [TA] Profession: W/E	I tried the "-image" but it is not working When I try to change it, it says there is a problem with the shortcut; The name specified in the Target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.

Feb 02, 2008, 06:41 PM // 18:41	#3
Snograt rattus rattus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2 Profession: R/	Just leave everyhing in the target box as it is and just add a space then -image right at the end. For example IF the shortcut reads Code: "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\GW.exe" You would change it to read Code: "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\GW.exe" -image Make sure you don't accidentally delete the quote mark at the end - that's a frequent cause of target-missing Again, the above is just an example - your actual configuration may well be different, so the path to your GW.exe will also be different. It's an example to clarify how to change YOUR shortcut - don't copy it verbatim. __________________ Si non confectus, non reficiat

Feb 02, 2008, 08:30 PM // 20:30	#5
Snograt rattus rattus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2 Profession: R/	No, not at all - as long as the shortcut points to the executable, it doesn't matter where it is. If Guild Wars works from that shortcut, adding the -image will work too. I tell you what - go back to that shortcut and copy what's in the target box and paste it into a post here; that way we can see if anything's wrong. (Heh, if you're running -password as well, you might want to omit that ^^) __________________ Si non confectus, non reficiat Last edited by Snograt; Feb 02, 2008 at 08:32 PM // 20:32..

Feb 02, 2008, 10:51 PM // 22:51	#12
Snograt rattus rattus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2 Profession: R/	Yus, if I remember correctly, the quotes are necessary because of the spaces in the path (or the old 8.3 limitation? Or both?) otherwise you have to resort to such arcane trickery as C:\Progra~1\Guild~1\gw.exe ...or something like that ^^ Glad we got you going, Obama __________________ Si non confectus, non reficiat

Feb 02, 2008, 06:32 PM // 18:32	#2
lakatz Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2006	Do you have the path on your system (found using the browse button) and not the path shown in examples in the run window? Have you got the path in quotes? Is there a space between the end quote and -image?

Feb 02, 2008, 08:15 PM // 20:15	#4
Obama Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2007 Guild: Team Angels [TA] Profession: W/E	What I did was I right-clicked the shortcut, found the target via Properties, and just added the -image like your example above, Snograt. Does it matter if the shortcut is on my desktop but the client is on an External HDrive?

Feb 02, 2008, 08:31 PM // 20:31	#6
Coloneh Furnace Stoker Join Date: Nov 2006 Profession: D/W	it shouldnt, as long as the link goes to the right location. does he shortcut work without the -image tag?

Feb 02, 2008, 09:20 PM // 21:20	#7
Obama Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2007 Guild: Team Angels [TA] Profession: W/E	"F:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" Yeah, the shortcut works fine.

Feb 02, 2008, 09:30 PM // 21:30	#8
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	I created a second shortcut and put the -image on that one, that way I can run the game as normal or use the altered shortcut when I need too. Works fine