Guild Wars 2

It’s also worth noting that after the .dat file is replaced with the correct one; this screen appears upon re-opening the launcher. When it’s done doing its thing; the launcher returns to normal and starts downloading the .dat file as if it was never there. If it didn’t recognize it; there’d have been an error message in a red window.

No, I’m not attempting to run it off the USB. I’m overwriting the smaller .dat file from the fresh launcher install on my PC with the completed .dat file from the USB.

The .dat was copied in the default location as an overwrite. When that failed to work, I tried deleting the existing .dat and replacing it manually. It still hasn’t given me any results.

The .dat file comes from a technically inferior laptop, so if it doesn’t save graphics/audio settings, it’ll be no loss.

I’m doing everything this forum (and other forums) suggest; and after the verification process, the launcher continues the download as if the .dat file was never there. I’ve been running everything as an administrator and the .dat file came from a trusted source via USB. Am I missing something?