Guild Wars 2

Ravion Hawk.4736:

I would like to remind you that 64bit versions Windows have two “Program Files” folders for a VERY specific reason.

C:\Program Files\ <—————— Programs run from here are run in 64bit
C:\Program Files (x86)\ <—— Programs run from here cause Windows to drop into 32bit

You just told everyone to run a 64bit client from the very same directory that causes Windows to work in 32bit.

Might I suggest that you set the 64bit beta client to do a fresh install to the “C:\Program Files\” folder then just have us advanced users (Desktop Support Tech right here) copy the gw2.dat to the 64bit installation.

You can avoid some bugs right there without having to hunt down the cause.

This is not accurate. While most 32-bit and 64-bit programs install into the folders you listed, the folders are simply naming conventions to keep organization. 32-bit programs run perfectly fine from the \Program Files folder and 64-bit programs run perfectly fine from the \Program Files (x86) folder. Windows doesn’t try running programs differently from either folder – it’s the .exe and how it’s compiled that determines if it’s ran as 32 or 64 bit.

So running the 64-bit client in the “(x86)” folder works fine.