My GW won't load

Baal

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

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Whenever I click the 'Play Guild Wars' option I get this:



And it just sits there on 0% forever. What should I do as I can't play Guild Wars now.

Phear Me

Phear Me

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

W/

that happend to me once aswell, and it was all because the .dat file was bad. so try to remove it from the GW file and then start up GW again.
and since you have to download all the files again i'd suggest that you use the -image command.

GL and hope it helps

poobert

poobert

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2007

Inkland

R/

Happens to me whenever there is a big download. Instead of showing progress, it just sits there at 0 until it is finished.

I would try Phear me's suggestion too just in case.

Baal

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Phear Me
that happend to me once aswell, and it was all because the .dat file was bad. so try to remove it from the GW file and then start up GW again.
and since you have to download all the files again i'd suggest that you use the -image command.

GL and hope it helps
What .dat file?

poobert

poobert

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2007

Inkland

R/

my computer - c/ - program files - Guild Wars - Gw.dat

It will be the huge 2gig or so file.

LouAl

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

lol@ 2gig

I think mine was 6 or so last time I deleted it (cuz I thought I was having a software issue...faulty vid card FTL...at least they rma'd it)

Baal

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

W/

It didn't work, So I've uninstalled GW and now it won't reinstall,It just sits there in the arenasoft thing again and im really pissed off.

TEB Elite

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

California, USA

Mo/

control panel > add/remove > Guild Wars

Reinstall with a fresh download from the guild wars website:

http://www.guildwars.com/support/downloadclient/

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

Firewall possibly?

Baal

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TEB Elite
control panel > add/remove > Guild Wars

Reinstall with a fresh download from the guild wars website:

http://www.guildwars.com/support/downloadclient/
Done that, Now it just sits there doing this when I'm trying to install and the bar doesnt move:

Kela Ven Tori

Kela Ven Tori

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2007

Sheffield, England

Legion of Doom [LOD]

Mo/

Ive been getting this 95% of the times I try to log on for the past two days. I have not changed anything else on my PC and everything else works as it did/should.

Bag of balls it is.

Baal

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

W/

I think I've dug myself into an even deeper hole by uninstalling it.

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

Have you allowed Guild Wars to access the internet via your Firewall? With some Firewalls you have to re-allow it after each update because the Gw.exe file has been altered.

Kela Ven Tori

Kela Ven Tori

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2007

Sheffield, England

Legion of Doom [LOD]

Mo/

I don't use a firewall and the XP one is turned off...but it has been allowed access through the firewall should 'off' actually be 'on'.

TEB Elite

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

California, USA

Mo/

Definitely sounds internet related, give event log a check to see if anything got logged.

control panel > administrative tools > event viewer > check all three categories, and copy/paste errors here:

Kela Ven Tori

Kela Ven Tori

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2007

Sheffield, England

Legion of Doom [LOD]

Mo/

My is fine now. I had to call my ISP there was a problem with my setting/mac address their end. It took about 2 minutes to correct.

The only other thing I had problems with was launching hotmail from the clicky on MSN chat. That works fine also after the fix.

Odd one.

Baal

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

W/

What should i do? i'm frustrated beyond belief and i need to sort this crap out.

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baal
What should i do? i'm frustrated beyond belief and i need to sort this crap out.
Have you checked your Firewall permissions?

TEB Elite

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

California, USA

Mo/

Definitely sounds internet related, give event log a check to see if anything got logged.

control panel > administrative tools > event viewer > check all three categories, and copy/paste errors here: