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tehshadowninjar · Feb 03, 2008, 01:36 AM // 01:36

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Originally Posted by Stupid Shizno

you downlaoded 4.2gb in 15 mins? lies.

I do. I've did a system restore so almost literally nothing is on here (not even GW), install GW again, and it's about 15 mins :P

NamelessBeauty · Feb 03, 2008, 03:10 AM // 03:10

I really don't know why you want to burn it to disc lol! All the updates will make your files become outdated. Well part of it. That mean overtime you still have to download around 500 MB.

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Originally Posted by tehshadowninjar

I do. I've did a system restore so almost literally nothing is on here (not even GW), install GW again, and it's about 15 mins :P

Sorry but that isn't called DOWNLOAD!

Biostem · Feb 03, 2008, 03:13 AM // 03:13

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Originally Posted by NamelessBeauty

I really don't know why you want to burn it to disc lol! All the updates will make your files become outdated. Well part of it. That mean overtime you still have to download around 500 MB.

I can take a copy of the client from a year-old machine, burn it to a dvd and re-copy it to a new computer, and be up and running faster than if I were to install it from the original game discs. Now, I don't know about you, but I'm rather impatient when it comes to computer games, so such time-savings are warmly welcomed.

Numa Pompilius · Feb 03, 2008, 10:35 AM // 10:35

Another thing: -image replaces all files already installed, as it's intended as a repair when files have gotten corrupted. So, you don't save any time by first installing all files.

The complete -image download is 3.6 gigabyte in size, which takes four days with dial-up, or some hours with broadband. Download speed appears to be capped, so even with my 100MBit connection actual download speed is about 500-700 kilobyte per second.

As others have said, making a backup copy of the complete directory of a fresh installation is far faster and more efficient than doing -image downloads; if your installation becomes corrupt, you then just uninstall guildwars, copy back the backup, and connect. The game will install incremental updates, which is typically quite fast... and you're done.

The game does not have any on-disk copy protection, and all files are contained in the Guildwars directory.

(As an aside, and a complete geek-point, I personally find the guildwars copy protection system and content delivery system astonishingly elegant and effective. It's three years old, and it's still, in my opinion, the best there is, considerably better than Valve's Steam.)

tehshadowninjar · Feb 03, 2008, 03:25 PM // 15:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by NamelessBeauty

I really don't know why you want to burn it to disc lol! All the updates will make your files become outdated. Well part of it. That mean overtime you still have to download around 500 MB.

Sorry but that isn't called DOWNLOAD!

Why isn't it? I pop the disc in and it downloads... x.x

mrvrod · Feb 10, 2008, 11:13 PM // 23:13

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Originally Posted by redant751

The easiest way to install Guild Wars on a new drive is:

1)Copy the Guild Wars folder from a previous working drive (from your old drive or friends drive).

2)Burn this Folder to a DVD (as data file).

3)Install Guild Wars into your new drive and just before it starts to do the 1st update stop it. Now copy the Guild Wars folder form you’re Data DVD and use it to replace the folder from your recent install (this will insure that Guild Wars is in your registry).

4)Now just log on Guild Wars with your account and password, Guild Wars will do a small up date and you are done.

You can do this if you don’t feel like doing the –image up date thing.

For a windows xp machine it's even easier:

1)Copy the Guild Wars folder from a previous working drive (from your old drive or friends drive).

2)Burn this Folder to a DVD (as data file).

3)Copy the Guild Wars folder from your DVD backup to the drive you want GW on.

4)Double-click GW.exe and the game will re-create the necessary registry entries to work and even create a desktop shortcut.

I have done this many times in my household where I maintain a small network of pc's and have 4 GW players under 1 roof.

You really don't even need a dvd, if you have a network drive, or local partition that you can copy the GW folder to that will be left unchanged during a wipe or re-install.

=HT=Ingram · Feb 12, 2008, 09:00 AM // 09:00

All I did was go down to gamestop and get a GW Trial DVD for a buck. It had all 3 clients on it... And used that as my new installation disc...

However its real easy to transfer an -imaged DAT file to that disc and reburn, and guess what? you have a new install disc for the latest image...

IMHO thats the easiest solution for an installer...

I have all 4 discs but honestly I have not had any of them out of the box since the initial install ages ago... And with a regular backup of the GW.DAT file you always have a fast installation available to you...
Just my opinion..