The Guide to Getting Started and Fixing Technical Problems

[HeroLief]

The shortcut links to launcher.exe. Change it to go to wow.exe by right clicking it, hitting properties, and change the final part of the path from WoW/launcher.exe to WoW/wow.exe. Then you'll be good to go.

Good news. I have Linux now. So, I'm putting up Linux support here as well.

[Musicistruth]

yea i need some major help setting this thing up i've deleted all the cache files, patched it to 3.3.2, but my computer (toshiba laptop running windows vista) wont recognise c:\program files\WOWID\WoW.exe as a directory name to create a short cut too and when i go searching for this file in my WOW program files i cant find it at all... does anyone have any suggestions that might work?

[PiesOfNub]

Well, if you installed it and everything, then it should be located in "C:/Program Files/World of Warcraft/WoW.exe".

If you can't find that, do a search for "wow.exe" in Windows Explorer, and that should hopefully bring something up. If not, reinstall.

[demented]

I've edited the realmlist as instructed an am using the direct Wow.exe file to open the game, but when i log in it becomes stuck at connecting and eventually says unable to connect? any ideas?

[Kenert]

Isn't the version 3.3.5a(build 12340) right now?

[HeroLief]

Yes, it is, I just forgot to update it.

[Deathrayne]

Ok...so i'm on windows vista, for reference.
my game is on version 3.3.3a. I can't update to 3.3.5a. It keeps loading the bar then says "update failed" with not explanation.

[Ezther]

Hey guys. I haven't been on for ages but today I got the old cravings. But now I can't log on :'(
I've doublechecked the realmlist and I quite sure I have the 3.3.5a version. I can start the game but when I type in name and password a pop-up sais there not valid. Help?

[Piroska]

Have you created an account? We switched emulators, requiring that all players recreate their accounts, characters, profiles -- the whole kit 'n' kaboodle!

[SethGrey]

Hey all, I switched my Realm-lists but when I attempted to log on, it gave me the "Account username and password incorrect." So, i'ma thinking I did something wrong.

[Binkleheimer]

You need to create a forum account.
Go to the main menu and click on Account Management.

[SethGrey]

You need to create a forum account.
Go to the main menu and click on Account Management.

I did and have, any other options? (Thanks in Advance!)

[Yoshintoku]

Lol I'm back at it trying to connect after my bro took wow off his comp. Any ways Macintosh wise, if I keep getting instantly disconnected from the server when in game, and trying to connect what should my first step be.

[Wormwood]

Um, i tried to re-patch, but deleting the Patch.MPQ and useing repair didn't do it. Um..Ideas? I'm terrible at computers!

[Avim]

I'm on Windows Vista and I'm at patch 3.2.0 right now. When I try to patch to 3.3.0, it loads to about 2% and then talks about an error that it couldn't read some file. I tried running repair, but that didn't do anything about it. Help please.