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    Please Help Unable To Install WoW

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by IrnLionZion, Apr 11, 2008.

  1. IrnLionZion

    IrnLionZion Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got a new computer
    Dell xps m1530

    I am unable to install wow it gets to like 98% and then cancels and says was unable to install please HELP.
     
    IrnLionZion, Apr 11, 2008
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  2. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    Is it from a cd? if so, make sure the cd is clean. Try to download the installer off the web
     
    Patrick, Apr 11, 2008
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    IrnLionZion Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the CD and it is clean, can i dowload it off of the world of warcraft website?
     
    IrnLionZion, Apr 11, 2008
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    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    I believe you can.
     
    Patrick, Apr 12, 2008
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    BryanL Notebook Consultant

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    It's a sign, STOP PLAYING WOW!!! Really take it as it is and dont install or your life will be ruined like how mine was.

    If you want to lose your life, try this:

    Q u o t e:
    The first cause of the Error 2 is that there is a previous installation of World of Warcraft that has not been completely removed. To check for previous files installed for WoW, perform a search of the hard drive for files containing wow in the file name. Note that this search will return some Windows files as well. Please post the results of the search in a newly created thread to discern which files are Windows operating system files and which may be from past installations of WoW.

    The second cause of this error is inter-mixed disk sets. When WoW first launched the box set consisted of 4 CDs. Later, WoW was redistributed as a different version to retail stores again with a set of CDs. These CD sets are not interchangeable. For instance you may encounter this error if Disk 2 from one set of CDs is being used to replace Disk 2 from another set of CDs. To determine if your disk set is complete, look at the dates of the files on each disk to ensure that the creation dates are identical.

    Directions to open a CD in folder view:
    # Double click the My Computer icon.
    # Right click the CD-ROMs drive icon and select Open

    To find the creation date of a file on a CD, right click a file and choose Properties from the menu. The creation date will be listed there.

    If you find that you have mixed versions of World of Warcraft please follow the instructions here: http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww01667p to replace the entire set of disks with a complete set of WoW.
     
    BryanL, Apr 12, 2008
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