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How to Troubleshoot Patches in 'World of Warcraft'

In order to play "World of Warcraft," it is necessary to periodically update your game version to match the version being run on the official game servers. In order to facilitate and simplify this process, "World of Warcraft" makes use of an auto-update utility that will verify the game version on every launch. All necessary game files are downloaded and installed automatically. If a error were to occur in the patch installation process, it will become necessary to troubleshoot the patch error before playing.

Instructions

- 1
  Click the "Start" button, then type "World of Warcraft" into the "Search" dialogue box.
- 2
  Double-click the "World of Warcraft" directory folder in the listed search results.
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  Double-click the "Data" folder.
- 4
  Right-click then delete the "Patch.MPQ," "Patch-2.MPQ" and "Patch-3.MPQ" files.
- 5
  Click the "Start" button, mouse over "All Programs," mouse over the "World of Warcraft" directory, then click "World of Warcraft-Repair."
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  Click "Reset and Check Files."
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  Launch "World of Warcraft" once the repair utility has completed the repair process. The auto-updater will re-download and apply any necessary patch files.

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