[Dominic]

As many of you have realized, the 3.3 patch was released to the public back in early December. The 3.3 patch contains a lot of new content such as the Icecrown Instance where you can finally fight the Lich King, plus much more. Our core does not currently support this patch, and it will not for awhile (so do not ask). Judging by previous experiences and how long it took 3.2 to be supported...let's just say its going to take some time. There is no estimated time, no real-time progress, it will be ready when it is ready.

Read below to determine which scenario you are in:



If you are still at 3.2 but you keep getting an automatic updater, and you want to get rid of it, here is how:

-Find your WoW Icon on your Desktop

-Right-Click that WoW icon

-Click on Properties

-Make sure you are looking at the shortcut tab

-Find the Target Line, by default it will have the location of your WoW and in the end it will have ...launcher.exe

-delete JUST launcher.exe and input Wow.exe

-Save Changes

*Now it will simply start up the game without going through the blizz Downloader. If you want to update, simply go to your wow folder, and find the WoW icon that is marked as "launcher"



If you already updated to 3.3 then you are out of luck. Sorry, you'll have to wait...

Just Kidding, heres how:

-Go into your C drive and find the location of your WoW folder. If you are having trouble finding it, right Click on your WoW icon, go to properties, and follow the target line. (its different for some people)

-Once navigated into your WoW folder, find the Data Folder.

-You will see patch.MPQ and for some, patch-2.MPQ (it may be marked differently since i have not updated to 3.3)

-Delete the patches

-Once the patches are deleted, run the repair

-The repair will repair your WoW then it will automatically begin downloading. The repair application is in your WoW folder. The same folder you find the "data" folder, the launcher.exe, etc. Its simply labeled as "repair"

-Once it patches to 3.2.2a, stop the update, and follow the first part of this tutorial to prevent updating.



**UPDATE!!!** It seems that once you patch all the way to 3.2.0, it automatically skips the patches in-between and downloads straight to 3.3.0.

What you have to do is, once you finish downloading 3.2.0, stop the update to 3.3. You then have to find the individual patches (3.2.2 and 3.2.2a, try googling them) and install them manually.



*Note- I know that blizzard sometimes integrates multiple patches into one patch. If that is the case, you will have to individually patch your WoW until 3.2.2a by downloading the separate patches off a website. It's time consuming, but it isn't hard.



There you go, any questions, leave on here

[Iadriandot1]

it skips 3.2.2, and goes from 3.2.0 to 3.3.0



i fail at computers but i know the basics and idk how to figure that part out, im sure im not gunna be the only one, hopefully i am...



decribe how i get 3.2.2 patch on wow



please and thankyou

[Wowman2346]

how do you run a repair

[Dominic]

The repair is in the wow folder. The same folder you find the "data" folder

[Lolinho]

I didn´t have to stop the update

When it get to 3.2.2a it stoped

Now i have to enter the game with the launcher and then close so it can update to patch 3.3x

[William19951]

if i already had updated do i have to remove all patches and get them all back again? (exept 3.3)

[Dominic]

yes

[[DELETED]]

i cant find were to open the patch

[Infadell]

bugger bugger bugger, i patched to 3.3 :( any idea on when you will be updating to it?

[Klash]

I did this but and am on 3.2 but when I start up WoW and login it says I need to restart to update to a patch and then it starts updating to 3.3



Please help me fix this.

[Dominic]

Does nobody read my post?

Cleopatra read my introduction, if you want do downpatch read part 2 of the tutorial



Klash

Read Part 1 of my tutorial to prevent autopatching, if you need to get to 3.2.2a from 3.2.0 then read PART 2-update of the tutorial



Its not THAT hard

[Coldrage]

I think delete patches aint good idea.

Just

Delete wowexe

Repair

Update to 3.2.2a

[Dominic]

why isn't it a good idea. Once you run the repair it will automatically add the necessary patches once its deleted. Deleting the WoW.exe doesn't make any difference. You are still corrupting the folder either way

[Dominic]

LOL all i can do is laugh at the kid's post.

Just proves he has no idea what he's talking about and needs to grow up, what a child

We aren't advertised as 3.3, if you look closely at our banner, its advertised as 3.2.2x

O well, tough luck, its your loss, you are missing out on a great server

[Trubin]

For some reason it doesn't let me go on game and makes me restart the game to download 3.3.0

any suggestions? heres a screenshot

and once i log in this is what it says

http://i48.tinypic.com/243nasx.jpg



edit* got it, silly me i forgot to change logon again

[FaTe]

good point, after you update, make sure to RE-SET your realmlist!

[Deathensur5]

When I go to change the properties it says: The name "C;World of WarcraftWow.exe' specified in the Target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.



Could someone help me?

Thanks

[Dominic]

don't delete the entire target line, just the last segment

[Archerface52]

Ahh i stuffed up. I deleted all my patch folders. Now i got to pay the consequences and re-install it.

[Bimmer]

Uhmm... I can connect now so i will try to udate

I hope it works !