hey just copied world of warcraft onto a usb what steps do i have to take to ensure I get a smooth install on a new hdd

[Reise Martin]

Hi new pc arriving tommorow due to slow download speeds 28gb would be a long time of downloading. So i went and bought a 32 gb usb and copied the world of warcraft folder onto the usb as I found it from program files. Anything i need to know? or do i just copy them from the usb to the new hdd tommorow?

 

[Vlad Rose]

It's been years since I played World of Warcraft, but I used to do the same thing since I was on dialup at the time. Assuming nothing has drastic has changed with their installer involving the windows registry, you should be fine.

 

[APassingMe]

I'm not familiar with moving WOW in that manner but I would guess that you would be required to do a repair install/file check at the very least. And don't try it if you're moving from a 32bit to a 64bit OS, it could possibly cause issues moving OS editions as well but good luck.

 

[Reise Martin]

So in noob terms do I just plug in the usb and copy the file to program files? thanks for the current replies given still a little confused atm

 

[APassingMe]

Provided what I mentioned earlier is true... yes. Then start the program and run whatever kind of install check is available with WOW, if it doesn't have one you'll just have to add a shortcut to the desktop for the main .exe file and hope it works okay. A lot of programs will work without the registry info that they input when they're installed but sometimes it causes problems, if there's a install repair it should fix everything.

 

[g-unit1111]

Where are you downloading the game from? Are you downloading from a legit site like Blizzard's Battle.net or somewhere else?

 

[APassingMe]

You missed that part, it's mentioned in the post... he's changing computers and has copied it from his previous install.

 

[Reise Martin]

thanks so all sounds good to go thanks for the time and effort put into the awnser