Create a folder on your desktop and name it Guild Wars 2. You can move this folder wherever you want later. Download Gw2Setup.exe, put it in that folder and rename it to Gw2.exe. Run it. If it fails, right click Gw2.exe, select properties and under the compatibility tab select Windows XP, then try again.
The file it’s complaining about is located in the bin folder where Gw2.exe is located. Something may be causing it to become corrupted. Delete the bin folder before trying to run the game again. If you check CoherentUI_Host.exe, it should be 36,112,376 bytes and have a digital signature.
To check for software conflicts, press WindowsKey+R and open msconfig. Under the boot tab, check safe boot and select networking under that. Click OK and reboot. To under this, open it again and uncheck safe boot. Your computer will start in safe mode. Delete the bin folder and try running Gw2.exe. If it work, you have software interfering with your files or downloads. It could be anything from security software to a virus.
If it didn’t work under safe mode, either something is corrupting the download or your system is likely infected. To try a different server, right click Gw2.exe and create a shortcut. Right click the shortcut and select properties. Modify the shortcut’s target like this:
Target: “C:\Example\Guild Wars 2\Gw2.exe” -assetsrv 62.154.232.187
Here are some alternate servers you can try:
174.35.52.175
62.154.232.187
151.249.90.138
194.25.94.170
174.35.71.9
151.249.90.199
93.188.135.37
62.154.232.194
If it still fails, you could try using a VPN to ensure your ISP isn’t doing anything, though it’s more likely there’s a problem with your system, whether it’s a virus or damaged system files.
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If you want to use the content on the DVD, you will have to do so manually. Copy all the Gw2.js# files to a single folder. To make it easier, make a folder in the root of your drive. Search your start menu for cmd, right click cmd.exe and run it as an administrator. Use the following command with your own paths to merge the files:
copy /b "C:\Example\Gw2.js*" "C:\Gw2.dat"
Once complete, move the Gw2.dat file to the same folder as Gw2.exe.
