Help with Warcraft 3 Installation (Multiplayer)

[dayav07]

Hi everyone.

I aquired the 'Program Files' folder from my friend. It includes Warcraft 3 and the Frozen Throne. I put it in the following directory C:\Program Files\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III.

I then applied the 1.22 patch and installed w3l.exe and w3l.dll into the above folder. I then put BNGatewayEditor.exe into the same folder. I opened it and added war3.co.za (Twilight Server). i set it as chosen.

Then I opened w3l.exe and Frozen Throne started up. I clicked on Battle.net (I made sure that the magnifying glass was set on Twilight). It started downloading the update. Once it was done it said that I must click the 'Restart' button. Once i clicked it I get an error.

"Blizzard PrePatch v2.70 compiled on Jul 7 2003
This program patches Warcraft 3

Log created at 3:19 pm on 06/28/2009

Registry error loading key 'Warcraft III\InstallPath'
The system cannot find the file specified.


RESULT: Prepatch failed"


Please help me out.. I want to play local servers (Im capped). Perhaps it could be a registry problem because I didn't install the game.

waiting for your reply...

 

[medicnick83]

Go to your nearest computer shop, buy the game (with the expansion) for what... R100 and then do it properly and you won't have any problems AT ALL

It's a great classic... deserves the 'tiny' R100 it costs buddy.

 

[CrzWaco]

Yeah I agree with gdiza on this one its really cheap now so spending a few bucks to get it won't hurt to much.

and yes its a registry problem.

 

[HideInLight]

Create the registry manually.
This is how the directory should look in the registry, if it aint there you'll have to keep adding "keys".
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SoftWare\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft iii

On the last "key" namely Warcraft iii right click and say create new string value.

Value name:
installpath

Value data:
C:\games\WarFrozen
//This is where your game folder is.

 

[gifs]

Go to your nearest computer shop, buy the game (with the expansion) for what... R100 and then do it properly and you won't have any problems AT ALL

It's a great classic... deserves the 'tiny' R100 it costs buddy.

That wont work, you still need the loader to be able to play on the local server.

I suggest you go look at the stickies on http://forum.war3.co.za/

 

[dayav07]

forums solved it thanx ppl