Curse

Snograt · Mar 13, 2008, 08:31 AM // 08:31

Indeed I was

It's very useful being able to run your own characters through the early missions and, in the case of my Ele, getting her to L10 and a run to Gunnar's for survival purposes.

Bannable? - Doubtful. Unethical? - Maybe. Fun? - Indubitably.

Sklab · Mar 27, 2008, 09:13 AM // 09:13

hey guys,
i also got a problem using GWx2. I have the two directions with the gw.exe and the gw.dat in it (also the other files from the original gw folder). i type in the direction of the both in GWx2 and click "done". it asks me if it shall open up both copies and i click "yes". but now only one opens... what could be wrong?

deluxe · Mar 27, 2008, 02:42 PM // 14:42

after each update you need to copy the exe from the original and replace it, people tend to forget or skip this.

Solas · Mar 27, 2008, 07:47 PM // 19:47

so i make 2 folders, 1 has the origional and i copy .dat .tmp and client into 2nd folder and thats the secound path yeah?

Snograt · Mar 27, 2008, 08:31 PM // 20:31

Just gw.dat and gw.exe - if you're not showing extensions, then that would be the .dat and the client, yes. The .tmp isn't necessary.

Once it IS working, you will find that it will STOP working after every update. What you then have to do is copy the gw.exe from the original folder to the secondary folder AGAIN.

Somebody with a brain could probably post a .bat that would automate the task?

Brianna · Mar 27, 2008, 08:55 PM // 20:55

Where can I get this loader?

I have X2 set up on my XP, but I manually edited everything and the registry for it and all, and I have a custom loader that patches the Second .Exe every time I copy it over.

Solas · Mar 27, 2008, 09:23 PM // 21:23

k, i think i have all the folders sorted out now, one small snag now is says
"Out of memory While expanding memory stream"
What does this mean? i red/l'd it and ran it again but to no avail.
its running on vista.

manitoba1073 · Mar 28, 2008, 12:18 AM // 00:18

try putting your GW in windowed mode before starting.

Age · Mar 28, 2008, 07:13 AM // 07:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maverick2201

I've never used this before... looks pretty useful if you create a new character and you want to run them somewhere your main char has already been or you could even use the main char to powerlevel your secondary char...

Yeap.That is how Mani get his char around instead of asking me for a run.

Mani how did you get the GWx2 icon on your desktop and you will have tell me how did all this when I am ready.

Snograt · Mar 28, 2008, 11:19 AM // 11:19

Easy - right-click and drag to desktop, select "create shortcut here". That's Vista, think it's similar wording in XP (possibly "copy as shortcut", I can't remember).

Oh, good advice about windowing - run GW normally, switch to windowed mode, quit it, then run GWx2. I generally resize the windows so they both take up 50% of the screen. It's a bit cramped that way but easier for trading.

Sklab · Mar 28, 2008, 01:16 PM // 13:16

my gw opens in window-mode
my gw.exe is totally new copied .... so no update
but still only one gw opens. don't know what could be wrong

Snograt · Mar 28, 2008, 03:16 PM // 15:16

Hum, seem to be plenty of people having problems with this. Possibly copy over the big ol' gw.dat just one time - a possible solution.

I will tell you my exact configuration, which is a possible clue:

I have two folders. One is called Guild Wars and contains nothing but the original Guild Wars installation. The second folder I called GW2. For ease of use, this is wher I installed GWx2 itself - whether that in itself makes a difference, I do not know. I then copied, from Guild Wars folder the following: gw.exe and gw.dat. Nothing else.

I'm not at home to check, but I think that all my GW2 folder contains is

gwx2.exe
gw.exe
gw.dat

I will check when I get home (approx 8 hours from the time of posting

), but that is the situation as far as I am aware.

Solas · Mar 28, 2008, 04:28 PM // 16:28

How do i get around this ?
"Out of memory While expanding memory stream"
i've googled it and only gotten progerammer sites, any ideas?

Snograt · Mar 28, 2008, 05:13 PM // 17:13

Post your system specs. It may simply be that your system doesn't have enough memory to run two instances of Guild Wars.

[edit] Hmm - that error message is a known problem with Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. Does gwx2 utilise .NET? If so, it needs patching ^^

Solas · Mar 28, 2008, 05:27 PM // 17:27

AMD Duel core 2.60GHz
2064 ram
32-bit operating system,whats the differance between the 32 and 64 besides numbers?

[edit]
.net meaning accessing the internet?
as in a logger or somthing?
not alot of knowledge of computers atm

Snograt · Mar 28, 2008, 05:47 PM // 17:47

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework - it's easiest to think of it as a programming language (it's not, but it's easier to explain that way ^^)

Yup, you have 2 gigs - which is plenty.

Among many other things, the 64 bit versions of Windows are able to access vastly increased amounts of memory. My system runs 8GB, whereas the 32 bit version of Vista would only be able to "see" ~3.5GB of it.

Apart from that, there is not much advantage to mainstream users. A 64 bit OS is necessary to run 64 bit applications, and there aren't that many available to common joes like you and me.

This does not include Mario 64

judgemental · Mar 28, 2008, 05:53 PM // 17:53

I had a problem getting GWx2 to work on vista. Kept telling me it couldnt find the .dat file even though it was there and all paths were correct.

I fixed this by setting the permissions of every file in the 2nd gw folder to read only, then changing it back to full access. Been working fine ever since

Solas · Mar 28, 2008, 06:08 PM // 18:08

so i just need to d/l the latest patch ,3.5 yeah? from the windows site and i should be set?

Snograt · Mar 28, 2008, 06:30 PM // 18:30

To be honest, it sounds like you have a recent system. That bug in the .NET Framework was with the old version 1.1. Random Google hits on Microsoft help topics are pretty hit and miss. You've probably got version 3.0 at least so this probably isn't the answer :/

Which 32 bit OS, by the way? If it's Vista and you have autmatic updates enabled, then it certainly shouldn't be that.

That Out-of-memory..." error also occurs in C++ applications

Quote:

Originally Posted by Copedia.com

Out of memory while expanding memory stream
Occurs when you add e.g. big bitmap images as design-time to your TForm. Remove or replace these and use e.g. Image1->Picture->LoadFromFile("myBitmap.bmp");

...but that means absolutely nothing to me! Maybe you got a dud copy of gwx2, like someone else earlier in the thread (ezride at posts 14 and 15)

Solas · Mar 28, 2008, 06:57 PM // 18:57

it's vista yeah.
it may be a dud, i d/l'd another one form the site but that didn't work either.
i'll have a look around,

i should mention that at first when i d/l'd it it worked but couldn't get the right pathways after 10 min it stopped and fro mthen on still has the memory stream error