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djgriggs · Oct 11, 2005, 02:06 PM // 14:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamatsu

Sample Attack - actually, what your talking about is the fact you can't login with the same GW account. You *can*run 2 copies of GW at the same time and be logged into 2 different GW with them, you just need to have 2 seperate GW directories and edit the registry to be able to run the secondary GW "install" to login as the secondary GW account.

I've had 2 copies of the Guild Wars client running at the same time on the same computer - but because I only have 1 GW account I couldn't log into the game with both clients as you can only be connected once per account. But I know it's possible to have 2 clients up and running - the way I mentioned is how I did it.. 2 different computer/XP user accounts, GW copied into 2 different directories and use of regedit to get the second copy of the GW client to run while the 1st copy of the GW client is up and running on the other XP user account.

Unlike what was said by some others, just renaming the .exe file and putting it in another directory/drive won't let you run 2 copies of the GW client at once. The game is smarter than that

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E - the main reason to want to run 2 GW clients at once is if you want to transfer stuff from 1 GW account to another. Like maybe you have everything unlocked on the 1 account but not the other.. so transfer all un-id'ed stuff to second account to help it unlock stuff. Etc and so on.

If others will notice this is what I was stating in my comment above. ( not at any time did I say or reference to put the executable into another drive or directory. ( I stated to install another GW account onto another drive and directory. ( Why do people persist on trying to complicate things ( not refering to the person that wrote the above quote).

Kamatsu · Oct 11, 2005, 10:06 PM // 22:06

djgriggs - You can't install 2 copies of the GW client on the same computer. when you try to install the second copy it will change the registry to point to the new location that you just installed to. This means that when you try and run the game from the original location it will popup and say "Guild wars is installed at XXX (the second location)" and give you the option to uninstall & re-install the client there.

Funny how you claim that it works for you, but whenever I try anything similar all I get is "Guild Wars is installed at XXX" .. But then this whole thing just turns into a very ugly "I say" vs "You say" .. and thats meaningless. This is because we can both say what we want... but does it make it true?

But you know what I find amusing, is you try and come out as the "expert" by stating you have 2 degree's in networking. Guess what chump, you have no idea what degree's and qualifications or work I do. But you won't find me tossing around my qualifications and work just to try and "prove" I'm better than anyone else - I find that petty and again it all comes down to "I say" vs "you say" .. which again goes nowhere.

Edit - out of interest I decided to run a simple test. I tried a few different things and took screenshots of the results.

1. Copied the GW directory and client to another Hard Drive, but kept the names and directory structure intact. Ran GW from the original location and left it up and running, I then switched user to a different XP user accounts and tried to run GW from the alternate address..

Here's the result:

As you can see it popup's a window giving me options to uninstall GW, re-install at that location (ie let the game installer edit the registry) or run from that location. I choose the option "Run Guild Wars from it's current location" .. and this is what I got:

So nope, that didn't work.

2. Tried renaming the GW.exe to GW2.exe and see if that makes a difference..

Same popup window with same options.. Again I choose the 1st option.. and got:

So still not working.

3. Tried renaming the GW.dat file to GW2.dat file as well. same story as above - got the popup window with options and then the "unable to open/access gw.dat file" msg. So that's not an option either.

4. Logged off that account and went back to the account where I had GW running and decided to try and run the other GW client and see what happened.

Both times it came up with that window with the 3 options and if I told it to run from it's current locsation.. it just alt-tab'ed to my currently running copy of Guild Wars.

*shrugs* If you can tell me how you got it to work and I can get it to work, then I'll admit you were right. But as it stands, I can't get it to work without editing registry entries. Just copying and/or editing the GW.exe and/or GW.dat name doesn't let me run 2 copies of GW be it on the same or different user accounts. I can run 2 copies at once, but I need to edit registry entries like I've said.

and BTW - C: & D: drives on my computer are completely seperate drives, not different partitions on the same drive.

Monk Mosias · Oct 12, 2005, 03:31 PM // 15:31

I am so sorry, I am told that I must say that I am sorry. I am only 15 my dad came in and cought me on his computer not to mention logged into his account. he told me that I had to log in and tell everyone on here that i was sorry for causing trouble and that i should not be causing trouble especially when it messes up the family name, what ever that suppose to mean. anyway i am sorry for causing any trouble and of coarse I am not even out of school yet but I do hope to go to college on day. daddy also told me to email you this but not for usre hwo yet. but hey gw is a cool game huh. well I am not from this point grounded from everything for a whole month and i am really really sorry for all the trouble that I caused. if you see my dad on here sometimes please let him know that I did say i was sorry
don griggs jr

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamatsu

djgriggs - You can't install 2 copies of the GW client on the same computer. when you try to install the second copy it will change the registry to point to the new location that you just installed to. This means that when you try and run the game from the original location it will popup and say "Guild wars is installed at XXX (the second location)" and give you the option to uninstall & re-install the client there.

Funny how you claim that it works for you, but whenever I try anything similar all I get is "Guild Wars is installed at XXX" .. But then this whole thing just turns into a very ugly "I say" vs "You say" .. and thats meaningless. This is because we can both say what we want... but does it make it true?

But you know what I find amusing, is you try and come out as the "expert" by stating you have 2 degree's in networking. Guess what chump, you have no idea what degree's and qualifications or work I do. But you won't find me tossing around my qualifications and work just to try and "prove" I'm better than anyone else - I find that petty and again it all comes down to "I say" vs "you say" .. which again goes nowhere.

Edit - out of interest I decided to run a simple test. I tried a few different things and took screenshots of the results.

1. Copied the GW directory and client to another Hard Drive, but kept the names and directory structure intact. Ran GW from the original location and left it up and running, I then switched user to a different XP user accounts and tried to run GW from the alternate address..

Here's the result:

As you can see it popup's a window giving me options to uninstall GW, re-install at that location (ie let the game installer edit the registry) or run from that location. I choose the option "Run Guild Wars from it's current location" .. and this is what I got:

So nope, that didn't work.

2. Tried renaming the GW.exe to GW2.exe and see if that makes a difference..

Same popup window with same options.. Again I choose the 1st option.. and got:

So still not working.

3. Tried renaming the GW.dat file to GW2.dat file as well. same story as above - got the popup window with options and then the "unable to open/access gw.dat file" msg. So that's not an option either.

4. Logged off that account and went back to the account where I had GW running and decided to try and run the other GW client and see what happened.

Both times it came up with that window with the 3 options and if I told it to run from it's current locsation.. it just alt-tab'ed to my currently running copy of Guild Wars.

*shrugs* If you can tell me how you got it to work and I can get it to work, then I'll admit you were right. But as it stands, I can't get it to work without editing registry entries. Just copying and/or editing the GW.exe and/or GW.dat name doesn't let me run 2 copies of GW be it on the same or different user accounts. I can run 2 copies at once, but I need to edit registry entries like I've said.

and BTW - C: & D: drives on my computer are completely seperate drives, not different partitions on the same drive.

Age · Oct 31, 2005, 11:20 PM // 23:20

I would just like to know how you just install another version of the game.when i do this it ask do I want to play I get my current version and not my new version.I know you need 2 e-mail addresses that I have.What is the simplest way to have 2 copies of the game on 1 computer with only 1 running not 2.

dargon · Oct 31, 2005, 11:25 PM // 23:25

Just install it once, so long as you don't intend on having mulitple copies running at once, you only need a single install, just change the email when you login to match the account you want to use.

Age · Nov 02, 2005, 08:02 PM // 20:02

I have done this the problem is when I enter all information and when I am fineshed it say cd key error like change an 8 to B?I enter the right CD key and I get this.What am I doing wrong.thanks.

EF2NYD · Nov 02, 2005, 08:06 PM // 20:06

Ghozer on the forums posted instructions some time ago to hack the Gw.exe. Should give it a look, works great

Asrial · Nov 03, 2005, 12:57 AM // 00:57

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...959#post605959

This is the thread EF2NYD is talking about.

The hex editing of GW.EXE is so that you can run both instances of the game on 1 user profile. If you don't hex edit, you'll have to swap back and forth between multiple XP user profiles.

Age · Nov 10, 2005, 10:35 PM // 22:35

I was able to do this thanks all I was just haveing a hard time making out the cd key it need to be bigger.

Daegul Mistweaver · Nov 11, 2005, 12:15 AM // 00:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Age

I was able to do this thanks all I was just haveing a hard time making out the cd key it need to be bigger.

Yep. People with your exact issue were posting all over the place on release date; I think most just sortof forgot about it.

EternalTempest · Nov 11, 2005, 12:38 AM // 00:38

Or try this, no hex editing
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...11&postcount=5

Oct 11, 2005, 10:06 PM // 22:06	#22
Kamatsu Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia	djgriggs - You can't install 2 copies of the GW client on the same computer. when you try to install the second copy it will change the registry to point to the new location that you just installed to. This means that when you try and run the game from the original location it will popup and say "Guild wars is installed at XXX (the second location)" and give you the option to uninstall & re-install the client there. Funny how you claim that it works for you, but whenever I try anything similar all I get is "Guild Wars is installed at XXX" .. But then this whole thing just turns into a very ugly "I say" vs "You say" .. and thats meaningless. This is because we can both say what we want... but does it make it true? But you know what I find amusing, is you try and come out as the "expert" by stating you have 2 degree's in networking. Guess what chump, you have no idea what degree's and qualifications or work I do. But you won't find me tossing around my qualifications and work just to try and "prove" I'm better than anyone else - I find that petty and again it all comes down to "I say" vs "you say" .. which again goes nowhere. Edit - out of interest I decided to run a simple test. I tried a few different things and took screenshots of the results. 1. Copied the GW directory and client to another Hard Drive, but kept the names and directory structure intact. Ran GW from the original location and left it up and running, I then switched user to a different XP user accounts and tried to run GW from the alternate address.. Here's the result: As you can see it popup's a window giving me options to uninstall GW, re-install at that location (ie let the game installer edit the registry) or run from that location. I choose the option "Run Guild Wars from it's current location" .. and this is what I got: So nope, that didn't work. 2. Tried renaming the GW.exe to GW2.exe and see if that makes a difference.. Same popup window with same options.. Again I choose the 1st option.. and got: So still not working. 3. Tried renaming the GW.dat file to GW2.dat file as well. same story as above - got the popup window with options and then the "unable to open/access gw.dat file" msg. So that's not an option either. 4. Logged off that account and went back to the account where I had GW running and decided to try and run the other GW client and see what happened. Both times it came up with that window with the 3 options and if I told it to run from it's current locsation.. it just alt-tab'ed to my currently running copy of Guild Wars. shrugs If you can tell me how you got it to work and I can get it to work, then I'll admit you were right. But as it stands, I can't get it to work without editing registry entries. Just copying and/or editing the GW.exe and/or GW.dat name doesn't let me run 2 copies of GW be it on the same or different user accounts. I can run 2 copies at once, but I need to edit registry entries like I've said. and BTW - C: & D: drives on my computer are completely seperate drives, not different partitions on the same drive. Last edited by Kamatsu; Oct 11, 2005 at 10:52 PM // 22:52..

Oct 31, 2005, 11:20 PM // 23:20	#24
Age Hall Hero Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Canada/BC Guild: STG Administrator Profession: Mo/	I would just like to know how you just install another version of the game.when i do this it ask do I want to play I get my current version and not my new version.I know you need 2 e-mail addresses that I have.What is the simplest way to have 2 copies of the game on 1 computer with only 1 running not 2.

Oct 31, 2005, 11:25 PM // 23:25	#25
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	Just install it once, so long as you don't intend on having mulitple copies running at once, you only need a single install, just change the email when you login to match the account you want to use.

Nov 02, 2005, 08:02 PM // 20:02	#26
Age Hall Hero Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Canada/BC Guild: STG Administrator Profession: Mo/	I have done this the problem is when I enter all information and when I am fineshed it say cd key error like change an 8 to B?I enter the right CD key and I get this.What am I doing wrong.thanks.

Nov 02, 2005, 08:06 PM // 20:06	#27
EF2NYD Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2005	Ghozer on the forums posted instructions some time ago to hack the Gw.exe. Should give it a look, works great

Nov 03, 2005, 12:57 AM // 00:57	#28
Asrial Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: Centurion Guard Profession: Mo/E	http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...959#post605959 This is the thread EF2NYD is talking about. The hex editing of GW.EXE is so that you can run both instances of the game on 1 user profile. If you don't hex edit, you'll have to swap back and forth between multiple XP user profiles.

Nov 10, 2005, 10:35 PM // 22:35	#29
Age Hall Hero Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Canada/BC Guild: STG Administrator Profession: Mo/	I was able to do this thanks all I was just haveing a hard time making out the cd key it need to be bigger.

Nov 11, 2005, 12:38 AM // 00:38	#31
EternalTempest Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: United States Guild: Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM] Profession: E/	Or try this, no hex editing http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...11&postcount=5