Unable to hit Play :: World of Warcraft

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As the title states, from the launcher, my "Play" button stays grey and will not switch over. It is the 4.0.0.12911 version, and if there is an update it will not update it. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

#2 Dec 11 2010 at 1:04 PM Rating: Excellent

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The version is currently 4.0.3(13329), so that's why you can't log in. I see you haven't logged in in quite a while:P. Why it won't update, however, is beyond me. You could try deleting the WTF folder and the Cache folder, see if that does anything.

Edited, Dec 11th 2010 9:05pm by Delinja

#3 Dec 11 2010 at 1:08 PM Rating: Decent

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Awesome deal! Thank you, I just tried it however, and it wouldn't work for me, Just going to say eff it, and try for a fresh install. Man that is going to blow patching it though as I am sorta on a crappy net right now, do to deployment.

#4 Dec 11 2010 at 1:13 PM Rating: Good

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Try just starting the game without the launcher.

#5 Dec 11 2010 at 1:25 PM Rating: Good

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<,< Already uninstalled, and reinstalling off of the Cata disc..... However! I just read that there is also a 7gig download that goes with it, and that is going to kill me as currently i'm in Iraq, and the net here is absolutly horrid!

#6 Dec 11 2010 at 1:54 PM Rating: Decent

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know anyone who could mail you the game on a usb stick or something?

#7 Dec 12 2010 at 12:16 AM Rating: Decent

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How does one start the game w/o the launcher? Just curious.

#8 Dec 12 2010 at 12:36 AM Rating: Decent

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Keseneth wrote:

How does one start the game w/o the launcher? Just curious.

Use the game icon, not the Launcher icon? Smiley: facepalm

#9 Dec 12 2010 at 3:44 AM Rating: Decent

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I wondered if the launcher is the latest version as it sounds like the pre cata one which would not try to update the game.

I guess it does suck with a crappy net i wish i could help.

#10 Dec 12 2010 at 9:56 AM Rating: Good

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Not that it helps you now since you can't get to the log in screen, but there's a box you can check off there to disable the launcher all together.

#11 Dec 13 2010 at 6:34 AM Rating: Decent

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Tried just using the WoW icon in the files, Double click it, nothing happens, go to task manager and it shows WoW.exe running, but nothing is showing up on my screen. Anything else i can try?

#12 Dec 13 2010 at 6:39 PM Rating: Decent

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You can try running the repair tool (REPAIR.EXE iirc).

And while I'm thinking about it, how much free disk space do you have?

As far as reinstalling, do you know anybody else at your base that plays? If so, just copy their wow folder to your laptop.

Edited, Dec 13th 2010 6:41pm by DataRaider

#13 Dec 13 2010 at 7:42 PM Rating: Decent

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If an executable is acting far different than you'd expect it to, it's suspect.
How much memory is wow.exe taking up in your task manager? When was the last time you ran a virus scan where the .exe didn't start with McAffee or Symantec?

#14 Dec 16 2010 at 7:56 AM Rating: Good

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It could be your ISP is blocking downloading of torrent files. Even if P2P is disabled in WOW updater, the torrent file (named wow.tfil) needs to be downloaded for new streaming updates.
More information could be found on official forums: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/search?q=wow.tfil