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    M17 Blue-ray Takes me 1hr + For every game to install

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Caskey, Dec 16, 2008.

  1. Caskey

    Caskey Notebook Geek

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    AW sent me a new BD-ROM, therefore it now will install all my programs and games! Much faster installation, and it dose not make this noise like windows 95 Dial up internet anymore!!!
     
    Caskey, Dec 16, 2008
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    pokefluffy Notebook Guru

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    Lol... I have never really had a game install fast on any computer I have owned. It took me about 2 or 3 hours to put WoW on my computers. Game installation is just one of those things in which... turn on the tv or watch a movie... it takes awhile.
     
    pokefluffy, Dec 17, 2008
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    WoW is pretty heavy. First off, the original box plus both expansions have atleast 4+ discs to install (never bought the retail version of wrath, just downloaded the new patch and upgrade my account online). Lastly there's a lot of patches.. in which ports (from your router) need to be opened in order to download the updates at a "moderate" rate, if these ports aren't open you're basically sailing with no boat... however there are plenty of mirror sites.

    2-3 hours to install the most up to date WoW (wrath) is actually really good, cheers.
     
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    What games are you installing?
     
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    martynpd Notebook Consultant

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    i was about to say the same, also tried cleaning the lens with a lens cleaner?
     
    martynpd, Dec 17, 2008
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    Question how Big is Wow Files? I would guess what about 6gb with expation and such.

    On Lord of the rings I installed 13gb. Yes DVD take a while. That with Mine of Moria upgrade.
     
    AtolSammeek, Dec 17, 2008
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    fusionsenses The Unbannable

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    Guild war is the fastest.

    I love the programming design of that game, it's the best ever. I am a programmer and a gamer.
     
    fusionsenses, Dec 17, 2008
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    SithFrog Notebook Geek

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    Totally agree, most balanced PvP ever, no turbo-leveling, and you pay only to buy game, no month-fees.
     
    SithFrog, Dec 18, 2008
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    Soloman Notebook Consultant

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    Remember if it is WoW its not the disc but the patches that happen after the load that takes forever to download. Blizzard has yet to address that.
     
    Soloman, Dec 18, 2008
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    Gogindantes Notebook Guru

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    wow took me an hour and half last night to fuly instal...then another how to get the patches dl..
    the first original is 5 discs. BC is 4 discs or three i can't remember and Wrath is 1 disc.
     
    Gogindantes, Dec 18, 2008
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    lol, WoW is heavy my friend.. As of right now with the most up to date patch and Wrath expansion installed it's sitting at 11.6gb, plus an additional 8.11gb if you want to test the public test realms, that's also deleting all the update/downloader files from the patches which some go up to 2gb and others are around 300mb.

    I'm saying a fresh install of WoW (wrath expansion installed), PTR, up to date patch you're sitting around 20gb of HDD space.
     
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  12. Gogindantes

    Gogindantes Notebook Guru

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    You are pretty correct bro...
    Took about 18gb of my HDD i looked this morning after all was done and updated....was pretty freaked out....
     
    Gogindantes, Dec 18, 2008
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    CooLMinE Notebook Deity

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    Btw, WoW doesnt need to be installed, usually ive got a copy on my external and just copy/paste it, its easier that way :)
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 18, 2008
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    Yeah...i figured that out..AFTER...i was done..lol...
    Oh well...will know next time...haha
     
    Gogindantes, Dec 18, 2008
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