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Leather Rebel

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

03 Feb 2011 at 15:27 - 1

How to download all files? So I don't have to load each zone?

thanks in advance

Aljasha

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

03 Feb 2011 at 15:39 - 2

create a shortcut of gw.exe and put -image after the existing path.

Spiritz

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

DMFC

03 Feb 2011 at 16:45 - 3

http://www.guildwiki.org/-image#-image thats how to use the -image command - its best to have an extra shortcut to gw with the -image preset , you can easily use after every update.

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

03 Feb 2011 at 22:47 - 4

And remember that it will take about 4 hours minimum, so do it while you sleep.

BladeDVD

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Hawaii

Clan Of Elders

N/

04 Feb 2011 at 07:11 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darcy

And remember that it will take about 4 hours minimum, so do it while you sleep.

Just to be clear, Darcy means the first time. Doing this for future updates will be much, much faster.

Warrior Bradols

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2007

Australia

Nagas With Attittude [nWa]

W/

04 Feb 2011 at 08:58 - 6

ok im probably just really noob at this stuff but on win7 i cannot find anywhere to edit the path to add the -image. any ideas?

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

04 Feb 2011 at 09:18 - 7

Unless they have changed things drastically in W7, either right click your existing icon, click on Properties and edit the Target or create a new icon from your gw.exe and change it. Until I started using GW MultiLaunch, I kept two icons so that with any update I could just click on my renamed Update icon and download it completely.

@BladeDVD - thanks for adding that.

Himm_Taeguk

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

Huddersfield, UK

TOL (Temple Of Love)

R/

04 Feb 2011 at 09:59 - 8

Press the Windows Key (Start) and R together to get a Run Dialog.

Then type (with quotes)

Code:

"C:\Programs Files\GuildWars\Gw.exe" -image

Or Program Files(x86) if it's installed there instead.

Warrior Bradols

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2007

Australia

Nagas With Attittude [nWa]

W/

04 Feb 2011 at 10:34 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himm_Taeguk

Press the Windows Key (Start) and R together to get a Run Dialog.

Then type (with quotes)

Code:

"C:\Programs Files\GuildWars\Gw.exe" -image

Or Program Files(x86) if it's installed there instead.

Thanks this did work however i had to change the path to

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Guild Wars\Guild Wars.Ink" -image

Strange it is shown as a Ink file haha i dont know but its downloading now so ty again

Himm_Taeguk

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

Huddersfield, UK

TOL (Temple Of Love)

R/

04 Feb 2011 at 10:51 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warrior Bradols

Thanks this did work however i had to change the path to

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Guild Wars\Guild Wars.Ink" -image

Strange it is shown as a Ink file haha i dont know but its downloading now so ty again

Sorry typing from work, couldn't recall if there was a Space in GuildWars or not.

The Link bit shouldn't be needed though, just use GW.exe.

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

04 Feb 2011 at 14:42 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warrior Bradols

ok im probably just really noob at this stuff but on win7 i cannot find anywhere to edit the path to add the -image. any ideas?

Using My Computer or Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder where GW is installed. Right-click on the file "gw.exe" and select "Send To" and then "Desktop (Create Shortcut). That will make a regular shortcut on your desktop that you can edit the "Target" line to add "-image". A typical Target line would look like:
"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\gw.exe"

Add the image command at the end, outside of the quotes, as in:

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\gw.exe" -image