Newb needs help!

sepenator · 05-27-11, 04:38 AM

Ok, i'm new to manually installing WoW stuff, and well, I think I screwed up... big time.

I tried to download a UI pack, and I forgot to save a back up of my WTF and Interface files, rather, it wouldn't let me move them, so I went ahead and wrote over them... and I messed up my WoW.

Is there anyway i can get the default folders back?

tinyu · 05-27-11, 04:40 AM

delete you WTF and Interface folders then log onto your character then exit WoW again and you will have the default ones back.

sepenator · 05-27-11, 04:47 AM

awesome thanks!, also, why do i have to re-update wow? when i go to start it, the launcher has a download

EDIT: when i try to delete any program files, it tells me i need permission to complete that action? what do i do?

tinyu · 05-27-11, 04:50 AM

its just checking everything cause the game thinks its a fresh install wont take long.

Edit: thats windows making sure you have the right permissions to do that.

sepenator · 05-27-11, 04:51 AM

how do i get it to get rid of the folder? it takes me in loops with the 2 same windows

tinyu · 05-27-11, 05:01 AM

which folder are you trying to get rid of?
make sure you ar enot in game when you try to delete the folders.

sepenator · 05-27-11, 05:05 AM

Im trying to delete the WTF and interface folders in the World of Warcraft folder thats in the Program Files folder.

(Program Files (x86)->World of Warcraft->WTF and Interface)

when i try to delete it, the window that pops up says Destination Folder Access Denied, and it gives me 2 options, Try again or cancel

And no, the game isn't up when i try it

tinyu · 05-27-11, 05:07 AM

you might have to contact your administrator, is it your computer?

sepenator · 05-27-11, 05:09 AM

yes, im the only one thats ever made a user or anything on it, so i don't understand why it won't let me do it

EDIT: I'm gonna try a Blizzard repair and also, when i start up WoW when it lets me, the interface crashes WoW, i think.

PurpleWedgie · 05-27-11, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by sepenator

Im trying to delete the WTF and interface folders in the World of Warcraft folder thats in the Program Files folder.

(Program Files (x86)->World of Warcraft->WTF and Interface)

when i try to delete it, the window that pops up says Destination Folder Access Denied, and it gives me 2 options, Try again or cancel

And no, the game isn't up when i try it

I have had this issue in the past, and the fix for me was to uninstall then reinstall into the C:\Users\Public\Games directory. Once I did that I don't have any of the security issues (Windows is very protective of it's Program Files directory).

sepenator · 05-27-11, 05:22 AM

so I'd have to reinstall wow? Poop. =(

tinyu · 05-27-11, 05:22 AM

i just installed mine to C:\

Originally Posted by sepenator

so I'd have to reinstall wow? Poop. =(

try copy and pasting the WoW Folder first.

sepenator · 05-27-11, 05:27 AM

ok, i'll give it a shot

Edit: will the old WoW file go away after i copy the file to the /c: disk?

sepenator · 05-27-11, 05:53 AM

ok, so i copy and pasted, and now, WoW says it failed to download information about recent patches, this was at the launcher and it wont let me update or anything

**Seerah** · 05-27-11, 03:05 PM

Program Files shouldn't even be the default install path for WoW anymore - they changed this with WotLK (3.0). This is because of the virtual store/permissions issues with Vista and Windows 7.

And yes, you can just copy/paste the whole directory.