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briansw6 · Jun 20, 2008, 02:52 AM // 02:52

Sorry if this has been asked before but now that i have my new computer and loaded GW on my templates wont save any advice on why or what i can do would be greatly appreciated.

Lord Sojar · Jun 20, 2008, 03:00 AM // 03:00

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Originally Posted by briansw6

Sorry if this has been asked before but now that i have my new computer and loaded GW on my templates wont save any advice on why or what i can do would be greatly appreciated.

If you are running Vista on said new PC, they don't save to the Guild Wars folder like the used to. Check your documents folder for them under Guild Wars. Screenshots will also be there.

Is that what you are asking? Or I am confuzled? *brb, need dinner and MSNBC for an hour or 2* Flying monkeys, attack issues!

The Meth · Jun 20, 2008, 03:08 AM // 03:08

Probably means that your templates directory is somehow set to read only or it can't create a template directory.

Go to your guild wars directory. If you don't know where that is, it defaults to
C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\
(If you are using Vista it will be somewhere else, I can't tell you where because I don't know, but I think the templates are saved somewhere in your user-specific directory on the C: drive.)

Look and see if a folder called 'Templates' exists. If it doesn't, create a folder and name it templates. Then inside the folder named templates create folders named 'Skills' and 'Equipment'. After doing this, right click on each of these folder's and select properties. Under the general tab there will be a checkbox that makes the folder read only. Make sure this checkbox is cleared then hit OK. Do this for each folder. Again, the method may be different if you are using windows Vista, someone else could point out any differences if you can't figure it out.

briansw6 · Jun 20, 2008, 03:16 AM // 03:16

Thats cool i didnt know they were there now is there a way when im in game and i go to load templates to load them? Or do i have to minimize GW go to my documents get the template code and manually pick the skills? Sorry if the first post was a little confusing. Yes my issue is im running vista and i cannot save or load build templates and i didnt know if there was a solution to the problem.

Necrotic · Jun 20, 2008, 03:19 AM // 03:19

Brian: Did you save them from your other computer and move them to your new one? Skill templates are saved as text files on whichever machine you are using when you create the template.

EDIT: Ok....Vista, you may need to respond to a UAC box....are you the "administrator" of the machine or is this a family box?

briansw6 · Jun 20, 2008, 03:23 AM // 03:23

I didnt but even new templates wont save. The files are set to read only and i go in a change them and apply the changes but it will not save the changes and goes right back to read only.

briansw6 · Jun 20, 2008, 03:31 AM // 03:31

I am the administrator and sorry but honestly im not sure what a UAC box is.

Tarun · Jun 20, 2008, 03:43 AM // 03:43

Necrotic · Jun 20, 2008, 03:43 AM // 03:43

I'm wondering if you truly are the admin if you're not seeing a box pop up and ask you if you are the one performing that action and basically asking your permission to allow it. It's User Account Control and usually you get it whenever you alter system settings. Now it could be disabled...which would mean you still need admin privilage to change the files from read-only.

edit: thanks for the screenie Tarun

gremlin · Jun 20, 2008, 04:37 AM // 04:37

I am running GW on a vista home premium system I don't use the admin account to play games on but the templates I created on vista and those I copied over from an xp machine are working just fine.

So there should be a way for you to do the same, vista does allow them to work.

Snograt · Jun 20, 2008, 09:23 AM // 09:23

Um, in Vista, your templates are stored at:

C:\Users\your_username\Documents\Guild Wars\Templates