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How to Install Retail Client from Beta Client...

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MadCnty
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Posted On: 08/12/2012 at 06:49 AM

Hey all I just wanted to let you all know that you CAN install the retail client (which is now availible for download via the official website) in the directory that you wish... It also installs the GW2 icon on your desktop as well as games folder on Win 7 (at least)... I downloaded the 1st part of this (the installer or log in screen...) then I stopped it and cut and pasted the other files from the beta client and volia I have a working copy of the retail client now installed WITHOUT downloading the entire file structure again... So save some bandwith and just copy and paste :)

I'm sure this would work on other computers too allowing that you have a flash drive large enough to hold the files or a usb hard drive...



» Edited on: 2012-08-12 06:51:19



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Replied On: 08/12/2012 at 08:14 AM PDT

This also works on Win Vista as I just used a usb hard drive to transfer the files to my wife's computer... The GW2 icon did appear on the desktop, as well as in the games folder... :) So all you need to copy to the new directory are the files "Gw2.dat" and "Gw2.tmp" from the beta directory... Hope this helps... :)

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Replied On: 08/12/2012 at 08:24 AM PDT
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It is my understanding that the beta client will also be the live client. No need to re-download at all.

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Replied On: 08/12/2012 at 08:25 AM PDT

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MadCnty
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Replied On: 08/12/2012 at 08:31 AM PDT

This maybe the case BUT some folks like myself put the beta client in a directory that was not in the best of places (I had it in my download folder)... So I just wanted to let folks know that with the retail download of the "setup" it allows you to move these files without downloading the whole client again... ;) AND you get the retail icons on your desktop and games folder as well... :)

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Replied On: 08/12/2012 at 08:35 AM PDT
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hum....didn't know that was an issue. My client was also in the downloads folder, I just cut and pasted it into my program files and it works fine. And since my internet gets overcharges, I downloaded it once and copied it to my brothers computer, it works as well.

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Replied On: 08/12/2012 at 08:39 AM PDT

Yup... But I wanted the retail to go in my "games" folder, and the retail setup was a very small download... But copy and paste works well ;)

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Replied On: 08/12/2012 at 05:25 PM PDT
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The "live" client already works for the stress tests now because I have logged into the stress tests with it. I made sure the install process put it into a folder within the Program Files directory. The game can have more issues if run from temp or download directories, do definitely don't want it there. The install process asked me where I wanted it and suggested a folder for itself in the program files unlike the beta client setup which you had to move. If you then move the .dat file from the beta into where the live executable has put the install, it will save a lot of download time as it will only have to add and update files that changed since the last time you used the beta as compared to the live setup. Might still be quite a few, but definitely not a 200K file download. If you don't have the beta's .dat file, well, I hope you have an internet connection and computer faster than my setup. ;) I would be setting it up well before hand and every now and then running an update for files, so when it's time to play you are able and ready. =)

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