HUGE load times since reinstall

abkane

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

I recently reinstalled guild wars after years of not playing, and every load time is horribly long(atleast 30 mins), and is making the game completely unplayable. It was never even close to like this when it was previously installed, anyone have an idea what is causing this? Could this have something to do with the EYE OF THE NORTH event?

combatchuck

combatchuck

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mo/

My friend had this problem a while ago, it's a corrupted or fragmented Gw.dat.
Step 1: Defragment your hard drive.

Step 2: Delete your Gw.dat and run it with -image to re-download the game data. You could type this into your "run" dialog box.
Code:
"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image
Then maybe go catch a movie or something.

abkane

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

thanks mate,
your not kidding this will take an age. hope it works. cheers.

Bowstring Badass

Bowstring Badass

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Character selection screen figuring what I want to play...

Purple Lingerie - :D

Quote:
Originally Posted by combatchuck
Then maybe go catch a movie or something.
No movie. GO TO BED.

Smile Like Umean It

Smile Like Umean It

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

E/Rt

Doesn't take that long...

Last time I had to reinstall and -image it took about 40 mins and that was with 2 power winks (it was storming).