Curse

raven_19702003 · Nov 26, 2007, 01:35 PM // 13:35

hi there

i keep getting this problem(repairing data archive) when ever i load guild wars.i thought it was the hdd so i got a new hdd but i still get the same problem,i have tried scan disk defragg checked for a virus nothing seems to sort the problem.even if i surf the net then after i close the net down then load gw it has to repair data archive

any help with this problem would be great

thnx in advance

Kattar · Nov 26, 2007, 02:21 PM // 14:21

Wow...

I assume that the data archive is the .dat file associated with GW. Have you tried deleting that and loading up the client? Get more opinions before you do that, as you'll have to download everything again in the file again, but that sounds like that's what your problem is.

Hope you get it fixed.

EDIT: How big is the average .dat file? Anyone know?

tijo · Nov 26, 2007, 02:22 PM // 14:22

Delete your Gw.dat file. download a fresh one form GW's website. Update it using the -image command line. You get the repairing data archive message because the game has detected some corruption in your Gw.dat file. The game is trying to fix it but since the problem persits i'm guessing it can't. You cna check on any of the 2 gw wikis if you don'T know how to use -image or you can ask it here. Either I or someone else wll give you detailed instructions.

raven_19702003 · Nov 26, 2007, 02:37 PM // 14:37

reinstalled the hole game again but alas its still repairing data got all the latest drivers for graphics just cant understand, i did do a seach on this forum but we all have different types of problems when it comes to data archive

Hrmzia Thseus · Nov 26, 2007, 02:39 PM // 14:39

I had the same problem...turns out one of my RAM modules was courrupted

Download memtest86, make a bootable cd and check your RAM

raven_19702003 · Nov 26, 2007, 02:51 PM // 14:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hrmzia Thseus

I had the same problem...turns out one of my RAM modules was courrupted

Download memtest86, make a bootable cd and check your RAM

will give it a try and let you know the result

tijo · Nov 26, 2007, 06:07 PM // 18:07

I'd say that if it isn't the .dat file, then it's either a bad driver, mght not be the video card, but you have other hardware as sound cards that are used by GW. Other than that, it's faulty hardware itself. If you can try to run the game form another HDD, it would be a good idea too.

Mammoth · Nov 27, 2007, 01:17 AM // 01:17

I experienced this kind of problem frequently when my older computer was changing maps in GW, the cause was simply loading things during that time-frame where GW was loading. (aka, going to go load up a bunch of music or check a web page quickly while waiting for the game to load, yeah, even though it's like a few seconds)

Put simply, if you multi task at all, do not do it when the game is loading between maps or areas.
This is when the game is most vulnerable to corruption. The other possibilities are generally when it loads anything, it can happen almost any time a player suddenly appears in the same map you are and your computer has to load it up.

Solutions:
- Do not multi task during loading screens etc, or ever while playing.
- Get a faster computer with 1.5GB+ RAM and/or a Dual Core processor to handle the load.
- Maximize GW and never alt+tab or switch out during a loading screen.

If it isn't anything like this, or simply happens even without doing anything on the side, I suggest that you post your system specs for others and myself to see to help figure it out.

Lord Sojar · Nov 27, 2007, 04:28 AM // 04:28

Sounds like one of two issues to me.

A). Your memory is having some issue (millions of possibilities really) and is not properly caching data upon a rewrite.

B). Your Disk controller on your motherboard is faulty (again, numerous reasons).

Check your RAM first, then we go from there. The only other issue that would cause this is a systemic failure near or on an ALU, and the chances of that are... very small (unless your running a Cyrix chip, in which case, lolz...upgrade time). So, my hunch is actually operating system, registry to be exact.... curse Windows registry....

raven_19702003 · Nov 27, 2007, 04:20 PM // 16:20

thnx guyz n galz managed to find the prob it was the mem afterall

Matsumi · Nov 28, 2007, 02:22 PM // 14:22

Easy, install guild wars on a different partition from the one windows is loaded on and turn off the system restore monitoring on that partition. Leaving it to monitor your OS files on the C drive, but not on the partition Guild Wars is installed on. No more "repairing data archive".