Guild Wars 2

Is there a way we can get the 32-bit option back instead of forcing 64-bit? I tried to append -32, but even that doesn’t work now. I would love to play the game again and I didn’t have crashing issues with 32-bit so it would be great to allow both options to suit all types of machines and preferences. Please advise on this…

Works fine here. Don’t know why it doesn’t work for you.

You can download the 32-bit client via the ‘My Account’ link above.

Rename it to gw2.exe and move it to the folder to which you have the game installed.

Add the Command Line Argument, -32.

This should work. Good luck.

I think this problem goes back to the ill advised “rename the 64-bit beta exe” way back when. When ANet made it official and chained the two exes, it’s assumed everyone still had the 32-bit exe and simply made a new shortcut to the 64-bit.

Behellagh.1468:

When ANet made it official and chained the two exes, it’s assumed everyone still had the 32-bit exe and simply made a new shortcut to the 64-bit.

Gw2Setup.exe will only install Gw2-64.exe on a 64-bit OS.

This doesn’t seem to be a new install issue because if it is then the OP downloaded the wrong client as the download page clearly lists 64-bit and an optional 32-bit one (and Mac).

Behellagh.1468:

This doesn’t seem to be a new install issue because if it is then the OP downloaded the wrong client as the download page clearly lists 64-bit and an optional 32-bit one (and Mac).

They were trying to install Gw2Setup.exe. Both the 32 and 64-bit installers will only install Gw2-64.exe on a 64-bit OS. The only way to get Gw2.exe is by renaming Gw2Setup.exe, which will then support the -32 option.