Move GW Installation to new Drive - Guild Wars Forums

victimist · Jan 13, 2007, 01:56 PM // 13:56

Is it possible to move the guildwars installation to a new drive?

I dont want to un-install ... then re-install to new drive then have to download all the updates again.

please could someone advise how i could go about doing this?

i thank you in anticipation

victimist

victimist · Jan 13, 2007, 02:13 PM // 14:13

Nevermind done it already !

I decided to move/cut the files across to the new location/drive

then i opened regedit (start > Run > "regedit") and searched for "guild" withing my machines registry.
i changed all the file pathes from "C:\program files\Guild wars" to the new location.
Changed the path of all my shortcuts - n Jobs a Gooden

PS - once you have edited the 1st location that regedit has found just press F3 to make it carry on searching for "guild" ... Keep searching until it promts you that it has finished searching through the entire registry.

Hope this answers your question as it did my own

Savio · Jan 13, 2007, 04:01 PM // 16:01

All you really need to move from one folder to another is the "Gw.dat" file in C:\Program Files\Guild Wars, or wherever you installed it to. You can get the client easily off of guildwars.com.

Warskull · Jan 13, 2007, 08:19 PM // 20:19

Just run the client installation from the site on the new drive and drop the "Guild Wars.dat" file from the old installation into the new one. The problem is that it is huge. Burning it to a DVD isn't a bad idea. Can save you some reinstallation time.

Skuld · Jan 14, 2007, 12:09 AM // 00:09

(moving to Q&A)

Nextonex · Jan 14, 2007, 03:06 AM // 03:06

I haven't had to do any of that. Just move the directory and when you start guild wars it will ask what the install directory is, then click ok and it updates itself. I've had to reinstall my OS 2 times in the last week, I copied GW to another drive before I reformatted and have been running it from there ever since, never reinstalled.

Recon_Alpha · Jan 16, 2007, 05:02 AM // 05:02

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Originally Posted by Nextonex

I haven't had to do any of that. Just move the directory and when you start guild wars it will ask what the install directory is, then click ok and it updates itself. I've had to reinstall my OS 2 times in the last week, I copied GW to another drive before I reformatted and have been running it from there ever since, never reinstalled.

Yep, what Nex said. Just copy the folder to a new drive/folder and when you run Gw.exe it update the registry on the new location.

This is the first game that I've ever seen do this and really thank Anet for this. I wish other game developers would do this. It saves sooooooo much time when you reinstall your OS.

Aeon_Xin · Jan 16, 2007, 05:49 AM // 05:49

Another trick for reinstalling, or installing multiple computers.
Keep a copy of the install.exe or the disc you used.
Before installation, make a copy of your GW folder.

Install to new location(drive or other PC), when updates start, cancel them move whole GW folder to new location.

You're basically letting the install exe do the registry work for you, and bypassing the downloading of all kinds of content.

This works for most games that don't require a key for installation, as more and more mmorpgs are doing with relating keys to logins.

Jan 13, 2007, 01:56 PM // 13:56	#1
victimist Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2007	Move GW Installation to new Drive Is it possible to move the guildwars installation to a new drive? I dont want to un-install ... then re-install to new drive then have to download all the updates again. please could someone advise how i could go about doing this? i thank you in anticipation victimist

Jan 13, 2007, 04:01 PM // 16:01	#3
Savio Teenager with attitude Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	All you really need to move from one folder to another is the "Gw.dat" file in C:\Program Files\Guild Wars, or wherever you installed it to. You can get the client easily off of guildwars.com. __________________ People are stupid.

Jan 13, 2007, 02:13 PM // 14:13	#2
victimist Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2007	Nevermind done it already ! I decided to move/cut the files across to the new location/drive then i opened regedit (start > Run > "regedit") and searched for "guild" withing my machines registry. i changed all the file pathes from "C:\program files\Guild wars" to the new location. Changed the path of all my shortcuts - n Jobs a Gooden PS - once you have edited the 1st location that regedit has found just press F3 to make it carry on searching for "guild" ... Keep searching until it promts you that it has finished searching through the entire registry. Hope this answers your question as it did my own

Jan 13, 2007, 08:19 PM // 20:19	#4
Warskull Site Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: [out]	Just run the client installation from the site on the new drive and drop the "Guild Wars.dat" file from the old installation into the new one. The problem is that it is huge. Burning it to a DVD isn't a bad idea. Can save you some reinstallation time.

Jan 14, 2007, 12:09 AM // 00:09	#5
Skuld Furnace Stoker Join Date: Sep 2005 Guild: Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr] Profession: A/	(moving to Q&A)

Jan 14, 2007, 03:06 AM // 03:06	#6
Nextonex Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2007 Guild: God of Griffins Profession: W/Me	I haven't had to do any of that. Just move the directory and when you start guild wars it will ask what the install directory is, then click ok and it updates itself. I've had to reinstall my OS 2 times in the last week, I copied GW to another drive before I reformatted and have been running it from there ever since, never reinstalled.

Jan 16, 2007, 05:49 AM // 05:49	#8
Aeon_Xin Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Profession: E/Me	Another trick for reinstalling, or installing multiple computers. Keep a copy of the install.exe or the disc you used. Before installation, make a copy of your GW folder. Install to new location(drive or other PC), when updates start, cancel them move whole GW folder to new location. You're basically letting the install exe do the registry work for you, and bypassing the downloading of all kinds of content. This works for most games that don't require a key for installation, as more and more mmorpgs are doing with relating keys to logins.